Let's All Hold Hands and Drop Dead Three Generations One Story [Hardcover]

Quietly step into a group therapy meeting and listen to the members and the celebrated group therapist struggle to connect in true relationship. Witness the Russian Revolution and famine through the eyes of a boy. Watch two Jewish children in East L.A. in the 50's, trying to make sense of their world. Go deep into the Social Unconscious and discover how these adventures are not only connected to each other but to YOU as well.Elaine Cooper is a Clinical Professor at the University of California School of Medicine at San Francisco. She is an internationally recognized expert in the practice of group psychotherapy. She has been on the faculty of Smith College, New York University, New York Medical College, Hunter College, Adelphi University and U.C. Berkeley. She currently has a clinical practice in Berkeley, California.One in five Americans are first or second generation. These 72 million people can learn how to prevent passing on trauma to their offspring.

Thirty three million native Americans have at least one foreign parent. These are educated, English speaking citizens who can gain awareness of any residues of trauma that they might unconsciously pass on to their children.

At least 31 million people suffer from major depression. Forty million Americans suffer from anxiety. These ailments cause intimacy problems. The group members and their leader provide a road map for healing.

In 2011, there were 55l,800 mental health providers that met with patients to help them with their suffering. Many of these providers are leading therapy groups but they have not been trained. This book, given the details of the group therapy meetings presented, will provide an example of sophisticated theory and technique.

Geneology is becoming quite popular, especially with DNA genetic tests available to the public at a reasonable fee. It is an organized field and this book would be of great interest to them. Generational therapists have found that some clientslC‘