Part I: PERSPECTIVES OF FAMILY THERAPY. 1. Adopting a Family Relationship Framework. 2. Family Development: Continuity and Change. 3. Gender, Culture, and Ethnicity Factors in Family Functioning. 4. The Family as a Psychosocial System. Part II: THE EVOLUTION OF FAMILY THERAPY. 5. Origins and Growth of Family Therapy. Part III: THE BASIC MODELS OF FAMILY THERAPY. 6. Psychodynamic Models. 7. Experiential Models. 8. Transgenerational Models. 9. The Structural Model. 10. Strategic Models. 11. The Milan Model. 12. Cognitive-Behavioral Models. Part IV: EVOLVING MODELS OF FAMILY THERAPY. 13. Postmodernism and the Social Constructionist Family Therapies. 14. Narrative Therapy. 15. Psychoeducational Family Therapy. Part V: RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES. 16. Family Therapy Research. 17. Becoming a Family Therapist: Training and Supervision. 18. Professional Issues and Ethical Practices. Part VI: FAMILY THEORIES AND FAMILY THERAPY: AN OVERVIEW. 19. A Comparative View of Family Theories and Therapies. Appendices. Glossary.