Psychotherapy For Mothers And Infants: Interventions For Dyads At Risk [Hardcover]

As the structure of the family changes with the proliferation of single parent families, working mothers, infant and day care, and societal complexities and stresses, early therapy for the mother-child dyad becomes critical. Gochman's program, begun under the auspices of the National Institute of Mental Health, has made an impact on the Washington, D.C. area and has ignited a carryover into development training and research in primary prevention programs. This is the first time that mother-infant psychotherapy has been presented outside the professional journal literature. Through case studies, observations, and procedural explanations, Gochman lays out her practice in clear and urgent detail.EVA R. GRUBLER GOCHMAN is Director of the Parent and Infant Development Program, Commission on Mental Health Services, Department of Human Services, District of Columbia. The program began under the auspices of the National Institute of Mental Health at St. Elizabeths Hospital. She also does Superior Court ordered forensic psychological assessments of abused and neglected children and their families. Her private practice is in Potomac, Maryland. She is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology (American Board of Professional Psychology), and is a fellow of the Academy of Clinical Psychology. Gochman has lived and taught in Europe and Puerto Rico. She has coauthored (with S.I. Gochman)A Psychological Profile of the Puerto Rican University Student(1976).

Preface
Foreword
The Case of Mary
Some General Considerations about Pregnancy Oriented Psychotherapy
The Necessary Structures, Foundations, and Conceptual Framework for Focused and Effective Preventive Psychotherapy
A Conceptual Framework, Continued-Four Types of Infants: Their Behavior, as Effects of Four Types of Severely Emotionally Disturbed Mothering
Basic Principles and Techniques of Dyadic Psychotherapy
Dyadic Psychotherapy Interventions: Types and Examples
Case Studies of the Most Severely Disturl3G