Couple Therapy for Infertility
- Book Review,
by Ronny Diamond, et al
Review
"The authors of this excellent book are senior members of the Infertility Project at the Ackerman Institute for the Family in New York City. On the basis of a decade of clinical experience and research, they offer a well-organized, thoughtful, and compassionate approach to the entire process of infertility."--Archives of Sexual Behavior
"The book serves as a beneficial primer for mental health professionals interested in working with individuals faced with reproductive challenges....The focus on adoption and childfree living is well balanced and provides helpful tools for the therapist to assist clients in their decision-making process. Beneficial recommendations with regard to how, what, and when to tell children their adoption story are provided....the appendix provided by the authors is a valuable guide for clinicians with regard to the medical evaluation and treatment of infertility. Though primarily for the clinician's use, this reference is also suitable for the lay public. The authors are to be commended for their development of a straightforward couple's approach to infertility counseling."--Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy
"In this uncharted territory, Couple Therapy for Infertility provides a caring and thoughtful map. Written by members of the Infertility Project of the Ackerman Institute for the Family, this book provides much to therapists of a wide range of experience as well as to clients struggling with infertility....The strengths of this volume are many. From the beginning, the authors address the impact of the language of infertility on identity and relationship....Couple Therapy for Infertility is relevant for many audiences: students, experienced clinicians, marital therapists, couples struggling with infertility and their families, medical personnel and religious leaders. The evenhanded and knowledgeable volume provides a beacon as we venture forth into new societal territory as technology transforms basic meanings of family and kinship."--Journal of Feminist Family Therapy
"Health care providers who work with couples struggling with infertility will find this book invaluable. The authors...have extensive therapeutic experience. They provide unique guidelines that combine research and biopsychosocial factors, and illuminate basic issues and clinical interventions." --Readings
"While it is aimed primarily at therapists and other caregivers, couples and extended families who have been affected by infertility will find this clearly written, intelligent and empathic guide useful in tracking and addressing their own feelings while making treatment decisions or coping with setbacks." --Publishers Weekly
Review
"The authors of this excellent book are senior members of the Infertility Project at the Ackerman Institute for the Family in New York City. On the basis of a decade of clinical experience and research, they offer a well-organized, thoughtful, and compassionate approach to the entire process of infertility."--Archives of Sexual Behavior
"The book serves as a beneficial primer for mental health professionals interested in working with individuals faced with reproductive challenges....The focus on adoption and childfree living is well balanced and provides helpful tools for the therapist to assist clients in their decision-making process. Beneficial recommendations with regard to how, what, and when to tell children their adoption story are provided....the appendix provided by the authors is a valuable guide for clinicians with regard to the medical evaluation and treatment of infertility. Though primarily for the clinician's use, this reference is also suitable for the lay public. The authors are to be commended for their development of a straightforward couple's approach to infertility counseling."--Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy
"In this uncharted territory, Couple Therapy for Infertility provides a caring and thoughtful map. Written by members of the Infertility Project of the Ackerman Institute for the Family, this book provides much to therapists of a wide range of experience as well as to clients struggling with infertility....The strengths of this volume are many. From the beginning, the authors address the impact of the language of infertility on identity and relationship....Couple Therapy for Infertility is relevant for many audiences: students, experienced clinicians, marital therapists, couples struggling with infertility and their families, medical personnel and religious leaders. The evenhanded and knowledgeable volume provides a beacon as we venture forth into new societal territory as technology transforms basic meanings of family and kinship."--Journal of Feminist Family Therapy
"Health care providers who work with couples struggling with infertility will find this book invaluable. The authors...have extensive therapeutic experience. They provide unique guidelines that combine research and biopsychosocial factors, and illuminate basic issues and clinical interventions." --Readings
"While it is aimed primarily at therapists and other caregivers, couples and extended families who have been affected by infertility will find this clearly written, intelligent and empathic guide useful in tracking and addressing their own feelings while making treatment decisions or coping with setbacks." --Publishers Weekly
Book Description
This volume describes in step-by-step detail a unique therapeutic approach developed to treat couples confronting the painful challenge of infertility. Therapists learn how they can help couples accept the possibility of not having genetically related children; acknowledge each other's feelings and deal with problems that may arise in their relationship; and assess the potential gains, pitfalls, and psychological effects of available treatment options. Detailed guidelines are set forth for implementing therapeutic interventions in each of five unique stages typically experienced by couples. Illuminating the tasks that couples and therapists face throughout the process, the book is illustrated with extensive case examples that bring the material to life. A useful Appendix provides current information on medical evaluation and treatment.
Book Info
Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children, New York, NY. Outlines five phases encountered by couples experiencing infertility. Each phase includes key challenges, clinical issues, case examples, and the role of the therapist. An appendix offers current data on medical evaluation and treatment. For clinicians and therapists.
From the Back Cover
Couple Therapy for Infertility is an essential reference for clinicians working with infertile couples. Using an excellent blend of research, theory and clinical material, the authors provide a sturdy foundation upon which mental health professionals can build a constructive therapeutic relationship with these couples. This book is both practical and compassionate. The format interweaves issues and therapeutic approaches and is tremendously helpful and accessible. Whether clinicians already have been working in the infertility field or are brand new, Couple Therapy for Infertility is a "must read"(Andrea Mechanick Braverman, PhD, Director of Psychological Services, Pennsylvania Reproductive Associates, Philadelphia, PA).
About the Author
FULL BIOS
Ronny Diamond, MSW, is a member of the Infertility Project at the Ackerman Institute for the Family. She is Director of Post Adoption Services at Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children and has a private practice in New York City.
David Kezur, MSW, is on the teaching faculty of the Ackerman Institute for the Family and is a member of Ackerman's Infertility Project. He has a private practice in New York City.
Mimi Meyers, MSW, is on the teaching faculty of the Ackerman Institute for the Family and is a member of Ackerman's Infertility Project. She has a private practice in Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York.
Constance N. Scharf, MSW, is on the teaching faculty of the Ackerman Institute for the Family, where she serves as the Dean of Students and is a member of Ackerman's Infertility Project. She is an adjunct teaching assistant in the Department of Psychiatry and the Mount Sinai Hospital and has a private practice in New York City.
Margot Weinshel, MSW, RN, is on the teaching faculty of the Ackerman Institute for the Family and is a member of Ackerman's Infertility Project. She is Family Therapy Supervisor, Family Studies Program, New York University Child Studies Center, and coauthor of Surviving an Eating Disorder. She has a private practice in New York City.
SHORT VERSION
Ronny Diamond, MSW, David Kezur, MSW, Mimi Meyers, MSW, Constance N. Scharf, MSW, and Margot Weinshel, MSW, RN, are members of the Infertility Project at the Ackerman Institute for the Family, New York City. Other publications of the Project include the 1995 video, Couples and Infertility: Moving Beyond Loss.
Excerpted from Couple Therapy for Infertility by Mimi Meyers, Ronny Diamond, David Kezur, Constance N. Scharf, Margot Weinshel. Copyright © 1999. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Contents
Introduction
1. The Issues and Phases of Infertility
2. Treatment Overview
3. Couple Issues in the Dawning Phase
4. Therapeutic Approach in the Dawning Phase
5. Couple Issues in the Mobilization Phase
6. Therapeutic Approach in the Mobilization Phase
7. Couple Issues in the Early and Middle Immersion Phase
8. Therapeutic Approach in the Early and Middle Immersion Phase
9. Couple Issues in the Late Immersion Phase: The Donor Decision
10. Therapeutic Approach in the Late Immersion Phase: The Donor Decision
11. Couple Issues in the Resolution Phase
12. Therapeutic Approach in the Resolution Phase
13. Couple Issues in the Legacy Phase
14. Therapeutic Approach in the Legacy Phase
15. Conclusion
Appendix: Medical Evaluation and Treatment of Infertility: A Guide for Clinicians
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