EMILY B. VISHER, Ph.D .. and JOHN S. VISHER, M.D., are the authors of the widely used professional volume, Stepfamilies: A Guide to Working with Stepparents and Stepchildren, and the founders of the Stepfamily Association of America. They are specialists in working therapeutically with remarried families, and presenters of countless workshops both for mental health professionals and for stepfamilies
Chapter 1 American Stepfamilies of the 1980s
Chapter 2 Theoretical Considerations
Chapter 3 Intervention Strategies
Chapter 4 Whom to See
Chapter 5 Change and Loss
Chapter 6 Unrealistic Beliefs
Chapter 7 Insiders/Outsiders
Chapter 8 Life Cycle Discrepancies
Chapter 9 Loyalty Conflicts
Chapter 10 Boundary Problems
Chapter 11 Power Issues
Chapter 12 Closeness and Distance
Chapter 13 Overview
