Basic family therapy
* An easy to read, lucid introduction to an established field of practice. * Extensively re-written, introducing new therapeutic techniques and theories * Digests the prevailing schools of thought in family therapy * Increased emphasis on collaborative activity between therapist and family.
Print Book, English, ©2007
Blackwell Pub, Oxford, Angleterre, ©2007
x, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9781405144360, 140514436X
300387604
Dedication. Introduction. 1. The Development of Family Therapy. 2. Healthy Families and their Development. 3. Basic Theoretical Concepts. 4. Approaches to the Treatment of Families. 5. Assessing Families. 6. Practical Aspects of the Assessment of Families. 7. Establishing Treatment Goals. 8. Indications and contraindications for family therapy. 9. Practical Points in the Treatment of Families. 10. Common Family Problems. 11. Strategic and Systemic Therapies. 12. Other family problems. 13. Other therapeutic approaches. 14. A Method of Therapy. 15. Marital therapy and sex therapy. 16. Terminating Treatment and Dealing with Treatment Interruptions. 17. Teaching and Learning Family Therapy. 18. Research in Family Therapy. 19. Ethics and Family Therapy. References. Appendix A. Index of Authors. Subject Index...