Neurodiverse Couple Therapy

A Practical Guide to Brain-Informed Care
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-39776-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 510 g

This inclusive and comprehensive manual equips marriage and family therapists with the skills to identify, support, and provide Brain-Informed Care to neurodiverse couples.

Written from Murgado-Willard's unique perspective as a neurodivergent couple therapist, this book addresses a knowledge gap in the couple counseling field and helps therapists develop and maintain an ethical standard of care for neurodiverse couples. The text also introduces a new style of couple therapy for use in private practice settings: Brain-Informed Neurodiverse Couple Therapy (BINCT). Chapters begin by providing some historical context of neurodiversity before offering invaluable training on best practices, assessment, treatment planning, and using non-ableist, practical interventions for this population. Case studies that present a variety of sexual identities are featured throughout as well as a glossary of key terms and checklists that therapists can use immediately in their practice.

This book aims to implement a paradigm shift in the field and is essential reading for therapy students. It is invaluable reading for practicing therapists that did not receive training on working with neurodiverse clients.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Murgado-Willard, Kelli

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Sexualpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Familientherapie, Paartherapie, Gruppentherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section I: Foundational Concepts

Chapter 1. What’s Neurodiversity?

Chapter 2. What’s Brain-Informed Care (BIC)?

Chapter 3. What’s a Neurotype?

Section II: Best Practices

Chapter 4. Exploring the Relationship with Your Own Brain

Chapter 5. Respecting Neurodivergence from First Contact

Chapter 6. Understanding the Issues Neurodiverse Couples Face

Section III: Clinical Application

Chapter 7. Neurodiverse Couple Assessment

Chapter 8. Therapy Interventions for Neurodiverse Couples

Chapter 9. What’s Brain-Informed Neurodiverse Couple Therapy (BINCT)?

Section IV: Case Studies

Chapter 10. Wanda & Ben

Chapter 11. Celia & Julio

Chapter 12. Walker & Lizbeth

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Kelli Murgado-Willard is a licensed marriage and family therapist with over 12 years’ experience. She writes from her first-hand experience of being neurodivergent and runs her own therapy practice, Love All the Brains, in Georgia, USA.