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The Essentials of Family Therapy

by: Nichols, Michael P.

The Essentials of Family Therapy

by: Nichols, Michael P.

ISBN 13:
9780205496150
ISBN 10:
0205496156
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2009
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
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The Third Edition of "The Essentials of Family Therapy," now in a more affordable paperback format, examines the rich history, classic schools, and latest developments of family therapy while emphasizing a more practical clinical focus. Expanded treatment of ethical issues, more material on diversity issues, a new chapter on research, and a new section on in-home therapy, further arm therapists with practical knowledge.

Foreword

xiii

Preface

Major Events in the History of Family Therapy

xvii

PART I The Context of Family Therapy

The Foundations of Family Therapy

(6)

The Myth of the Hero

(1)

Psychotherapeutic Sanctuary

(1)

Family versus Individual Therapy

(1)

The Power of Family Therapy

(1)

Questions to Consider

(1)

Recommended Readings

(1)

The Evolution of Family Therapy

(28)

The Undeclared War

(1)

Small Group Dynamics

(2)

The Child Guidance Movement

(1)

The Influence of Social Work

(1)

Research on Family Dynamics and the Etiology of Schizophrenia

(4)

Gregory Bateson---Palo Alto

(2)

Theodore Lidz---Yale

(1)

Lyman Wynne---National Institute of Mental Health

(1)

Role Theorists

(1)

Marriage Counseling

(1)

From Research to Treatment: The Pioneers of Family Therapy

(10)

John Elderkin Bell

(1)

Palo Alto

(3)

Murray Bowen

(2)

Nathan Ackerman

(1)

Carl Whitaker

(1)

Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy

(1)

Salvador Minuchin

(1)

Other Early Centers of Family Therapy

(1)

The Golden Age of Family Therapy

(2)

Summary

(2)

Questions to Consider

(1)

Key Concepts

(1)

Recommended Readings

(1)

References

(2)

Getting Started in Family Therapy: Basic Techniques

(21)

The Stages of Family Therapy

(6)

The Initial Telephone Call

(1)

The First Interview

(2)

The Early Phase of Treatment

(1)

The Middle Phase of Treatment

(1)

Termination

(1)

Family Assessment

(4)

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

(3)

Family Therapy with Specific Presenting Problems

(4)

Marital Violence

(3)

Sexual Abuse of Children

(1)

Working with Managed Care

(2)

Questions to Consider

(1)

Key Concepts

(1)

Recommended Readings

(1)

References

(1)

The Fundamental Concepts of Family Therapy

(25)

Cybernetics

(3)

Systems Theory

(2)

General Systems Theory

(1)

Social Constructionism

(4)

Constructivism

(2)

The Social Construction of Reality

(2)

Attachment Theory

(2)

The Working Concepts of Family Therapy

(9)

Interpersonal Context

(1)

Complementarity

(1)

Circular Causality

(1)

Triangles

(1)

Process/Content

(1)

Family Structure

(1)

The Meaning (Function) of Symptoms

(1)

Family Life Cycle

(1)

Family Narratives

(2)

Gender

(1)

Culture

(1)

Questions to Consider

(1)

Key Concepts

(1)

Recommended Readings

(1)

References

(2)

PART II The Classic Schools of Family Therapy

Bowen Family Systems Therapy

(21)

Evolution of the Model

(2)

The Basic Model

(5)

Differentiation of Self

(1)

Emotional Triangles

(1)

Nuclear Family Emotional Process

(1)

Multigenerational Transmission Process

(1)

Emotional Cutoff

(1)

Societal Emotional Process

(1)

Normal Family Development

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

(1)

How Therapy Works

(1)

Therapy

(9)

Assessment

(3)

Therapeutic Techniques

(2)

Bowenian Therapy with Couples

(1)

Bowenian Therapy with One Person

(2)

Current Status of the Model

(1)

Summary

(1)

Questions to Consider

(1)

Key Concepts

100

(1)

Recommended Readings

100

(1)

References

101

(1)

Strategic Family Therapy

102

(24)

Evolution of the Model

102

(2)

The Basic Model

104

(5)

Normal Family Development

106

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

107

(2)

How Therapy Works

109

(1)

Therapy

109

(10)

Assessment

109

(2)

Therapeutic Techniques

111

(1)

The MRI Approach

112

(1)

The Haley and Madanes Approach

113

(3)

The Milan Model

116

(2)

Other Contributions

118

(1)

Current Status of the Model

119

(2)

Summary

121

(1)

Questions to Consider

122

(1)

Key Concepts

122

(1)

Recommended Readings

123

(1)

References

124

(2)

Structural Family Therapy

126

(21)

Evolution of the Model

126

(2)

The Basic Model

128

(6)

Normal Family Development

130

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

131

(3)

How Therapy Works

134

(1)

Therapy

134

(7)

Assessment

134

(1)

Therapeutic Techniques

135

(1)

Joining and Accommodating

135

(1)

Enactment

136

(1)

Structural Mapping

137

(1)

Highlighting and Modifying Interactions

137

(2)

Boundary Making

139

(1)

Unbalancing

139

(2)

Challenging Unproductive Assumptions

141

(1)

Current Status of the Model

141

(2)

Summary

143

(1)

Questions to Consider

144

(1)

Key Concepts

144

(1)

Recommended Readings

145

(1)

References

145

(2)

Experiential Family Therapy

147

(20)

Evolution of the Model

147

(2)

The Basic Model

149

(3)

Theoretical Concepts

150

(1)

Normal Family Development

151

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

151

(1)

How Therapy Works

152

(1)

Therapy

152

(9)

Assessment

153

(1)

Therapeutic Techniques

153

(5)

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

158

(2)

Internal Family Systems Therapy

160

(1)

Current Status of the Model

161

(2)

Summary

163

(1)

Questions to Consider

163

(1)

Key Concepts

163

(1)

Recommended Readings

164

(1)

References

164

(3)

Psychoanalytic Family Therapy

167

(22)

Evolution of the Model

167

(2)

The Basic Model

169

(6)

Freudian Drive Psychology

170

(1)

Self Psychology

170

(1)

Object Relations Theory

170

(1)

Normal Family Development

171

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

172

(2)

How Therapy Works

174

(1)

Therapy

175

(8)

Assessment

175

(3)

Therapeutic Techniques

178

(5)

Current Status of the Model

183

(1)

Summary

184

(1)

Questions to Consider

185

(1)

Key Concepts

185

(1)

Recommended Readings

186

(1)

References

186

(3)

Cognitive-Behavior Family Therapy

189

(23)

Evolution of the Model

189

(2)

The Basic Model

191

(3)

Normal Family Development

191

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

192

(1)

How Therapy Works

193

(1)

Therapy

194

(10)

Behavioral Parent Training

194

(1)

Assessment

194

(1)

Therapeutic Techniques

195

(3)

Behavioral Couples Therapy

198

(1)

Assessment

198

(1)

Therapeutic Techniques

198

(4)

The Cognitive-Behavior Approach to Family Therapy

202

(1)

Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction

203

(1)

Current Status of the Model

204

(2)

Summary

206

(1)

Questions to Consider

207

(1)

Key Concepts

207

(1)

Recommended Readings

208

(1)

References

209

(3)

PART III Recent Developments in Family Therapy

Family Therapy in the Twenty-First Century

212

(36)

Erosion of Boundaries

212

(1)

Postmodernism

213

(1)

The Feminist Critique

213

(2)

Social Constructionism and the Narrative Revolution

215

(2)

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

217

(1)

Family Violence

217

(1)

Multiculturalism

218

(1)

Race

218

(1)

Poverty and Social Class

219

(1)

Gay and Lesbian Rights

220

(1)

Spirituality

221

(1)

Tailoring Treatment to Populations and Problems

221

(10)

Single-Parent Families

222

(3)

African American Families

225

(3)

Therapy with Gay and Lesbian Families

228

(3)

Home-Based Services

231

(1)

Psychoeducation and Medical Family Therapy

232

(5)

Psychoeducation and Schizophrenia

232

(2)

Medical Family Therapy

234

(2)

Relationship Enrichment Programs

236

(1)

Managed Care

237

(2)

Summary

239

(2)

Questions to Consider

241

(1)

Key Concepts

241

(1)

Recommended Readings

242

(1)

References

242

(6)

Solution-Focused Therapy

248

(15)

Accentuating the Positive

248

(1)

Evolution of the Model

249

(1)

The Basic Model

250

(2)

Theoretical Concepts

250

(1)

Normal Family Development

250

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

251

(1)

How Therapy Works

251

(1)

Therapy

252

(5)

Assessment

252

(1)

Therapeutic Techniques

252

(2)

A Woman Who Was Stronger Than She Thought

254

(3)

Current Status of the Model

257

(2)

Summary

259

(1)

Questions to Consider

260

(1)

Key Concepts

260

(1)

Recommended Readings

261

(1)

References

261

(2)

Narrative Therapy

263

(15)

Evolution of the Model

264

(1)

The Basic Model

265

(4)

Normal Family Development

267

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

267

(1)

How Therapy Works

268

(1)

Therapy

269

(5)

Assessment

269

(1)

Therapeutic Techniques

270

(1)

Externalizing: The Person Is Not the Problem

270

(1)

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

271

(1)

Reading between the Lines of the Problem Story

271

(1)

Reauthoring the Whole Story

271

(1)

Reinforcing the New Story

272

(1)

Deconstructing Destructive Cultural Assumptions

272

(1)

A Case of Sneaky Poo

273

(1)

Current Status of the Model

274

(1)

Summary

275

(1)

Questions to Consider

276

(1)

Key Concepts

276

(1)

Recommended Readings

276

(1)

References

277

(1)

Integrative Models

278

(16)

Eclecticism

279

(1)

Selective Borrowing

280

(1)

Specially Designed Integrative Models

281

(7)

Comprehensive, Theoretically Inclusive Models

281

(1)

The Metaframeworks Model

281

(1)

Integrative Problem-Centered Therapy

282

(1)

Models That Combine Two Distinct Approaches

283

(1)

The Narrative Solutions Approach

283

(2)

Integrative Couples Therapy

285

(1)

Other Integrative Models

286

(2)

Models Designed for Specific Clinical Problems

288

(2)

Working with Family Violence

288

(1)

Community Family Therapy

289

(1)

Summary

290

(1)

Questions to Consider

291

(1)

Key Concepts

292

(1)

Recommended Readings

292

(1)

References

292

(2)

PART IV The Evaluation of Family Therapy

Comparative Analysis

294

(17)

Theoretical Formulations

294

(7)

Families as Systems

294

(1)

Stability and Change

294

(2)

Process/Content

296

(1)

Monadic, Dyadic, or Triadic Model

296

(2)

The Nuclear Family in Context

298

(1)

The Personal as Political

299

(1)

Boundaries

300

(1)

Normal Family Development

301

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

302

(2)

Inflexible Systems

302

(1)

Pathologic Triangles

303

(1)

Therapy

304

(3)

Assessment

304

(1)

Decisive Interventions

305

(2)

Summary

307

(2)

Questions to Consider

309

(1)

Key Concepts

309

(1)

Recommended Readings

310

(1)

References

310

(1)

Family Therapy Research: Empirical Foundations and Practice Implications

311

(36)

Cynthia Rowe

Ligia Gomez

Howard Liddle

Family Therapy Outcomes

312

(14)

Childhood and Adolescent Behavior Disorders

312

(1)

Family Risk and Protective Factors for Behavior Problems

312

(1)

Family-Based Interventions for Child Behavior Problems

312

(1)

Engagement and Retention in Therapy

313

(1)

Parent Management Training (PMT)

313

(1)

Functional Family Therapy

314

(1)

Multisystemic Therapy (MST)

315

(1)

Family Therapy for Depression and Anxiety

315

(1)

Family Risk and Protective Factors for Depression and Anxiety

315

(1)

Family-Based Treatment for Child and Adolescent Emotional Problems

316

(1)

Family-Based Treatment for Adult Depression and Anxiety

317

(1)

Family Therapy for Substance Use Disorders

318

(1)

Family Risk and Protective Factors for Substance Abuse

318

(1)

Family-Based Interventions for Adolescent Substance Abuse

319

(1)

Family-Based Interventions for Adult Substance Abuse

320

(1)

Family Therapy for Schizophrenia

321

(1)

Family Risk and Protective Factors for Schizophrenia

321

(1)

Family-Based Interventions for Schizophrenia

321

(2)

Family Therapy for Eating Disorders

323

(1)

Family Risk and Protective Factors for Disordered Eating

323

(1)

Family-Based Interventions for Eating Disorders

323

(1)

Efficacy of Couples Therapy

324

(2)

Family Therapy Process Research

326

(5)

Identifying Mechanisms of Therapeutic Change in Family Therapy

326

(1)

Process of Therapeutic Alliance Formation in Family Therapy

326

(2)

Critical Change Events in Family Therapy

328

(1)

Gender in the Process of Family Therapy

329

(1)

Process Investigations in Family Therapy with Child and Adolescent Behavior Problems

329

(2)

Conclusions and Future Directions

331

(1)

Questions to Consider

332

(1)

Key Concepts

332

(1)

Recommended Readings

332

(1)

References

333

(14)

Appendix A Selected Readings

347

(2)

Appendix B Careers and Training

349

(7)

Name Index

356

(8)

Subject Index

364

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