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Source: Family Relations, Vol. 36, No. 2 (Apr., 1987), p. 227

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about the importance of honest and family resources. Edwin H. Friedman grams will also find this important
direct communication. Chapter five discusses "Resources for Healing and reading.
looks at marriage and fidelity and the Survival in Families." "Family
issues that surround it. Learning to Strengths: Obstacles and Facilitators" Chapter one explores the in-
argue correctly is the topic of chapter is written by Braulio Montalvo. Barbara tricacies involved in defining
six. Parenting responsibilities are R. Krasner talks about "Trustworthi- psychological abuse. A case is made
discussed in chapter seven. And the in- ness: The Primal Family Resource." for making this form of abuse "ac-
fluence of one's own parents and rela- Evan Imber-Black tells how he moves tionable" with protective services. A
tionships with parents are explored in "Toward A Resource Model in Syste- 5-category definition is presented that
chapter eight. matic Family Therapy."Finally, MarkA. includes terrorizing, isolating, ignor-
The author's goal is to bring atten- Karpel explores "Testing, Promoting, ing, rejecting, and corrupting as
tion to the special rewards of a long- and Preserving Family Resources: aspects of psychological maltreat-
term marriage. Citing the public atten- Beyond Pathology and Power." ment. The definition is explicated via
tion to the divorce rate, this book repre- Part three explores family re- case studies in chapter two. A
sents an attempt to focus attention on sources in various relational contexts. developmental perspective is used to
the ways positive relationships can be In chapter seven, Michael D. Kahn ex- illustrate each type of abuse across
maintained, improved, and celebrated. amines the sibling system. Core net- and within the stages of development
works in a hospital setting are explored from infancy through adolescence. The
by Carolyn L. Attneave and John concepts and applications of iden-
Verhulst. Remarried families are the tification and assessment are dis-
topic of chapter nine by Jack 0. Bradt cussed in chapters three and four.
Karpel, MarkA. (Ed.).(1986). Family Re- and Carolyn Moynihan Bradt. Last, Detailed techniques and strategies for
sources: The Hidden Partner in chapter 10 focuses on "TheTherapist's identification and assessment are pre-
Family Therapy. New York: Guil- Personal Impact on Family Re- sented. Included are examples of
ford Press, 479 pp., $37.50 (cloth). sources," written by Eric S. Strauss. scales that can be used in assessment,
The role of family resources in along with their purpose, theoretical
Recognition by therapists of the coping with stress and trauma is the basis, and examples of what is mea-
existence of family resources is the subject of part four. These five sured. Parental behavior is linked to
first goal of this book. Second, it is chapters explore ways therapists work- child outcomes in both of these
hoped that therapists can begin to ing with clients can use resources in chapters.
identify resources in client families coping with the problems of incest
and to help them use these resources (chapter 11 by Denise J. Gelinas), Issues of intervention within the
in the pursuit of their therapeutic serious illnes (chapter 12 by Macaran broad social environment (chapter
goals. Indeed, the belief of Karpel is A. Baird and William J. Doherty), five), in the family with individual
that the successful outcome of therapy divorce (chapter 13 by David N. Ulrich), members (chapter six), and within the
rests just as much on the family's re- physical abuse (chapter 14 by Margaret institutional network of social services
sources as it does on the therapist's Controneo), and death and dying (chapter seven) are also detailed. Ex-
skills. This book purports to fill a gap of (chapter 15 by Norman L. Paul and Shel ploratory assessment is linked to ex-
specific and concrete detailed informa- J. Miller). isting community resources. Stra-
tion about family resources. Fifteen tegies for building available resources
family therapists representing a range are also discussed. Psychological
of theoretical approaches, individual maltreatment in out-of-home settings,
and relational resources, and familial such as day-care centers and residen-
stresses and crises address four cen- tial institutions is explored in chapters
Garbarino, James, Guttman, Edna, & eight and nine. Chapter eight presents
tral questions: How do you concep- Seeley, Janis Wilson. (1986). The
tualize family resources? How do you an analysis of definition and identifica-
identify family resources? How do you Psychologically Battered Child:
for Identification, tion, and chapter nine focuses on
use or promote family resources in Strategies assessment and intervention. The
treatment? What common errors by Assessment, and Intervention. future of attempts to deal with
therapists can obscure or diminish San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 249
psychological maltreatment are
family resources? Each contribution is pp., $25.95 (cloth). discussed briefly in the [Link]
illustrated with case examples. Con- The dangers of psychological authors state that definition is the
tributors illustrate how they uncover abuse have been understood by those combination of community beliefs
resources and how they can be working with children for some time, about what children deserve from life
promoted. yet the lack of research and theory to with professional knowledge about
Written specifically for therapists, provide clear guidelines for defining parent-child relationships. Other
this shift from looking at deficiencies this problem has often led to its being resources listed in this book include a
to looking for strengths forces the ignored in day-to-day activities of pro- list of "experts" who reviewed the
clinician to examine his or her role in tective service agencies. This book manuscript, information about the in-
the therapeutic process. The book is defines psychological maltreatment struments used in the authors'
organized in four parts. Part one pre- and links that definition to prevention research and others available, names
sents a theoretical overview of the de- and treatment. Designed for any pro- and addresses of organizations active
velopment of resource theory, details fessionals who work with children and in the child welfare and protection
the model and methods of treatment, who are concerned with their protec- field, and contact points for local
and examines resources found in tion, both will find this volume very chapters of the National Committee for
various family groupings. useful. In addition, teachers and lay Prevention of Child Abuse. This book is
Part two examines different volunteers involved in community- a valuableresource for anyone in the
models and methods for working with based prevention and support pro- child protectionarea.

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