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Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods, the best-selling family therapy book on the market, is the most readable, comprehensive, and timely text available for introductory family therapy courses. This edition emphasizes contemporary approaches such as narrative and solution-focused therapies, and highlights such issues as poverty, social class, ethnicity, and spirituality. There is more emphasis on clinical practice, with clinical examples added throughout the book. There is a new chapter on Research in Family Therapy (Chapter 15). The chapter on Integrative Models (Chapter 13) has been completely updated and now includes information on working with family violence and conducting community family therapy.

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Foreword

Salvador Minuchin

Preface

xix

Part I The Context of Family Therapy

The Foundations of Family Therapy

(12)

The Myth of the Hero

(1)

Psychotherapeutic Sanctuary

(2)

Family versus Individual Therapy

(1)

Psychology and Social Context

(1)

The Power of Family Therapy

(1)

Contemporary Cultural Influences

(1)

Thinking in Lines; Thinking in Circles

(2)

Recommended Readings

(1)

References

(2)

The Evolution of Family Therapy

(52)

The Undeclared War

(2)

Small Group Dynamics

(5)

The Child Guidance Movement

(3)

The Influence of Social Work

(1)

Research on Family Dynamics and the Etiology of Schizophrenia

(9)

Gregory Bateson---Palo Alto

(3)

Theodore Lidz---Yale

(2)

Lyman Wynne---National Institutes of Mental Health

(2)

Role Theorists

(1)

Marriage Counseling

(2)

From Research to Treatment: The Pioneers of Family Therapy

(18)

John Bell

(1)

Palo Alto

(6)

Murray Bowen

(3)

Nathan Ackerman

(3)

Carl Whitaker

(2)

Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy

(1)

Salvador Minuchin

(2)

Other Early Centers of Family Therapy

(2)

The Golden Age of Family Therapy

(3)

Summary

(4)

Recommended Readings

(1)

References

(4)

Early Models and Basic Techniques: Group Process and Communications Analysis

(38)

Sketches of Leading Figures

(1)

Theoretical Formulations

(3)

Normal Family Development

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

(2)

Goals of Therapy

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

(2)

Techniques

(4)

Lessons from the Early Models

(4)

System's Anxiety

(1)

The Stages of Family Therapy

(8)

The Initial Telephone Call

(2)

The First Interview

(2)

The Early Phase of Treatment

(2)

The Middle Phase of Treatment

(1)

Termination

(1)

Family Assessment

(5)

The Presenting Problem

(1)

Understanding the Referral Route

(1)

Identifying the Systemic Context

(1)

Stage of the Life Cycle

(1)

Family Structure

(1)

Communication

(1)

Drug and Alcohol Abuse

(1)

Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse

(1)

Extramarital Involvements

(1)

Gender

(1)

Cultural Factors

(1)

The Ethical Dimension

(1)

Working with Managed Care

(1)

Recommended Readings

(1)

References

100

(3)

The Fundamental Concepts of Family Therapy

103

(34)

Systems Theory

104

(5)

History of Systems Thinking

104

(5)

Functionalism

109

(2)

Structuralism

111

(2)

The Legacy of Cybernetics and Structural-Functionalism

113

(1)

General Systems Theory

114

(3)

Satir's Humanizing Influence

117

(1)

Bowen and Differentiation of Self

118

(1)

The Road Not Taken

119

(3)

Enduring Concepts and Methods

122

(12)

Interconnectedness

122

(1)

Sequences of Interaction

122

(1)

Triangles

123

(1)

Circular Causality

124

(1)

Indirect Communication

124

(1)

Family Structure

125

(1)

Function of the Symptom

126

(1)

Circumventing Resistance

127

(1)

Nonpathological View of People

127

(1)

Family of Origin

128

(1)

Family Life Cycle

129

(2)

Focusing on Strengths

131

(1)

Family Narratives

131

(1)

The Influence of Culture

132

(1)

The One-Way Mirror and Videotaping

133

(1)

Conclusions

134

(1)

Recommended Readings

135

(1)

References

135

(2)

Part II The Classic Schools of Family Therapy

Bowen Family Systems Therapy

137

(36)

Sketches of Leading Figures

138

(2)

Theoretical Formulations

140

(5)

Differentiation of Self

140

(1)

Triangles

141

(1)

Nuclear Family Emotional Process

142

(1)

Family Projection Process

142

(1)

Multigenerational Transmission Process

142

(1)

Sibling Position

143

(1)

Emotional Cutoff

144

(1)

Societal Emotional Process

144

(1)

Normal Family Development

145

(2)

Development of Behavior Disorders

147

(5)

Goals of Therapy

152

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

153

(2)

Techniques

155

(10)

Bowenian Therapy with Couples

156

(3)

Bowenian Therapy with One Person

159

(6)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

165

(2)

Summary

167

(2)

Recommended Readings

169

(1)

References

170

(3)

Experiential Family Therapy

173

(26)

Sketches of Leading Figures

174

(1)

Theoretical Formulations

175

(2)

Normal Family Development

177

(2)

Development of Behavior Disorders

179

(1)

Goals of Therapy

180

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

181

(4)

Techniques

185

(8)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

193

(1)

Summary

194

(2)

Recommended Readings

196

(1)

References

196

(3)

Psychoanalytic Family Therapy

199

(36)

Sketches of Leading Figures

200

(2)

Theoretical Formulations

202

(3)

Freudian Drive Psychology

202

(1)

Self Psychology

202

(1)

Object Relations Theory

202

(3)

Normal Family Development

205

(3)

Development of Behavior Disorders

208

(5)

Goals of Therapy

213

(2)

Conditions for Behavior Change

215

(2)

Techniques

217

(11)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

228

(1)

Summary

229

(1)

Recommended Readings

230

(1)

References

230

(5)

Structural Family Therapy

235

(30)

Sketches of Leading Figures

236

(1)

Theoretical Formulations

237

(4)

Normal Family Development

241

(2)

Development of Behavior Disorders

243

(4)

Goals of Therapy

247

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

248

(2)

Techniques

250

(10)

Joining and Accommodating

251

(1)

Working with Interaction

252

(1)

Diagnosing

253

(1)

Highlighting and Modifying Interactions

254

(2)

Boundary Making

256

(1)

Unbalancing

257

(2)

Challenging Unproductive Assumptions

259

(1)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

260

(1)

Summary

261

(2)

Recommended Readings

263

(1)

References

263

(2)

Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy

265

(42)

Sketches of Leading Figures

265

(3)

Theoretical Formulations

268

(3)

Normal Family Development

271

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

272

(3)

Goals of Therapy

275

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

276

(3)

Techniques

279

(16)

Behavioral Parent Training

279

(6)

Behavioral Couples Therapy

285

(5)

The Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Family Therapy

290

(3)

Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction

293

(2)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

295

(2)

Summary

297

(1)

Recommended Readings

298

(1)

References

299

(8)

Part III Recent Developments in Family Therapy

Family Therapy Enters the Twenty-First Century

307

(40)

Erosion of Boundaries

308

(1)

Postmodernism

309

(1)

Constructivism

310

(1)

Collaborative, Conversational Approaches

311

(3)

The Hermeneutic Tradition

314

(1)

Social Constructionism

315

(1)

The Narrative Revolution

316

(1)

Family Therapy's Answer to Managed Care: Solution-Focused Therapy

316

(1)

Feminism and Family Therapy

317

(2)

The Apolitical Machine

317

(1)

Mother Blaming

318

(1)

Looking through the Lens of Gender

318

(1)

Family Violence

319

(1)

Multiculturalism

320

(3)

Race

323

(2)

Poverty and Social Class

325

(2)

Gay and Lesbian Issues

327

(1)

Spirituality

328

(1)

Tailoring Treatments to Populations and Problems

329

(1)

Empirically Based Treatment Programs

330

(1)

Medical Family Therapy and Psychoeducation

331

(4)

Psychoeducation and Schizophrenia

331

(3)

Medical Family Therapy

334

(1)

The Self in the System

335

(2)

Managed Care

337

(1)

Conclusions

338

(2)

Recommended Readings

340

(1)

References

341

(6)

From Strategic to Solution-Focused: The Evolution of Brief Therapy

347

(40)

The MRI, Strategic, and Milan Systemic Models

347

(1)

Sketches of Leading Figures

348

(1)

Theoretical Formulations

349

(4)

Normal Family Development

353

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

354

(1)

Goals of Therapy

355

(2)

Conditions for Behavior Change

357

(1)

Techniques

358

(11)

The MRI Approach

358

(3)

Haley and Madanes Approach

361

(4)

The Milan Model

365

(3)

Other Contributions

368

(1)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

369

(1)

Summary

370

(1)

Solution-Focused Therapy

371

(1)

Sketches of Leading Figures

371

(1)

Theoretical Formulations

372

(2)

Normal Family Development

374

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

374

(1)

Goals of Therapy

374

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

375

(1)

Techniques

376

(3)

The Woman Who Was Stronger Than She Thought

377

(2)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

379

(2)

Summary

381

(1)

Recommended Readings

382

(1)

References

382

(5)

Narrative Therapy

387

(26)

Sketches of Leading Figures

388

(2)

Theoretical Formulations

390

(4)

Normal Family Development

394

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

395

(2)

Goals of Therapy

397

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

398

(1)

Techniques

399

(7)

Beginning Therapy

400

(1)

Externalizing: The Person Is Not the Problem

400

(1)

Who's in Charge, the Person or the Problem?

401

(1)

Reading between the Lines of the Problem Story

402

(1)

Reauthoring the Whole Story

403

(1)

Reinforcing the New Story

403

(1)

Deconstructing Dominant Cultural Discourses

404

(1)

Enriching the Story---Telling and Retelling

404

(1)

A Case of Sneaky Poo

405

(1)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

406

(2)

A Therapy of Social Justice

408

(1)

Summary

408

(1)

Recommended Readings

409

(1)

References

410

(3)

Integrative Models

413

(22)

Eclecticism

414

(1)

Selective Borrowing

415

(1)

Specially Designed Integrative Models

416

(11)

Models Designed to Increase Comprehensiveness

416

(4)

Models That Combine Two Distinct Approaches

420

(4)

Models Designed for Specific Clinical Problems

424

(3)

The Internal Family Systems Model

427

(5)

Subpersonalities or ``Parts''

427

(1)

The Self as Healer

428

(2)

Identifying Parts and Using Parts Language

430

(1)

Reassuring the Rag Doll

430

(2)

Summary

432

(1)

Recommended Readings

433

(1)

References

433

(2)

Part IV The Evaluation of Family Therapy

Comparative Analysis

435

(50)

Theoretical Purity and Technical Eclecticism

435

(1)

Family Therapist---Artist or Scientist?

436

(1)

Theoretical Formulations

437

(11)

Families as Systems

437

(1)

Stability and Change

437

(1)

Past or Present

438

(1)

Communication

439

(2)

Process/Content

441

(2)

Monadic, Dyadic, or Triadic Model

443

(1)

The Nuclear Family in Context

444

(2)

The Personal as Political

446

(1)

Boundaries

447

(1)

Normal Family Development

448

(3)

Development of Behavior Disorders

451

(7)

Inflexible Systems

452

(1)

The Function of Symptoms

453

(2)

Underlying Dynamics

455

(1)

Pathological Triangles

456

(2)

Goals of Therapy

458

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

459

(8)

Action or Insight?

459

(2)

Change in the Session or Change at Home

461

(1)

Duration of Treatment

462

(1)

Resistance

463

(1)

Family--Therapist Relationship

464

(3)

Techniques

467

(10)

Who to Invite

467

(2)

Treatment Team

469

(1)

Entering the Family System

469

(3)

Assessment

472

(2)

Decisive Interventions

474

(3)

Context and Applicability of the Schools of Family Therapy

477

(3)

Selection of a Theoretical Position: Rational and Irrational Factors

480

(1)

Summary

481

(2)

Recommended Readings

483

(1)

References

483

(2)

Family Therapy Research: Science into Practice, Practice into Science

485

(38)

Myrna L. Friedlander

How Effective Is Family Therapy?

486

(16)

Overall Efficacy of Family Therapy

486

(1)

Family Therapy for Adult Disorders

487

(6)

Family Therapy for Children's Disorders

493

(4)

Family Therapy for Interpersonal Problems

497

(4)

Implications

501

(1)

What Makes Family Therapy Effective?

502

(10)

The Therapeutic Relationship

503

(2)

The Process of Change

505

(6)

Implications

511

(1)

Practice into Science

512

(1)

References

513

(10)

Appendix A Recommended Readings

523

(2)

Appendix B Glossary

525

(6)

Appendix C Careers and Training

531

(8)

Name Index

539

(12)

Subject Index

551

Richard C. Schwartz was formerly an Associate Professor at The Family Institute at Northwestern University and the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Michael P. Nichols is a Professor at the College of William and Mary.

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