Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-186) and index.
Contents
Part one. Foundation -- Introduction and philosophy: what's so special? -- Self-management: the big picture -- Adolescents: special issues and applications -- Part two. Interventions -- The group: basic training -- The freeze-frame technique: controlling "uncontrollable" behavior -- The ally: mental imagery and visualization -- Reframing: working with resistance -- Orienting to the future: the time machine and other techniques -- Advanced groups -- Part three. Cases -- The girl who drove over the 500-foot cliff -- The boy who wouldn't take a shower -- The girl with no mouth -- The girl who was almost stolen -- The boy who said "no" to AWOL -- The girl with the alternative hypothesis.