This text draws together theories and techniques from the diverse schools of family therapy, combining them with practical clinical approaches in a single resource. The book presents the body of theoretical knowledge and examines contemporary clinical applications in the field. Blending theoretical training and clinical strategies, the book is designed to be of use to clinicians who are treating couples and families, and to training future clinicians in effective therapeutic techniques.
ContributorsPart I: IntroductionChapter 1. Family Theory and Therapy: An OverviewPart II: Family Therapy: Theory and TechniquesChapter 2. Structural Family TherapyChapter 3. Constructing Therapy: From Strategic, to Systemic, to Narrative ModelsChapter 4. Psychodynamic Family TherapyChapter 5. Multigenerational Family Systems Theory of Bowen and Its ApplicationChapter 6. Contextual TherapyChapter 7. Behavioral Family TherapyChapter 8. Psychoeducational Family InterventionChapter 9. Social Network InterventionChapter 10. Gender-Sensitive Family TherapyChapter 11. Techniques of Family Therapy; Family Theories: ConclusionPart III: Family AssessmentChapter 12. Initial and Diagnostic Family InterviewsChapter 13. Family AssessmentChapter 14. The Family Life Cycle: A Framework for Understanding Family DevelopmentChapter 15. Functional and Dysfunctional FamiliesChapter 16. Diagnosis of Family Relational DisordersPart IV: Family Therapy With Children and AdolescentsChapter 17. Family Therapy With Children and Adolescents: An OverviewChapter 18. Family Therapy With Children: A Model for Engaging the Whole FamilyChapter 19. Parent Management TrainingPart V: Couples TherapyChapter 20. Couples Therapy: An OverviewChapter 21. Psychodynamic Couples TherapyChapter 22. Behavioral Couples TherapyChapter 23. The Divorcing Family: Characteristics and InterventionsChapter 24. The Remarried Family: Characteristics and InterventionsChapter 25. Marital Enrichment in Clinical PracticeChapter 26. Sex Therapy at the Turn of the Century: New Awareness and ResponsePart VI: Family Therapy With Different DisordersChapter 27. Family Variables and Interventions in SchizophreniaChapter 28. Depression and the Family: Interpersonal Context and Family FunctioningChapter 29. Family Intervention and Psychiatric HospitalizationChapter 30. National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) and Family Psychiatry: Working Toward a Collaborative ModelChapter 31. Alcoholic and Substance-Abusing FamiliesChapter 32. Family Intervention With IncestChapter 33. Family Therapy With Personality DisordersChapter 34. Impact of Culture and Ethnicity on Family InterventionsChapter 35. Medical Family TherapyPart VII: Research in Family and Couples TherapyChapter 36. The State of Family Therapy Research: A Positive PrognosisChapter 37. Couples Therapy Research: Status and DirectionsChapter 38. Conclusion and Future DirectionsReferencesIndex
