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Record Nr.

UNINA9910304137903321

Autore

Halford W. Kim

Titolo

Clinical Guide to Helping New Parents : The Couple CARE for Parents Program / / by W. Kim Halford, Jemima Petch, Debra Creedy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

1-4939-1613-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Collana

Springer Series on Couples and Health, , 2626-7624

Disciplina

150

306.85

361.3

616.89

616.8914

Soggetti

Clinical psychology

Social work

Psychotherapy   

Families

Families—Social aspects

Clinical Psychology

Social Work

Psychotherapy

Family

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Supporting Couples Becoming Parents in the 21st Century -- Expectations of Parenting -- Couple Communication -- Conflict Management -- Taking Baby Home -- Sharing and Infanct Care -- Caring and Sexuality.- Looking Ahead.

Sommario/riassunto

This accessible guide details an evidence-based educational program to help couples adapt to parenthood while minimizing the inevitable stress on the relationship. Complete with content, rationales, activities, and client materials, its flexible format allows for home and office visits and phone/online support across the transition, starting during pregnancy and continuing into early infancy. Activities build on themes



of caring, change, and cooperation as couples learn to identify and address sources of conflict, solve infant-care problems, and to become optimal partners as well as optimal parents. The book's hands-on presentation includes chapter highlights, boxed "Practice Tips" and "Clinical Connections" sections, client handouts and worksheets, and examples of clinician interactions with couples. The sessions described in Clinical Guide to Helping New Parents: The Couple CARE for Parents Program are organized to meet challenges and reinforce skills in key areas including: Developing realistic and shared expectations. Promoting positive communications and self-change. Conflict management communication skills. Developing sensitive and responsive parenting Reviewing personal and social support. Developing caring and healthy sexuality. Anticipating and preventing relationship deterioration.