Adolescence

Mark McConville is a psychotherapist in private practice in Cleveland, Ohio, specializing in adolescent and family psychotherapy.  He is on the faculty of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland.  In addition, he serves as clinical consultant for the Shaker Heights Youth Center and is affiliated consultant for Hathaway Brown School and University School, both in the greater Cleveland area.

• Part I: Adolescent Development: A Tasks Model. A Framework for Adolescent Development. The Child Self and the Family. Reorganizing the Interpersonal World. Taking Ownership of the Self. The Polarities of Adolescence and Development. The Tasks of Adolescence. Part II: Adolescents and Psychotherapy: Application of the Tasks Model. The Structure of Adolescent Psychotherapy. Addressing Family Process. Initiating the Therapeutic Relationship. From the Family to the Self: The Psychotherapy of Disembedding. The Inner World of the Adolescent: The Psychotherapy of Interiority and Integration.

"This is a book that I have been hoping someone would write. It makes a unique and vital contribution to the literature of adolescent psychotherapy. I recommend this book to those of us who struggle with the emerging self of the adolescent."- Violet Oaklander, author, Windows to Our Children"At last, a developmental stages model that is not linear and can account for the fits and starts and repeats of real life - and real adolescents. A joy to read, and of good practical value to all of us doing the real work in the trenches. I recommentd it heartily to graduate students and practitioners alike."- Iris Fodor, Department of Applied Psychology, New York University"Adolescence is an especially valuable addition to the literature on psychotherapy with adolescents. Dr. McConville's descriptions of how adolescents develop ownership of themselves through their visual and other sensory perceptions using their developing cognitive skills is a new and very practical approach to understanding the adolescent process. This is a must read book."Doris Lamb, M.D., USC School of Medicine"Mark McConville lays down a fresh and substantial foundation for understanding the adolescent experience. This is a generous and penetrating book."- Richard Hawley, author, The Big Issues in the Passages to Adulthood"Adolescence is the work of a wise therapist. It is a practical, compassionate guide to psychotherapy with adolescents."- Michael Thompson, coauthor, Finding the Heart of the Child