Child-centered family therapy

by Lucille L. Andreozzi

Child-Centered Family Therapy is the first complete, practical introduction to Child-Centered Structural Dynamic Therapy, a revolutionary short-term treatment model that has yielded nothing less than astonishing results in case after documented case. Growing out of Dr. Andreozzi's pioneering work with more than 500 families, Child-Centered Structural Dynamic Therapy is a developmentally focused approach to family therapy that integrates child and family system development into a comprehensive framework for self-guided, family-initiated, and therapeutically induced change. While family disturbance is clearly addressed, this model works with competence and strengths to address all three levels of family change: prevention, early intervention, and therapy. Unlike family training programs that attempt to teach abstract parenting skills, Child-Centered Structural Dynamic Therapy works to build knowledge from within the family by engaging family members in structured activities that help the