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Family Therapy: Concepts & Methods, 8/E
ISBN-10: 0205543200
ISBN-13: 9780205543205
Publisher: Pearson
Copyright: 2008
Format: Cloth; 592 pp
Published: 10/09/2007
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Family Therapy: Concepts & Methods is the definitive classic text in the field of Family Therapy. It was the first textbook written for family therapy, and it continues to be the most authoritative and comprehensive. By covering all major schools and developments in family therapy, students receive a thorough grounding in the profession. Numerous case studies throughout the text help students understand the link between history, theory, and practice.
Features
- The book is written in a highly accessible style, so students may understand and enjoy the material.
- The authors' contacts with leading family therapists allow for access to the very latest research and data--often before that research is published in other forums.
- Includes brief biographies and photos of some of the leading family therapists of the twentieth century.
- Includes expanded coverage of professional ethics in Chapter 3, reflecting the need for students to have increased awareness of professional issues in family therapy.
- Includes a section on the unique issues family therapists encounter when providing home-based services (Ch. 12).
- Offers expanded coverage of the latest approaches to family therapy, including solution-focused, narrative, and integrative models
- A new timeline of major developments in the field helps students understand how history has affected the way family therapy is practiced today.
New To This Edition
- Includes a new chapter devoted to the basic techniques of family therapy
- Features completely revamped and expanded chapters on solution-focused and narrative therapy
- Adds a new chapter on the role of research in understanding what works best in family therapy
- Includes expanded treatment of Jay Haley's strategic therapy
- Adds a new section on play therapy techniques with young children
- Provides extended case study demonstrating the step-by step practice of cognitive-behavioral therapy
- Includes a new sub-chapter on the practice of feminist family therapy
- Features several more case studies than previous editions
- Emphasizes a more consistent emphasis on clinical technique throughout
Table of Contents
Major Events in the History of Family Therapy - A foreword by Salvador Minuchin, M.D.
Preface
Part One - The Context of Family Therapy
- Introduction
- The Foundations of Family Therapy
- The Myth of the Hero
- Psychotherapeutic Sanctuary
- Family versus Individual Therapy
- Psychology and Social Context
- Thinking in Lines, Thinking in Circles
- The Power of Family Therapy
- Recommended Readings
- References
Chapter 1 - The Evolution of Family Therapy
- The Undeclared War
- Small Group Dynamics
- The Child Guidance Movement
- The Influence of Social Work
- Research on Family Dynamics and the Etiology of Schizophrenia
- Gregory Bateson—Palo Alto
- Theodore Lidz—Yale
- Lyman Wynne—National Institute of Mental Health
- Role Theorists
- Marriage Counseling
- From Research to Treatment: The Pioneers of Family Therapy
- John Bell
- Palo Alto
- Murray Bowen
- Nathan Ackerman
- Carl Whitaker
- Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy
- Salvador Minuchin
- Other Early Centers of Family Therapy
- The Golden Age of Family Therapy
- Summary
- Recommended Readings
- References
Chapter 2- Lessons from the Early Models: Group Process and Communications Analysis
- Sketches of Leading Figures
- Theoretical Formulations
- Normal Family Development
- Development of Behavior Disorders
- Goals of Therapy
- Conditions for Behavior Change
- Techniques
- Summary
- Lessons from the Early Models
- Systems Anxiety
- Recommended Readings
- References
Chapter 3 - Basic Techniques of Family Therapy
- Getting Started
- The Initial Telephone Call
- The First Interview
- The Early Phase of Treatment
- The Middle Phase of Treatment
- Termination
- Family Assessment
- The Presenting Problem
- Understanding the Referral Route
- Identifying the Systemic Context
- Stage of the Life Cycle
- Family Structure
- Communication
- Drug and Alcohol Abuse
- Domestic Violence and Child Abuse
- Extamarital Involvements
- Gender Issues
- Cultural Factors
- The Ethical Dimension
- Family Therapy with Specific Presenting Problems
- Marital Violence
- Sexual Abuse of Children
- Working with Managed Care
- Summary
- Recommended Readings
- References
Chapter 4 - The Fundamental Concepts of Family Therapy
- Cybernetics
- Systems Theory
- General Systems Theory
- Social Constructionism
- Constructivism
- The Social Construction of Reality
- Attachment Theory
- Conclusions
- The Working Concepts of Family Therapy
- Interpersonal Context
- Complementarity
- Circular Causality
- Triangles
- Process/Content
- Family Structure
- The Meaning (Function) of Symptoms
- Family Life Cycle
- Resistance
- Family Narratives
- Gender
- Culture
- Summary
- Recommended Readings
- References
Part Two - The Classic Schools of Family Therapy
Chapter 5 - Bowen Family Systems Therapy
- Sketches of Leading Figures
- Theoretical Formulations
- Differentiation of Self
- Emotional Triangles
- Nuclear Family Emotional Process
- Family Projection Process
- Multigenerational Transmission Process
- Sibling Position
- Emotional Cutoff
- Societal Emotional Process
- Normal Family Development
- Development of Behavior Disorders
- Goals of Therapy
- Conditions for Behavior Change
- Therapy
- Assessment
- Therapeutic Techniques
- Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results
- Summary
- Recommended Readings
- References
Chapter 6 - Strategic Family Therapy
- Sketches of Leading Figures
- Theoretical Formulations
- Normal Family Development
- Development of Behavior Disorders
- Goals of Therapy
- Conditions for Behavior Change
- Therapy
- Assessment
- Therapeutic Techniques
- Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results
- Summary
- Recommended Readings
- References
Chapter 7 - Structural Family Therapy
- Sketches of Leading Figures
- Theoretical Formulations
- Normal Family Development
- Development of Behavior Disorders
- Goals of Therapy
- Conditions for Behavior Change
- Therapy
- Assessment
- Therapeutic Techniques
- Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results
- Summary
- Recommended Readings
- References
Chapter 8 - Experiential Family Therapy
- Sketches of Leading Figures
- Theoretical Formulations
- Normal Family Development
- Development of Behavior Disorders
- Goals of Therapy
- Conditions for Behavior Change
- Therapy
- Assessment
- Therapeutic Techniques
- Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results
- Summary
- Recommended Readings
- References
Chapter 9 - Psychoanalytic Family Therapy
- Sketches of Leading Figures
- Theoretical Formulations
- Freudian Drive Psychology
- Self Psychology
- Object Relations Theory
- Normal Family Development
- Development of Behavior Disorders
- Goals of Therapy
- Conditions for Behavior Change
- Therapy
- Assessment
- Therapeutic Techniques
- Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results
- Summary
- Recommended Readings
- References
Chapter 10 - Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy
- Sketches of Leading Figures
- Theoretical Formulations
- Normal Family Development
- Development of Behavior Disorders
- Goals of Therapy
- Conditions for Behavior Change
- Therapy
- Behavioral Parent Training
- Behavioral Couples Therapy
- The Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Family Therapy
- Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction
- Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results
- Summary
- Recommended Readings
- References
Part Three - Recent Developments in Family Therapy
Chapter 11 - Family Therapy in the Twenty-First Century
- Erosion of Boundaries
- Postmodernism
- The Feminist Critique
- Feminist Family Therapy
- Social Constructionism and the Narrative Revolution
- Family Therapy’s Answer to Managed Care: Solution-Focused Therapy
- Family Violence
- Multiculturalism
- Race
- Poverty and Social Class
- Gay and Lesbian Rights
- Spirituality
- Tailoring Treatment to Populations and Problems
- Single-Parent Families
- African American Families
- Gay and Lesbian Families
- Home-Based Services
- Medical Family Therapy and Psychoeducation
- Psychoeducation and Schizophrenia
- Medical Family Therapy
- Relationship Enrichment Programs
- Summary
- Recommended Readings
- References
Chapter 12 - Solution-Focused Therapy
- Sketches of Leading Figures
- Theoretical Formulations
- Normal Family Development
- Development of Behavior Disorders
- Goals of Therapy
- Conditions for Behavior Change
- Assessment
- Therapeutic Techniques
- Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results
- Summary
- Recommended Readings
- References
Chapter 13 - Narrative Therapy
- Sketches of Leading Figures
- Theoretical Formulations
- Normal Family Development
- Development of Behavior Disorders
- Goals of Therapy
- Conditions for Behavior Change
- Therapy
- Assessment
- Therapeutic Techniques
- Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results
- Summary
- Recommended Readings
- References
Chapter 14 - Integrative Models
- Eclecticism
- Selective Borrowing
- Specially Designed Integrative Models
- Comprehensive, Theoretically Inclusive Models
- Models That Combine Two Distinct Approaches
- Models Designed for Specific Clinical Problems
- Community Family Therapy
- Summary
- Recommended Readings
- References
Part Four - The Evaluation of Family Therapy
Chapter 15 - Comparative Analysis
- Theoretical Formulations
- Families as Systems
- Stability and Change
- Process/Content
- Monadic, Dyadic, or Triadic Model
- The Nuclear Family in Context
- The Personal as Political
- Boundaries
- Normal Family Development
- Development of Behavior Disorders
- Inflexible Systems
- The Function of Symptoms
- Underlying Dynamics
- Pathologic Triangles
- Goals of Therapy
- Conditions for Behavior Change
- Action or Insight?
- Resistance
- Therapy
- Assessment
- Decisive Interventions
- Summary
- Recommended Readings
- References
Chapter 16 - Research on Family Intervention: Family Treatment and Prevention Programs
(George W. Howe, Kristin Olson, and Erin Kelly)
- The Evolution of Family-Focused Interventions
- Family Therapy for Patients with Diagnosable Psychopathology
- Children with Behavior and Conduct Problems
- Troubled Marriages
- Families Faced with Challenges
- Characterizing Family-Focused Interventions
- The Emergence of Scientific Methods for Studying Program Effectiveness
- Scientific Methods for Testing the Effectiveness of Family-Focused Interventions
- Specifying the Intervention
- Choosing the Sample
- Choosing the Comparison Condition
- Assignment to Condition
- Measurement of Outcomes
- Assessing Change
- Combining Results from Multiple Studies
- Research Findings on the Effectiveness of Family-Focused Intervention
- Family Interventions for Individual Disorders
- Child and Adolescent Disorders
- Adult Disorders
- Family Interventions for Relationship Disorders
- Disorders of Attachment
- Child Maltreatment
- Marital Conflict
- Interventions to Help Families Weather Adversity and High-Risk Transitions
- Programs to Help Families Make Normative Developmental Transitions
- Effectiveness of Programs Helping Families Cope with Severe Stress or Adversity
- Family Intervention Process Research
- Intervention Process Research Methods
- Studying the Formation of Therapeutic Alliance
- Studying Critical Events and Change Points
- Conclusions and Future Directions
- Recommended Readings
References
- Recommended Readings Appendix A
- Glossary Appendix B
- Careers and Training Appendix C
- Credits
- Name Index
- Subject Index
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Family Therapy
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Practice with Children and Families
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Basic Approach:
Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods is the definitive classic text in the field of family therapy. The first textbook written for family therapy, it continues to be the most authoritative and comprehensive. By covering all major schools and developments in family therapy, students receive a thorough grounding in the profession. Numerous case studies throughout the text help students understand the link between history, theory, and practice.
New to This Edition:
At the heart of the changes in this new edition of Family Therapy are Chapters 6 and 7 on solution-focused and narrative therapy. These chapters have been completely revamped and expanded, taking a more sympathetic, detailed approach to these therapies and including much new case material.
Other changes in the new edition include:
- NEW! Chapter 4 discusses the basic techniques of family therapy
- Expanded coverage in Chapter 6 provides a detailed exploration of Jay Haley’s
strategic therapy - NEW! Section in Chapter 8 covers play therapy techniques with young children
- Extended case study in Chapter 10 demonstrates the step-by-step practice of
cognitive-behavioral therapy - NEW! Section in Chapter 11 incorporates feminist family therapy practice
- NEW! Chapter 16 addresses the role of research in understanding what works
best in family therapy - Clinical technique emphasized throughout for a more consistent focus
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