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Mike Nichols' engaging yet thorough guide has long been the standard in family therapy. 

 

The author describes and analyzes the field of family therapy, covering its history, schools, and developments. Numerous cases help readers appy theories to real situations and make the text even more engaging.  

 

Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:

Describe clinical approaches Understand old and new developments in the field of family therapy Analyze 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  

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• Part 1 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 2 The Classic Schools of Family Therapy
• Chapter 4 Bowen Family Systems Therapy
• Chapter 5 Strategic Family Therapy
• Chapter 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 3 Recent Developments In Family Therapy
• Chapter 11 Solution-focused Therapy
• Chapter 12 Narrative Therapy
• Chapter 13 Comparative Analysis
• Chapter 14 Research on Family Intervention
• Part 1 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 Therapy
• The 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 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
• 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
• Constructivism
• Attachment Theory
• Conclusions
• The Working Concepts of Family Therapy
• Interpersonal Context
• Complementarity
• Circular Causality
• Triangles
• Process/Content
• Family Structure
• Family Life Cycle
• Resistance
• Family Narratives
• Gender
• Culture
• Summary
• Recommended Readings
• References
• Part 2 The Classic Schools of Family Therapy
• Chapter 4 Bowen Family Systems Therapy
• Sketches of Leading Figures
• Theoretical Formulations
• Differentiation of Self
• Emotional Triangles
• Multigenerational Emotional Processes
• 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 5 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 6 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 7 Experimental 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 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
• Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results
• Summary
• Recommended Readings
• References
• Chapter 9 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
• Chapter 10 Family Therapy in the Twenty-First Century
• Erosion of Boundaries
• Postmodernism
• The Feminist Critique
• Feminist Family Therapy
• Social Constructionism and the Narrative Revolution
• Family Violence
• Multiculturalism
• Race
• Poverty and Social Class
• Gay and Lesbian Rights
• Advances in Neuroscience
• Spirituality
• Tailoring Treatment to Populations and Problems
• Single-Parent Families
• African American Families
• Gay and Lesbian Families
• Sex and the Internet
• Home-Based Services
• Medical Family Therapy and Psychoeducation
• Psychoeducation and Schizophrenia
• Medical Family Therapy
• Relationship Enrichment Programs
• Summary
• Recommended Readings
• References
• Part 3 Recent Developments in Family Therapy
• Chapter 11 Solution-focused 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
• Taking a Break and Giving Feedback
• Later Sessions
• Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results
• Summary
• Recommended Readings
• References
• Chapter 12 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 13 Comparative Analysis
• Theoretical Formulations
• Families as Systems
• Stability and Change
• Process/Content
• Monadic, Dyadic, or Triadic Models
• Normal Family Development
• Development of Behavior Disorders
• Inflexible Systems
• Pathologic Triangles
• Therapy
• Assessment
• Decisive Interventions
• Integrative Models
• Eclecticism
• Selective Borrowing
• Specially Designed Integrative Models
• Integrative Problem Centered Metaframeworks
• The Narrative Solutions Approach
• Integrative Couples Therapy
• Dialectical Behaviorism
• Other Integrative Models
• Models Designed for Specific Clinical Problems
• Working with Family Violence
• Community Family Therapy
• Summary
• Recommended Readings
• References
• Chapter 14 Research on Family Intervention
• Research and Practice: Worlds Apart
• Methodological Challenges in Studying the Effectiveness of Family Therapy
• Research Findings on the Effectiveness of Family Focused Interventions
• Family Therapy Process Research
• Future Directions
• Recommended Readings
• References
• Appendix A Recommended Readings
• Appendix B Glossary
• Name Index
• Subject Index

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Michael P. Nichols is a professor at the College of William and Mary. Dr. Nichols received his B.A. from the University of WIsconsin, and his P.h.D. from the University of Rochester. He teaches and practices family therapy, and is the author of numerous journal articles and books, inlucding Inside Family Therapy , The Lost Art of Listening , Stop Arguing with Your Kids , and Essentials of Family Therapy . He is co-author, along with Salvador Minuchin and Wai-Yung Lee, of the newly published Assessing Families and Couples: From Symptom to System .