"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
