Family Therapy: Concepts & Methods is THE definitive classic text in the field of Family Therapy. This comprehensive examination of all the major schools and developments in family therapy gives students a thorough grounding in the profession.
Numerous case studies throughout help students understand the link between history, theory, and practice.
New to this Edition
- Revised and clarified presentations of basic theoretical concepts that students have had trouble grasping
- Several new case studies
- New summary of major theoretical concepts (Chapt. 4)
- Convenient condensation of the basic concepts of Bowenian theory (Chapt. 5)
- Chapter 5 has a new section on working with common forms of family triangles, e.g., "The Wedding Triangle," in which a
husband turns over the relationship with his mother to his new wife
- The difference between family structure and process (Chapt. 7)
- Updated section on techniques of structural family therapy (Chapt. 7)
- Guidelines for productive problem-solving conversations (Chapt. 10)
- New sections on Sex and the Internet and Neuroscience and Relationships (Chapt. 11)
- A completely new chapter reviewing research and research methods in family therapy (Chapt. 16)
- Part One The Context of Family Therapy
- Part Two The Classic Schools of Family Therapy
- Part Three Recent Developments in Family Therapy