Painful Partings Divorce and Its Aftermath [Hardcover]

Acclaim for Painful Partings . . .

A rare triple threat book--for professionals, students, andlaypersons. Sensitive--wise--comprehensive, Schwartz and Kaslow'swork represents a maturing of a realistic stance toward divorce. --William C. Nichols, EdD, ABPP Atlanta, Georgia

This articulate, compassionate, and informed book is essentialreading for all therapists who work with divorced or divorcingfamilies. Scholarly, yet readable, its developmental frameworkgives coherence to an often confusing area of practice. --AugustusY. Napier, PhD Director, The Family Workshop, Atlanta,Georgia

[Painful Partings] masters both the legal and mental health issuesof divorce. --Judge Joseph L. Steinberg Superior Court, State ofConnecticut, Regional Family Trial Docket

Obtaining a legal divorce may seem fairly straightforward.Emotional divorce, on the other hand, is a much more complicatedprocess. In this book, the reader is taken step by painful stepinto the process of helping couples become emotionally divorced. --Luciano L'Abate, PhDProfessor Emeritus, Georgia StateUniversity

This book achieves a remarkable result in explaining sophisticatedfamily-system concepts . . . into practical clinical suggestions. --Barry Bricklin, PhD Wayne, Pennsylvania.

This book is a must for professionals, but is also important forthose who are contemplating or in the process of divorcing. --Hon.Walter M. Schackman, JSC Supreme Court of the State of NewYork

Must reading for clinicians and professionals working with andteaching about divorce and for those going through the process. --Clifford J. Sager, MD Director of Marital and Family Services,Payne Whitney Clinic

The journey [toward divorce] seems analogous to a prolonged rollercoaster ride--at the beginning, climbing up and out is laboriousand slow, followed by brief periods olƒ+