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| About the Author | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Endorsements of the first edition | |
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| Central Concepts in Family Therapy | |
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| Goals of Family Therapy Across the Lifecycle | |
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| The family lifecycle | |
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| Lifecycle stages associated with separation and divorce | |
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| The individual lifecycle | |
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| Sex-role development | |
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| Gay and lesbian lifecycles | |
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| Class, creed and colour | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Origins of Family Therapy | |
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| Movements: Child guidance, marriage counselling and sex therapy | |
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| Disciplines: Social work, psychiatry and clinical psychology | |
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| Group therapy: Group analysis, encounter groups, psychodrama and Gestalt therapy | |
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| Research traditions: Work groups, role theory and schizophrenia | |
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| Gregory Bateson | |
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| Three organising themes: Behaviour patterns, beliefs and contexts | |
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| Summary | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Theories that Focus on Behaviour Patterns | |
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| MRI brief therapy | |
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| Strategic family therapy | |
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| Structural family therapy | |
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| Cognitive-behavioural marital and family therapy | |
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| Functional family therapy | |
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| Closing comments | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Theories that Focus on Belief Systems | |
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| Epistemology: Positivism, constructivism, social constructionism, modernism and postmodernism | |
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| A constructivist approach to family therapy | |
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| Milan systemic family therapy | |
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| Social constructionist developments | |
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| Solution-focused therapy | |
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| Narrative therapy | |
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| Closing comments | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Theories that Focus on Contexts | |
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| Transgenerational family therapy | |
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| Psychoanalytic family therapy | |
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| Attachment-based therapies | |
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| Experiential family therapy | |
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| Multisystemic family therapy | |
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| Psychoeducational family therapy | |
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| Closing comments | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Integrative Models | |
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| Metaframeworks | |
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| Integrative problem-centred therapy | |
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| Brief integrative marital therapy | |
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| Pluralistic couples therapy | |
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| Integrative applications within specific professions | |
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| Closing comments | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Processes in Family Therapy | |
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| The Stages of Family Therapy | |
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| Planning | |
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| Assessment | |
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| Treatment | |
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| Disengaging or recontracting | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Formulating Problems and Exceptions | |
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| The three-column problem formulation model | |
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| The three-column exception formulation model | |
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| Questions to ask when constructing three-column formulations | |
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| Recursive reformulation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Interventions for Behaviour, Beliefs and Contexts | |
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| Criteria for selecting interventions | |
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| Behaviour-focused interventions | |
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| Interventions focusing on belief systems | |
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| Interventions that focus on historical, contextual and constitutional factors | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Family Therapy Practice with Child- and Adolescent-Focused Problems | |
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| Physical Child Abuse | |
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| Systemic model of physical child abuse | |
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| Family therapy for physical child abuse | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Sexual Abuse | |
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| Systemic model of child sexual abuse | |
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| Family therapy for child sexual abuse | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Conduct Problems | |
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| Systemic model of conduct problems | |
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| Family therapy for conduct problems | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Further reading for parents | |
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| Drug Abuse in Adolescence | |
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| Systemic model of drug abuse in adolescence | |
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| Family therapy for drug abuse in adolescence | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Family Therapy Practice with Adult-Focused Problems | |
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| Distressed Couples | |
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| Systemic model of distressing intimate relationships | |
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| Couples therapy | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Further reading for clients | |
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| Depression and Anxiety | |
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| Depression | |
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| Anxiety | |
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| Systemic model of anxiety and depression | |
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| Couples therapy for anxiety and depression | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Alcohol Problems in Adulthood | |
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| Systemic model of alcohol problems in adulthood | |
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| Couples therapy for alcohol problems in adulthood | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Schizophrenia | |
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| Systemic model of schizophrenia | |
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| Couples and family therapy for schizophrenia | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Research and Resources | |
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| Evidence-based Practice in Marital and Family Therapy | |
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| Child-focused problems | |
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| Adult-focused problems | |
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| Common factors | |
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| Closing comments | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Professional Resources | |
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| Family therapy associations | |
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| Training and supervision | |
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| Ethics | |
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| Assessment instruments | |
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| Training videotapes | |
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| Web resources | |
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| Journals | |
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| Institutes, associations and websites for specific types of family therapy and systemic interventions | |
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| Written communication in therapy | |
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| Training exercises | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |