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Stepping In, Stepping Out: Creating Stepfamily Rhythm

Joshua M. Gold 

ISBN: 978-1-119-24655-8

November 2015

160 pages

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Stepping In, Stepping Out: Creating Stepfamily Rhythm

Joshua M. Gold

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978-1-119-24655-8
November 2015
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978-1-119-25584-0
February 2016
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Description
This much-needed resource offers insight into building and maintaining satisfying and successful stepfamily relationships. As the number of stepfamilies continues to increase, counselors and other mental health professionals are likely to encounter clients seeking help in navigating these often complicated relationships.

In this book, Dr. Gold emphasizes the principles and practices of narrative therapy as a means to address key concerns within the family system, reauthor dominant social myths surrounding stepfamily life, and create realistic treatment plans that are inclusive of all members of the family. Detailing the inherent strengths and challenges of the stepfamily experience, he provides an in-depth examination of the roles of each member in a blended family, including stepfathers and stepmothers, ex-spouses, grandparents, and children. This book is an excellent guide to thoughtful, practical, and empirically validated interventions for helping stepfamilies thrive.

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About the Author

Joshua M. Gold, PhD, is a professor in the Counselor Education Program at the University of South Carolina. He completed his doctoral study at Kent State University in 1991 and then served on the faculty of Fairfi eld University for four years before joining the faculty at the University of South Carolina in 1995. He is a member of International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors and a contributing editorial board member of The Family Journal. This book marks a refl ective milepost for him in a career that began in clinical work with stepfamilies, which was the focus of his dissertation research and then remained a research thread during his tenure as a professor.

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