Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section I. Thinking Like a Family Therapist -- 1. A History of Family Therapy -- 2. Systems Theory -- 3. Self of the Therapist -- 4. Your Clients -- 5. Considering Diversity -- 6. Ethics in Family Therapy -- Section II. Skills of a Family Therapist -- 7. Beginning the Family Therapy Session -- 8. Basic Empathy Skills -- 9. Advanced Empathy Skills -- 10. Mutualization -- 11. Effective Use of Questions -- 12. Use of Self in Therapy -- 13. Dealing With Intensity -- 14. Assessment in Family Therapy -- 15. Goal Setting and Termination -- Section III. Theorizing Like a Family Therapist -- 16. Intergenerational Family Therapies -- 17. Experiential Family Therapies -- 18. Strategic Family Therapies -- 19. Systemic Family Therapies -- 20. Postmodern Family Therapies -- 21. Integrative Family Therapies -- 22. Expansion of Family Therapy -- Appendix A : Master “Cheat Sheet” -- References -- Index.

Family Therapy, second edition, is a fully updated and essential textbook that provides students and practitioners with foundational concepts, theory, vocabulary, and skills to excel as a family therapist. This book is a primer of how family therapists conceptualize the problems that people bring to therapy, utilize basic therapeutic skills to engage clients in the therapeutic process, and navigate the predominant models of family therapy. The text walks readers through the process of thinking like a family therapist, and each chapter utilizes various learning tools to help the reader further understand and apply the concepts. Chapters explore the history, context, and dominant theories of family therapy, as well as diversity, ethics, empathy, structuring sessions, and assessment. Written in a comprehensive and approachable style, this text provides readers the foundational skills and tools essential for being a family therapist, and allows students and practitioners to work relationally and systemically with clients. The second edition widens its scope of the family therapy field with updated research and four brand-new chapters. This is an essential text for introductory family therapy courses and a comprehensive resource for postgraduate students and the next generation of family therapists"- Provided by publisher.

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