Edgette proposes a unique approach to relating to adolescents in
therapy. Focusing on establishing genuine and unaffected relationships
between therapists and teens, this book offers techniques for clinicians
who want to engage and connect with their adolescent clients. The goal
is to bring about conversations that are candid and therapeutically
effective so that teens and their families can find dignified and
durable solutions to their problems. Case examples and stories from
Edgette's own practice illustrate how therapists can successfully
navigate difficult encounters, avert power struggles, and avoid dead-end
dialogues that bore teenage clients and stall treatment. Thorough and
lucidly written, Adolescent Therapy That Really Works shows therapist
how to become partners with their clients, maintain their authority
while also drawing teens into comfortable conversation, and read body
language and facial expressions to better convey understanding and
respect. Every therapist who works with adolescents and their families
will benefit from the wisdom, skill, and honesty exhibited in Edgette's
therapeutic approach.