Infertility and Identity: New Strategies for Treatment

Lara L. Deveraux, Ann Jackoway Hammerman

ISBN: 978-0-7879-3881-9

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336 pages

June 1998, Jossey-Bass

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Part One: Preparing the Therapist
1. Pioneering a New Model of Treatment
2. Learning the Essential Skills of Infertility Counseling
Part Two: Understanding the Client Experience with Infertility
3. Recognizing the Impact of Infertility
4. Identifying Specific Responses to Infertility
Part Three: Strategies for Treatment
5. Coping with Reproductive Loss
6. Dealing with Sexuality and Infertility
7. Considering Alternatives to Biological Parenting
8. Coping with Recurring Grief and Doubt
9. Regaining a Healthy Identity
Part Four: Session Plans
Assessment, Grief, Decision-Making, Special Concerns, Infertility and Identity, Self-Advocacy, Financial Planning, Alternatives to Biological Parenting, Termination
AppAndices: A: Exercises
B: Suggested Reading and Viewing Lists
C: Resources
D: Alternatives to Biological Parenting: Practical Considerations