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JUDITH STERN PECK, LCSW, is a prominent family therapist and family business consultant based in New York, New York. She heads the Money and Family Life Project at the Ackerman Institute in New York City and has worked with her colleagues there to develop the ideas and interventions presented in this book.

• Foreword ixPeter Steinglass, Ackerman InstitutePreface: Talking about Money and Values xvAcknowledgments xixIntroduction: The Money and Family Life Project at the Ackerman Institute 1PART ONEThe Professional’s ToolboxChapter 1 Tools for Talking about Money and Values 13Chapter 2 Using the Tools to Locate Yourself and Your Self-Awareness 29PART TWOConversations about Money in the Relational ContextChapter 3 Couples 47Chapter 4 Parents of Children through Age 20 63Chapter 5 Parents of Children 21 and Older 79Chapter 6 Single Adults 93Chapter 7 Life Transitions: Divorce, Illness, and Death 107Conclusion 119Epilogue 123Bibliography 125Appendix I Content Values Cards 127Appendix II Process Values Cards 143Index 155

"Stern Peck tackles an important and often overlooked in the issue in the clinical relationship—money. [The book stresses] the importance of exploring our own beliefs about money…and then leveraging this to assist clients through the same process….an excellent resource for students and professionals alike." (Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 2008)