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Table of Contents

IN THIS SECTION:

1.) BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS

2.) FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART ONE 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 TWO 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 THREE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN FAMILY THERAPY

Chapter 11 Solution-focused Therapy

Chapter 12 Narrative Therapy

Chapter 13 Comparative Analysis

Chapter 14 Research on Family Intervention

2. FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART ONE 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

Constructivi

Family Therapy Concepts and Methods

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      Publisher: Pearson Education
      Publication Date: 11/1/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781292041889, 978-1292041889
      ISBN10: 1292041889

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      IN THIS SECTION:

      1.) BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS

      2.) FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS

      1. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS

      PART ONE 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 TWO 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 THREE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN FAMILY THERAPY

      Chapter 11 Solution-focused Therapy

      Chapter 12 Narrative Therapy

      Chapter 13 Comparative Analysis

      Chapter 14 Research on Family Intervention

      2. FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS

      PART ONE 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

      Constructivi

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