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Essentials of Family Therapy

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ISBN-10: 0205858805

ISBN-13: 9780205858804

Edition: 6th 2014

Authors: Michael P. Nichols

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This access code card gives you access to all of MySearchLab's tools and resources, including a complete eText of your book. You can also buy immediate access to MySearchLab with Pearson eText online with a credit card atwww.mysearchlab.com.Illustrates family therapy techniques.With its clinical focus and extremely practical presentation, The Essentials of Family Therapy, 6/eexamines the rich history, classic schools, and latest developments infamily therapy. The sixth edition is edited to focus more on the contemporary clinical practice and case studies illustrating family therapy techniques. Written by a leading family therapist, descriptions of the various models are based on actual…    
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Book details

List price: $66.67
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 2/13/2013
Binding: Print, Other 
Pages: 384
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.088
Language: English

In this Section:
Brief Table of Contents
Full Table of Contents
Brief Table Of Contents:
The Context of Family Therapy
The Foundations of Family Therapy
The Evolution of Family Therapy
Basic Techniques of Family Therapy
The Fundamental Concepts of Family Therapy
The Classic Schools of Family Therapy
Bowen Family Systems Therapy
Strategic Family Therapy
Structural Family Therapy
Experiential Family Therapy
Psychoanalytic Family Therapy
Cognitive-Behavior Family Therapy
Recent Developments in Family Therapy
Family Therapy in the Twenty-First Century
Solution-Focused Therapy
Narrative Therapy
The Evaluation of Family Therapy
Comparative Analysis
Research on Family Intervention
Full Table Of Contents:
The Context of Family Therapy
The Foundations of Family Therapy
The Myth of the Hero
Psychotherapeutic Sanctuary
Family Versus Individual Therapy
The Power of Family Therapy
The Evolution of Family Therapy
The Undeclared War
Small Group Dynamics
The Child Guidance Movement
Research on Family Dynamics and the Etiology of Schizophrenia
Marriage Counseling
From Research to Treatment: The Pioneers of Family Therapy
The Golden Age of Family Therapy
Basic Techniques of Family Therapy
The Stages of Family Therapy
Family Assessment
The Ethical Dimension
Family Therapy with Specific Presenting Problems
The Fundamental Concepts of Family Therapy
Cybernetics
Systems Theory
Social Constructionism
Attachment Theory
The Working Concepts of Family Therapy
The Classic Schools of Family Therapy
Bowen Family Systems Therapy
Evolution of the Model
The Basic Model
Therapy
Current Status of the Model
Strategic Family Therapy
Evolution of the Model
The Basic Model
Current Status of the Model
Structural Family Therapy
Evolution of the Model
The Basic Model
Therapy
Current Status of the Model
Experiential Family Therapy
Evolution of the Model
The Basic Model
Therapy
Psychoanalytic Family Therapy
Evolution of the Model
The Basic Model
Therapy
Current Status of the Model
Cognitive-Behavior Family Therapy
Evolution of the Model
The Basic Model
Therapy
Current Status of the Model
Recent Developments in Family Therapy
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
Home-Based Services
Psychoeducation and Medical Family Therapy
Relationship Enrichment Programs
Solution-Focused Therapy
Accentuating the Positive
Evolution of the Model
The Basic Model
Therapy
Current Status of the Model
Narrative Therapy
Evolution of the Model
The Basic Model
Therapy
Current Status of the Model
The Evaluation of Family Therapy
Comparative Analysis
Theoretical Formulations
Normal Family Development
Development of Behavior Disorders
Therapy
Integrative Models
Research on Family Intervention
The Science of Clinical Practice
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