ABSTRACT
This book offers a concise, readable, research-grounded synthesis of the special concerns mental health and other helping professionals need to address when working with men today, and explains a wealth of effective gender-specific approaches to assessment and intervention that result in more successful outcomes for male clients.
Many more women than men seek counseling and therapy, and to some extent standard services have evolved in response to female styles of communicating and problem-solving. Practitioners frequently feel frustrated and baffled by their male clients because they seem unresponsive to treatment approaches that work so well for women. But many men benefit from therapy when practitioners understand male socialization and the ways men communicate and problem-solve.
Too many men today are doing badly and are in real need of help. Almost half of America's male children grow up in single parent homes headed by mothers, where they seldom have male mentors or role models. Fewer men than women attend or graduate from college, and increasing levels of binge drinking and date rape on campuses paint a discouraging picture of men on campus. Male violence continues to be a serious problem in many American communities, with male youth violence continuing at epidemic levels. Men die younger than women overall and in much higher proportions from suicide, homicide, and cirrhosis of the liver.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|63 pages
The Serious Problems Experienced by Men
chapter Chapter 1|13 pages
The Troubled Lives of Men
chapter Chapter 2|17 pages
Male Socialization: Some Divergent Points of View
chapter Chapter 3|19 pages
Working with Men to Ensure Good Physical Health
chapter Chapter 4|12 pages
Male Bashing
part II|94 pages
Clinical Work with Men
chapter Chapter 5|12 pages
A Gender-Specific Approach to Diagnosing Male Clients
chapter Chapter 6|20 pages
Forming Therapeutic Relationships with Male Clients
chapter Chapter 7|28 pages
A Male Model of Therapy
chapter Chapter 9|13 pages
Self-Help Groups with Men
part III|67 pages
Clinical Work with Violent Men
chapter Chapter 10|17 pages
Clinical Work with Violent Male Youth
chapter Chapter 11|23 pages
Clinical Work with Physically and Sexually Abusive Men
chapter Chapter 12|25 pages
Treating Male Sexual Harassment and Workplace Violence
part IV|46 pages
Clinical Work with Men of Color: Special Concerns
chapter Chapter 13|16 pages
Clinical Work with African American Men
chapter Chapter 14|15 pages
Clinical Work with Traditional and Newly Immigrated Latino Men
chapter Chapter 15|13 pages
Clinical Work with Asian Men
part V|39 pages
Aging and Substance Abuse
chapter Chapter 16|21 pages
Clinical Work with Male Substance Abusers
chapter Chapter 17|16 pages
Working with Older Adult Male Clients
part VI|34 pages
The Future: Improving the Lives of Men