Two-home Families: a Family System's Approach to Divorce Therapy: a Step-by-step Model for Preserving Parent-child Relationships After Divorce Strikes

Dr. Brenda Dozier has been my number one choice for the referral of my most challenging couples and families. I am so glad she has taken the time to share her wit and wisdom through Two-Home Families.-Peggy Thornton, Ph. D., Licensed Psychologist"Two-Home Families provides straight forward, practical strategies that will show counselors of various skill levels how to effectively work with even the most difficult divorcing couple."-William L. Stutts, Ph. D., Licensed Psychologist"Dr. Brenda Dozier shares her passion, intellect, and experience in her Two-Home Families as she walks counselors through the process of helping couples achieve effective co-parenting relationships after the marriage ends."-Deborah L. Moffett, Ph. D., Psy. D. When divorced parents are hostile with one another, their children suffer long-term negative consequences in all areas of their health-social, mental, physical, and emotional. Two-Home Families: A Family Systems Approach to Divorce Therapy teaches mental health professionals powerful ways top help parents help their children while they reap benefits as well. Dr. Dozier is a 16 year veteran of family therapy and through hundreds of therapy sessions with parents and children she has developed a model that has helped adults separate their roles as former marital partners from their roles as co-parents. These co-parenting relationships may either be cooperative in nature or take on a parallel style that allows each parent to parent his or her way. Two-Home Families exemplifies the importance of preserving parent-child relationships and preventing self-centered, vindictive behaviors.