Tammie Ronen, AyeletIn and Out of Anorexia
The Story of the Client, the Therapist and the Process of Recovery
Tammie Ronen is a senior lecturer and head of the counselling programme in child clinical studies at the Bob Shapell School of Social Work at Tel Aviv University; she also heads the university research centre for child treatment and empowerment. She is president of the Israeli Association for Behaviour and Cognitive Therapy. She is an experienced supervisor and therapist. She has published and lectured widely around the world and is the author of Cognitive Developmental Therapy with Children. Ayelet is a special education teacher.
Foreword, by Michael Mahoney. Preface: Before we begin. Part One: Ayelet's
Story - On becoming anorexic 1. Introduction: Was I ever a normal child? 2.
Childhood. 3. Between me and myself. 4. From a healthy child to becoming
anorexic. 5. Learning to act anorexic. 6. Receiving the diagnosis. 7. My
first hospitalisation. 8. Is there anyone who can help me? 9. My first
attempt to commit suicide. 10. Medical assessment. 11. In the cuckoo's
nest: My fourth hospital. 12. Will I ever be normal? Part Two: The
Therapist's Story - The Challenge of Treating Ayelet. 13. Family History.
14. Multi-Targeted treatment for Ayelet. 15. Treatment considerations. 16.
Rationale for the decision to work with Ayelet using
cognitive-constructivist therapy. 17. Family intervention. 18. Individual
therapy. 19. Working with her Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. 20. Working
with her anxieties and fears. 21. Encouraging Ayelet to study. 22.
Incorporating Ayelet's creativity, imagination and talents. 23. Social
skills training. 24. Starting the journey towards self-acceptance. 25.
Couple therapy. Part Three: Review of Anorexia. Part Four:
Cognitive-Constructivist Therapy with Children and Adolescents. Part Five:
The Self-Control Model for Children and Adolescents - Guidelines for
Therapists. Part Six: Epilogue. References. Index.
