Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods

Pearson New International Edition

AvMichael Nichols

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

THE definitive classic text in the field of Family Therapy

Family Therapy: Concepts & Methods describes and analyses the field of family therapy, covering its history, schools, and developments. Numerous case studies throughout the text help students understand the link between history, theory, and practice.

Learning Goals

Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:

Describe clinical approaches
Understand old and new developments in the field of family therapy
Analyse successes and failures in research, and the impact on current clinical practices
Compare different schools of family therapy and explain the contemporary status of distinct schools of therapy

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-11-01
Mått:216 x 279 x 15 mm
Vikt:718 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:328
Upplaga:10
Förlag:Pearson Education
ISBN:9781292041889

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Innehållsförteckning

IN THIS SECTION:1.) BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS2.) FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS PART ONE THE CONTEXT OF FAMILY THERAPY Chapter 1 The Evolution of Family Therapy Chapter 2 Basic Techniques of Family Therapy Chapter 3 The Fundamental Concepts of Family Therapy Cybernetics PART TWO THE CLASSIC SCHOOLS OF FAMILY THERAPY Chapter 4 Bowen Family Systems Therapy Chapter 5 Strategic Family TherapyChapter 6 Structural Family Therapy Chapter 7 Experimental Family Therapy Chapter 8 Psychoanalytic Family Therapy Chapter 9 Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy Chapter 10 Family Therapy in the Twenty-First Century PART THREE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN FAMILY THERAPY Chapter 11 Solution-focused Therapy Chapter 12 Narrative TherapyChapter 13 Comparative Analysis Chapter 14 Research on Family Intervention 2. FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS 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 Chapter 1: The Evolution of Family Therapy The Undeclared War Small Group Dynamics The Child Guidance Movement 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 TherapyThe Golden Age of Family Therapy Summary Recommended Readings References Chapter 2: 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 ProblemUnderstanding the Referral Route Identifying the Systemic Context Stage of the Life Cycle Family Structure Communication Drug and Alcohol Abuse Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Extramarital Affairs Gender Culture The Ethical Dimension Family Therapy with Specific Presenting Problems Marital Violence Sexual Abuse of Children Working with Managed Care Summary Recommended Readings References Chapter 3: The Fundamental Concepts of Family Therapy Cybernetics Systems Theory General Systems Theory Social Constructionism Constructivi