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Family Therapy : An Overview

ISBN: 9780534357573 | 0534357571
Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Brooks Cole
Pub. Date: 7/16/1999

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SummaryTable of Contents
This new edition of Irene and Herbert Goldenberg's best-selling book takes readers on an examination of the history, development, training, research, and interventions of the rich field of family therapy, including a basic introduction to family systems theory and the family life cycle framework. On each page, Goldenberg and Goldenberg convey enthusiasm for the theories and practices in the field.Theory is brought to life through transcripts of actual therapy sessions, while discussions of cultural diversity examine its implications for family diagnosis, treatment, research, and training. This Fifth Edition provides expanded coverage of cognitive-behavioral family therapy and transgenerational family therapy. Plus, three new chapters make Family Therapy: An Overview the most current book you'll find in the field.
PART I PERSPECTIVES OF FAMILY THERAPY1(80)
Adopting a Family Relationship Framework
3(18)
Enabling and Disabling Family Systems
4... MORE
Family Structure
4(1)
Gender and Cultural Considerations
5(1)
Family Interactive Patterns
6(1)
Family Narratives and Assumptions
6(1)
Family Resiliency
7(2)
The Perspective of Family Therapy
9(10)
A Paradigm Shift
11(1)
A Cybernetic Epistemology
12(1)
Reciprocal Determinism
13(2)
The Identified Patient and the Appearance of Symptoms
15(2)
Second-Order Cybernetics
17(2)
Summary
19(2)
Family Development: Continuity and Change
21(23)
The Family Life Cycle Framework
23(3)
A Family Life Cycle Stage Model
26(5)
The Developmental Stages
26(2)
Family Transitions and Symptomatic Behavior
28(2)
Critique of the Stage Model
30(1)
Changing Families, Changing Relationships
31(11)
Developmental Sequences in Intact Families
31(5)
Developmental Sequences in Alternative Families
36(6)
Summary
42(2)
Gender, Culture, and Ethnicity Factors in Family Functioning
44(15)
Gender Issues in Families and Family Therapy
45(6)
Therapy from a Gender-Sensitive Perspective
49(2)
Multicultural and Culture-Specific Considerations
51(6)
Developing a Multicultural Framework
51(1)
Cultural Specificity and Family Systems
52(1)
Ethnicity and the Transmission of Culture
53(2)
Poverty, Class, and Family Functioning
55(2)
Summary
57(2)
The Family as a Psychosocial System
59(22)
Some Characteristics of a Family System
61(16)
Family Rules
62(3)
Family Homeostasis
65(4)
Feedback, Information, and Control
69(4)
Subsystems
73(1)
Boundaries
74(1)
Open and Closed Systems
75(2)
Families and Larger Systems
77(3)
Summary
80(1)
PART II THE EVOLUTION OF FAMILY THERAPY81(28)
Origins and Growth of Family Therapy
83(26)
Historical Roots of Family Therapy
83(1)
Studies of Schizophrenia and the Family
84(6)
Fromm-Reichmann and the Schizophrenogenic Mother
85(1)
Bateson and the Double Bind
85(2)
Lidz: Marital Schism and Marital Skew
87(2)
Bowen, Wynne, and NIMH Studies
89(1)
Overview of Early Schizophrenia Family Research
90(1)
Marriage and Pre-Marriage Counseling
90(3)
The Child Guidance Movement
93(1)
Group Dynamics and Group Therapy
94(1)
The Evolution of Family Therapy
95(12)
From Family Research to Family Treatment
96(3)
The Rush to Practice
99(2)
Innovative Techniques and Self-Examination
101(2)
Professionalization and a New Epistemology
103(2)
Integration, Eclecticism, and Postmodernism
105(2)
Summary
107(2)
PART III THE BASIC MODELS OF FAMILY THERAPY109(186)
Psychodynamic Models
111(24)
The Place of Theory
112(2)
Some Historical Considerations
114(3)
The Psychodynamic Outlook
117(7)
Psychoanalysis and Family Dynamics
118(6)
Object Relations Theory
124(3)
Object Relations Therapy
127(7)
Object Relations and Family-of-Origin Therapy
127(3)
The Open-Systems, Groups-Analytic Approach
130(2)
Object Relations Family Therapy
132(2)
Summary
134(1)
Experiential Models
135(30)
The Experiential Model
136(27)
Symbolic-Experiential Family Therapy
137(9)
Gestalt Family Therapy
146(6)
The Human Validation Process Model
152(9)
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
161(2)
Summary
163(2)
Transgenerational Models
165(29)
Bowen's Family System
165(4)
Family Systems Theory
168(1)
Eight Interlocking Theoretical Concepts
169(11)
Differentiation of Self
169(4)
Triangles
173(2)
Nuclear Family Emotional System
175(1)
Family Projection Process
176(1)
Emotional Cutoff
177(1)
Multigenerational Transmission Process
178(1)
Sibling Position
179(1)
Societal Regression
180(1)
Family Systems Therapy
180(7)
The Evaluation Interview
180(2)
The Genogram
182(2)
Therapeutic Techniques
184(3)
Contextual Therapy
187(5)
Relational Ethics and the Family Ledger
187(5)
Summary
192(2)
The Structural Model
194(23)
Structural Family Theory
198(7)
Family Structure
198(2)
Family Subsystems
200(1)
Boundary Permeability
201(1)
Alignments, Power, and Coalitions
202(2)
Family Dysfunction
204(1)
Structural Family Therapy
205(10)
Joining and Accommodating
206(1)
Assessing Family Interactions
207(4)
Monitoring Family Dysfunctional Sets
211(2)
Restructuring Transactional Patterns
213(2)
Summary
215(2)
Strategic Models
217(27)
MRI Interactional Family Therapy
219(8)
Developing a Communication Paradigm
219(3)
Paradoxical Communication
222(1)
Therapeutic Assumptions
223(1)
The Therapeutic Double Bind
224(3)
MRI Brief Family Therapy
227(4)
Strategic Family Therapy
231(11)
The Meaning of Symptoms
233(1)
Developing Therapeutic Strategies
234(2)
The Initial Interview
236(1)
The Use of Directives
236(5)
Pretend Techniques and Family Metaphors
241(1)
Summary
242(2)
The Milan Model
244(21)
Milan Systemic Family Therapy
245(7)
Long Brief Therapy
248(2)
Structured Family Sessions
250(2)
Milan Interviewing Techniques
252(6)
Questioning Family Belief Systems
258(6)
The Invariant Prescription
260(2)
A Post-Milan Systemic Epistemology
262(2)
Summary
264(1)
Cognitive-Behavioral Models
265(30)
A Growing Eclecticism: The Cognitive Connection
266(3)
The Key Role of Assessment
269(2)
Forms of Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy
271(16)
Behavioral Couples Therapy
273(7)
Behavioral Parent Training
280(7)
Functional Family Therapy
287(3)
Conjoint Sex Therapy
290(3)
Summary
293(2)
PART IV EVOLVING MODELS OF FAMILY THERAPY295(48)
Postmodernism and the Social Constructionist Family Therapies
297(26)
A Postmodern Clinical Outlook
299(1)
The Post-Milan Link to the Postmodern View
300(1)
Reality Is Invented, Not Discovered
301(1)
Social Constructionist Therapies
302(19)
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
303(6)
Solution-Oriented Family Therapy
309(2)
A Collaborative Language Systems Approach
311(3)
Narrative Therapy
314(5)
The Reflecting Team
319(2)
Summary
321(2)
Psychoeducational Family Therapy
323(20)
Families and Mental Disorders
324(6)
Family Functioning and Schizophrenia
326(1)
Expressed Emotion and Schizophrenia
327(1)
The Therapeutic Process
328(2)
Medical Family Therapy
330(2)
Short-term Educational Programs
332(6)
Relationship Enhancement Programs
333(2)
Marriage Preparation Programs
335(1)
Marital Enrichment Programs
336(1)
Stepfamily Preparation Programs
337(1)
Summary
338(5)
PART V RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES343(77)
Family Therapy Research
345(32)
Rebuilding Bridges Between Practitioners and Researchers
345(4)
Research on Family Psychopathology
349(2)
Discovering Family Paradigms
351(5)
Research on Family Measurement Techniques
356(11)
Self-Report Measures
357(5)
Observational Methods
362(5)
Family Therapy Process and Outcome Research
367(8)
Process Research
368(2)
Outcome Research
370(5)
Summary
375(2)
Becoming A Family Therapist: Training and Supervision
377(23)
Obtaining Clinical Training
380(8)
Training Programs
381(5)
Objectives of Training
386(2)
Training Aids
388(5)
Didactic Course Work
389(2)
Videotapes
391(2)
Developing Therapeutic Skills Through Supervision
393(6)
Live Supervision
395(3)
Cotherapy Teams
398(1)
Summary
399(1)
Professional Issues and Ethical Practices
400(20)
Professional Issues
400(7)
Regulating Professional Practice
400(2)
Peer Review
402(1)
Managed Care and Professional Practice
403(2)
Legal Liability
405(2)
Maintaining Ethical Standards
407(10)
Professional Codes of Ethics
408(1)
Values, Ethical Dilemmas, and Family Therapy
409(3)
Confidentiality
412(2)
Informed Consent
414(1)
Privileged Communication
414(1)
Therapeutic Power and Responsibility
415(1)
Training and Supervision
416(1)
Summary
417(3)
Appendix A A Comparison of Theoretical Viewpoints in Family Therapy420(2)
Appendix B A Comparison of Therapeutic Techniques and Goals in Family Therapy422(3)
Appendix C AAMFT Code of Ethics425(9)
Glossary434(14)
References448(31)
Name Index479(8)
Subject Index487

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