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  • Written by: Patricia L. Papernow
  • Narrated by: Chloe Cannon
  • Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
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Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships draws on current research, a wide variety of clinical modalities, and 30 years of clinical work with stepfamily members to describe the special challenges stepfamilies face. The book presents the concept of "stepfamily architecture" and the five challenges it creates, and delineates three different levels of strategies - psychoeducation, building interpersonal skills, and intrapsychic work - for meeting those challenges in dozens of different settings.

The model is designed to be useful both to stepfamily members themselves and to a wide variety of practitioners, from a highly trained clinician who needs to know how and when to work on all three levels, to a school counselor or clergy person who may work on the first two levels but refer out for level three. It will also be useful to educators, judges, mediators, lawyers, and medical personnel who will practice on the first level, but need to understand the other two to guide their work.

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©2013 Patricia L. Papernow (P)2019 Tantor
Psychology Parenting & Families Relationships Step Parenting
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Preparing to be a Step Mom

I am very thankful for this book. I am a single mom of two kids, I have recently met a single dad who has four kids about same age as my kids. I was scared for how this dynamics can affect our relationship, not sure how much involved I should expect to be in his kids life especially since we have started talking about a future possibilities of becoming a family. I needed insight into some of the experiences of people who have lived in such families. Now I feel like I know a lot and I know areas to work on at the beginning of my new family foundation. Thank you for this practical book.

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