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Dr. Ron Taffel — Family Division Therapy

Author: A Aaronson

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Few people in the world of modern psychology have not heard of Dr. Ron Taffel. He has made appearances on a number of U.S. television programs, including The Today Show and Larry King Live. His specialty is child rearing and his advice, methods, and techniques are available through a number of sources, many of which are taken advantage of by mental health therapists in the same or similar fields. Not only has he made a number of media appearances, he does a great deal of work behind the scenes, acting as a consultant in many cases for television programs such as Dateline NBC, Good Morning America, and 20/20, while also acting as a consultant for other outlets such as Cosmopolitan magazine and the radio station NPR.

One of his prime accomplishments was starting the Family Therapy Division at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, located in New York City. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the same Institute. The Family Therapy Division is in charge of providing therapy and counseling for a number of clients—sometimes more than 500 a week. In addition to his work at the Institute, he runs a private practice, working as a family therapist.

Much of what Dr. Ron Taffel teaches has to do with the differences in the current generation of kids and how this affects traditional forms of child rearing and family counseling. He describes the current generation as being free as opposed to the generations before them. This comes as a result of sweeping cultural changes which have affected kids in ways that may be invisible to their parents and other adults.

These cultural changes lead to kids who are made from contradictions, many of which can throw parents and even therapists off balance if they don’t understand what to expect. Some of the characteristics he sees in this generation of kids is a clear feeling of entitlement, a greater degree of back talk and open disrespect for authority, celebrity worship, endless and seemingly impossible multitasking abilities, and a tendency towards high risk behavior. However, balancing out some of the negative aspects of these new personalities, Taffel sees these kids as much more open and honest with their parents and friends, extremely generous, and deeply concerned with ethical issues in the world. Using this knowledge, Ron Taffel helps therapists, parents, and those who work with kids to steer their charges away from the bad tendencies of their behavior while encouraging the good.

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