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Family Therapy : Concepts and Methods

by: Nichols, Michael P; Schwartz, Richard C

Family Therapy : Concepts and Methods

by: Nichols, Michael P; Schwartz, Richard C

ISBN 13:
9780205478095
ISBN 10:
0205478093
Edition: 7th
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 01/01/2006
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
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Summary

The Seventh Edition of this bestselling text continues to be the most comprehensive and timely text available, now with greater emphasis on the clinical practice of family therapy.

Major Events in the History of Family Therapy

Foreword

xxi

Salvador Minuchin

Preface

xxv

PART ONE The Context of Family Therapy

The Foundations of Family Therapy

(9)

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)

Thinking in Lines, Thinking in Circles

(1)

Recommended Readings

(1)

References

(1)

The Evolution of Family Therapy

(39)

The Undeclared War

(1)

Small Group Dynamics

(4)

The Child Guidance Movement

(2)

The Influence of Social Work

(1)

Research on Family Dynamics and the Etiology of Schizophrenia

(6)

Gregory Bateson---Palo Alto

(2)

Theodore Lidz---Yale

(1)

Lyman Wynne---National Institute of Mental Health

(1)

Role Theorists

(1)

Marriage Counseling

(2)

From Research to Treatment: The Pioneers of Family Therapy

(13)

John Bell

(1)

Palo Alto

(4)

Murray Bowen

(2)

Nathan Ackerman

(3)

Carl Whitaker

(1)

Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy

(1)

Salvador Minuchin

(1)

Other Early Centers of Family Therapy

(2)

The Golden Age of Family Therapy

(3)

Summary

(3)

Recommended Readings

(1)

References

(4)

Early Models and Basic Techniques: Group Process and Communications Analysis

(38)

Sketches of Leading Figures

(1)

Theoretical Formulations

(2)

Normal Family Development

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

(1)

Goals of Therapy

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

(1)

Techniques

(3)

Lessons from the Early Models

(3)

Systems Anxiety

(1)

The Stages of Family Therapy

(7)

The Initial Telephone Call

(1)

The First Interview

(3)

The Early Phase of Treatment

(1)

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

(3)

Family Therapy with Specific Presenting Problems

(5)

Marital Violence

(3)

Sexual Abuse of Children

(2)

Working with Managed Care

(1)

Recommended Readings

(1)

References

(3)

The Fundamental Concepts of Family Therapy

(28)

Cybernetics

(3)

Systems Theory

(3)

General Systems Theory

(2)

Social Constructionism

(4)

Constructivism

(2)

The Social Construction of Reality

(2)

Attachment Theory

(2)

Conclusions

100

(1)

The Working Concepts of Family Therapy

100

(12)

Interpersonal Context

100

(1)

Complementarity

101

(1)

Circular Causality

101

(1)

Triangles

102

(1)

Process/Content

103

(1)

Family Structure

103

(1)

The Meaning (Function) of Symptoms

104

(1)

Family Life Cycle

105

(2)

Resistance

107

(1)

Family Narratives

108

(1)

Gender

109

(1)

Culture

110

(2)

Recommended Readings

112

(1)

References

112

(3)

PART TWO The Classic Schools of Family Therapy

Bowen Family Systems Therapy

115

(30)

Sketches of Leading Figures

115

(2)

Theoretical Formulations

117

(4)

Differentiation of Self

117

(1)

Emotional Triangles

117

(1)

Nuclear Family Emotional Process

118

(1)

Family Projection Process

119

(1)

Multigenerational Transmission Process

119

(1)

Sibling Position

120

(1)

Emotional Cutoff

121

(1)

Societal Emotional Process

121

(1)

Normal Family Development

121

(2)

Development of Behavior Disorders

123

(2)

Goals of Therapy

125

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

126

(2)

Therapy

128

(10)

Assessment

128

(2)

Therapeutic Techniques

130

(8)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

138

(2)

Summary

140

(3)

Recommended Readings

143

(1)

References

143

(2)

Strategic Family Therapy

145

(26)

Sketches of Leading Figures

145

(3)

Theoretical Formulations

148

(2)

Normal Family Development

150

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

151

(2)

Goals of Therapy

153

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

154

(1)

Therapy

155

(10)

Assessment

155

(1)

Therapeutic Techniques

156

(9)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

165

(2)

Summary

167

(1)

Recommended Readings

168

(1)

References

168

(3)

Structural Family Therapy

171

(27)

Sketches of Leading Figures

172

(1)

Theoretical Formulations

173

(3)

Normal Family Development

176

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

177

(3)

Goals of Therapy

180

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

181

(2)

Therapy

183

(10)

Assessment

183

(1)

Therapeutic Techniques

184

(9)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

193

(1)

Summary

194

(2)

Recommended Readings

196

(1)

References

196

(2)

Experiential Family Therapy

198

(22)

Sketches of Leading Figures

199

(1)

Theoretical Formulations

200

(2)

Normal Family Development

202

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

202

(1)

Goals of Therapy

203

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

204

(1)

Therapy

205

(10)

Assessment

206

(1)

Therapeutic Techniques

206

(9)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

215

(1)

Summary

216

(1)

Recommended Readings

217

(1)

References

217

(3)

Psychoanalytic Family Therapy

220

(26)

Sketches of Leading Figures

221

(1)

Theoretical Formulations

222

(4)

Freudian Drive Psychology

223

(1)

Self Psychology

223

(1)

Object Relations Theory

224

(2)

Normal Family Development

226

(2)

Development of Behavior Disorders

228

(3)

Goals of Therapy

231

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

232

(1)

Therapy

233

(8)

Assessment

233

(2)

Therapeutic Techniques

235

(6)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

241

(1)

Summary

242

(1)

Recommended Readings

242

(1)

References

243

(3)

Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy

246

(35)

Sketches of Leading Figures

246

(2)

Theoretical Formulations

248

(1)

Normal Family Development

249

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

250

(2)

Goals of Therapy

252

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

253

(3)

Therapy

256

(14)

Behavioral Parent Training

256

(5)

Behavioral Couples Therapy

261

(4)

The Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Family Therapy

265

(3)

Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction

268

(2)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

270

(2)

Summary

272

(1)

Recommended Readings

273

(1)

References

274

(7)

PART THREE Recent Developments in Family Therapy

Family Therapy in the Twenty-First Century

281

(39)

Erosion of Boundaries

281

(1)

Postmodernism

282

(1)

The Feminist Critique

283

(2)

Social Constructionism and the Narrative Revolution

285

(1)

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

286

(1)

Family Violence

286

(1)

Multiculturalism

287

(1)

Race

288

(1)

Poverty and Social Class

289

(1)

Gay and Lesbian Rights

290

(1)

Spirituality

291

(1)

Tailoring Treatment to Populations and Problems

291

(11)

Single-Parent Families

292

(4)

African American Families

296

(3)

Therapy with Gay and Lesbian Families

299

(3)

Home-Based Services

302

(2)

Medical Family Therapy and Psychoeducation

304

(4)

Psychoeducation and Schizophrenia

304

(3)

Medical Family Therapy

307

(1)

Relationship Enrichment Programs

308

(4)

Managed Care

312

(1)

Summary

312

(2)

Recommended Readings

314

(1)

References

315

(5)

Solution-Focused Therapy

320

(17)

Sketches of Leading Figures

321

(1)

Theoretical Formulations

322

(1)

Normal Family Development

323

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

323

(1)

Goals of Therapy

324

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

324

(1)

Therapy

325

(7)

Assessment

325

(1)

Therapeutic Techniques

326

(6)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

332

(2)

Summary

334

(1)

Recommended Readings

335

(1)

References

335

(2)

Narrative Therapy

337

(17)

Sketches of Leading Figures

338

(1)

Theoretical Formulations

339

(5)

Normal Family Development

341

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

342

(1)

Goals of Therapy

343

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

344

(1)

Therapy

344

(6)

Assessment

344

(2)

Therapeutic Techniques

346

(4)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

350

(1)

Summary

351

(1)

Recommended Readings

352

(1)

References

353

(1)

Integrative Models

354

(20)

Eclecticism

355

(1)

Selective Borrowing

356

(1)

Specially Designed Integrative Models

357

(14)

Comprehensive, Theoretically Inclusive Models

357

(2)

Models That Combine Two Distinct Approaches

359

(8)

Models Designed for Specific Clinical Problems

367

(2)

Community Family Therapy

369

(2)

Summary

371

(1)

Recommended Readings

372

(1)

References

372

(2)

PART FOUR The Evaluation of Family Therapy

Comparative Analysis

374

(25)

Theoretical Formulations

374

(8)

Families as Systems

374

(2)

Stability and Change

376

(1)

Process/Content

376

(1)

Monadic, Dyadic, or Triadic Model

377

(1)

The Nuclear Family in Context

378

(1)

The Personal as Political

379

(2)

Boundaries

381

(1)

Normal Family Development

382

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

383

(4)

Inflexible Systems

383

(1)

The Function of Symptoms

384

(1)

Underlying Dynamics

385

(1)

Pathological Triangles

386

(1)

Goals of Therapy

387

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

388

(3)

Action or Insight?

389

(1)

Resistance

390

(1)

Therapy

391

(4)

Assessment

391

(1)

Decisive Interventions

392

(3)

Summary

395

(2)

Recommended Readings

397

(1)

References

397

(2)

Family Therapy Research: Empirical Foundations and Practice Implications

399

(42)

Cynthia L. Row

Ligia C. Gomez

Howard A. Liddle

Family Therapy Outcome

400

(24)

Childhood and Adolescent Behavior Disorders

400

(4)

Family Therapy for Depression and Anxiety

404

(4)

Family Therapy for Substance Use Disorders

408

(4)

Family Therapy for Schizophrenia

412

(3)

Family Therapy for Eating Disorders

415

(1)

Efficacy of Marital and Couple Therapy

416

(2)

Family Therapy Process Research

418

(6)

Conclusions and Future Directions

424

(1)

Recommended Readings

425

(1)

References

426

(15)

Appendix A: Recommended Readings

441

(2)

Appendix B: Glossary

443

(8)

Appendix C: Careers and Training

451

(8)

Credits

459

(2)

Name Index

461

(18)

Subject Index

479

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