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Family Therapy : Concepts and Methods

by: Michael P. Nichols; Richard C., PhD Schwartz

Family Therapy : Concepts and Methods

by: Michael P. Nichols; Richard C., PhD Schwartz

ISBN 13:
9780205269839
ISBN 10:
0205269834
Edition: 4th
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 08/01/1997
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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The number one text in the field. Leading therapists provide research. Covers solution-focused therapy and narrative therapy. IM/TB, Video, Website.

Foreword

xiii

(4)

Salvador Minuchin, M.D.

Preface

xvii

Part I The Context of Family Therapy

(140)

1 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

(2)

Contemporary Cultural Influences

(1)

Thinking in Lines: Thinking in Circles

(1)

References

(1)

2 The Evolution of Family Therapy

(54)

The Undeclared War

(2)

Small Group Dynamics

(6)

The Child Guidance Movement

(2)

The Influence of Social Work

(2)

Research on Family Dynamics and the Etiology of Schizophrenia

(10)

Gregory Bateson--Palo Alto

(4)

Theodore Lidz--Yale

(1)

Lyman Wynne--National Institute of Mental Health

(2)

Role Theorists

(2)

Marriage Counseling

(1)

From Research to Treatment: The Pioneers of Family Therapy

(17)

John Bell

(1)

Palo Alto

(6)

Murray Bowen

(3)

Nathan Ackerman

(4)

Carl Whitaker

(1)

Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy

(1)

Salvador Minuchin

(1)

Other Early Centers of Family Therapy

(2)

The Golden Age of Family Therapy

(4)

Summary

(3)

References

(4)

3 Early Models and Basic Techniques: Group Process and Communications Analysis

(42)

Sketches of Leading Figures

(3)

Theoretical Formulations

(4)

Normal Family Development

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

(2)

Goals of Therapy

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

(2)

Techniques

(6)

Lessons from the Early Models

(3)

System's Anxiety

(2)

The Stages of Family Therapy

(7)

The Initial Telephone Call

(1)

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

100

(1)

Identifying the Systemic Context

100

(1)

Stage of the Life Cycle

100

(1)

Family Structure

101

(1)

Communication

101

(1)

Drug and Alcohol Abuse

102

(1)

Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse

102

(1)

Extramarital Involvements

102

(1)

Gender

102

(1)

Cultural Factors

103

(1)

The Ethical Dimension

103

(1)

Working with Managed Care

104

(1)

References

105

(4)

4 The Fundamental Concepts of Family Therapy

109

(32)

Conceptual Influences on the Evolution of Family Therapy

109

(18)

Functionalism

110

(2)

General Systems Theory

112

(4)

Cybernetics of Families

116

(4)

From Cybernetics to Structure

120

(1)

Satir's Humanizing Effect

121

(1)

Bowen and Differentiation of Self

122

(1)

Family Life Cycle

123

(3)

Miscellaneous Contributions

126

(1)

Enduring Concepts and Methods

127

(9)

Conclusions

136

(1)

References

137

(4)

Part II The Classic Schools of Family Therapy

141

(174)

5 Bowen Family Systems Therapy

141

(36)

Sketches of Leading Figures

142

(2)

Theoretical Formulations

144

(5)

Differentiation of Self

144

(1)

Triangles

145

(1)

Nuclear Family Emotional Process

146

(1)

Family Projection Process

146

(1)

Multigenerational Transmission Process

146

(1)

Sibling Position

147

(1)

Emotional Cutoff

148

(1)

Societal Emotional Process

148

(1)

Normal Family Development

149

(3)

Development of Behavior Disorders

152

(4)

Goals of Therapy

156

(2)

Conditions for Behavior Change

158

(2)

Techniques

160

(10)

Bowenian Therapy with Couples

161

(3)

Bowenian Therapy with One Person

164

(6)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

170

(2)

Summary

172

(3)

References

175

(2)

6 Experiential Family Therapy

177

(28)

Sketches of Leading Figures

178

(1)

Theoretical Formulations

179

(3)

Normal Family Development

182

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

183

(2)

Goals of Therapy

185

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

186

(4)

Techniques

190

(8)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

198

(2)

Summary

200

(1)

References

201

(4)

7 Psychoanalytic Family Therapy

205

(36)

Sketches of Leading Figures

206

(2)

Theoretical Formulations

208

(4)

Freudian Drive Psychology

208

(1)

Self Psychology

208

(1)

Object Relations Theory

208

(4)

Normal Family Development

212

(3)

Development of Behavior Disorders

215

(5)

Goals of Therapy

220

(3)

Conditions for Behavior Change

223

(2)

Techniques

225

(10)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

235

(1)

Summary

236

(1)

References

236

(5)

8 Structural Family Therapy

241

(30)

Sketches of Leading Figures

242

(1)

Theoretical Formulations

243

(4)

Normal Family Development

247

(2)

Development of Behavior Disorders

249

(4)

Goals of Therapy

253

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

254

(2)

Techniques

256

(10)

Joining and Accommodating

257

(1)

Working with Interaction

258

(1)

Diagnosing

259

(1)

Highlighting and Modifying Interactions

260

(2)

Boundary Making

262

(1)

Unbalancing

263

(2)

Challenging the Family's Assumptions

265

(1)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

266

(1)

Summary

267

(1)

References

268

(3)

9 Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy

271

(44)

Sketches of Leading Figures

272

(3)

Theoretical Formulations

275

(3)

Normal Family Development

278

(2)

Development of Behavior Disorders

280

(2)

Goals of Therapy

282

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

283

(3)

Techniques

286

(18)

Behavioral Parent Training

286

(7)

Behavioral Couples Therapy

293

(6)

A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Family Therapy

299

(2)

Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction

301

(3)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

304

(1)

Summary

305

(2)

References

307

(8)

Part III Recent Developments in Family Therapy

315

(132)

10 Family Therapy Enters the Twenty-First Century

315

(40)

Erosion of Boundaries

316

(1)

Postmodernism

317

(1)

Constructivism

318

(2)

Collaborative, Conversational Approaches

320

(2)

The Hermeneutic Tradition

322

(1)

Social Constructionism

323

(1)

The Narrative Revolution

324

(1)

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

325

(1)

Feminism and Family Therapy

326

(2)

The Apolitical Machine

326

(1)

Mother Blaming

327

(1)

Looking through the Lens of Gender

327

(1)

Family Violence

328

(2)

Multiculturalism

330

(2)

Race and Class

332

(2)

Gay and Lesbian Issues

334

(1)

Specialized Treatments and Knowledges

335

(1)

Research Groups

336

(1)

Medical and Psychoeducational Family Therapy

337

(6)

Psychoeducation and Schizophrenia

337

(4)

Medical Family Therapy

341

(2)

The Self in the System

343

(1)

The Influence of Managed Care

345

(1)

Conclusion

346

(2)

References

348

(7)

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

355

(42)

The MRI, Strategic, and Milan Systemic Models

355

(25)

Sketches of Leading Figures

356

(2)

Theoretical Formulations

358

(4)

Normal Family Development

362

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

362

(1)

Goals of Therapy

363

(3)

Conditions for Behavior Change

366

(1)

Techniques

367

(11)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

378

(1)

Summary

379

(1)

Solution-Focused Therapy

380

(9)

Sketches of Leading Figures

381

(1)

Theoretical Formulations

382

(1)

Normal Family Development

383

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

384

(1)

Goals of Therapy

384

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

385

(1)

Techniques

386

(3)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

389

(2)

Summary

391

(1)

References

392

(5)

12 Narrative Therapy

397

(26)

Sketches of Leading Figures

398

(2)

Theoretical Formulations

400

(4)

Normal Family Development

404

(1)

Development of Behavior Disorders

405

(2)

Goals of Therapy

407

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

408

(2)

Techniques

410

(6)

Beginning Therapy

410

(1)

Externalizing: The Person Is Not the Problem

410

(2)

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

412

(1)

Reading between the Lines of the Problem Story

412

(1)

Reauthoring the Whole Story

413

(1)

Reinforcing the New Story

414

(1)

Deconstructing Dominant Cultural Discourses

414

(1)

A Case of Sneaky Poo

415

(1)

Evaluating Therapy Theory and Results

416

(2)

A Therapy of Social Justice

418

(1)

Summary

418

(2)

References

420

(3)

13 Integrative Models

423

(24)

Internal Family Systems Therapy

424

(11)

Subpersonalities or "Parts"

425

(2)

The Self

427

(2)

Identifying Parts and Using Parts Language

429

(1)

Maintaining Self-Leadership

429

(1)

Using the IFS Model with the Family of an Anorexic Child

429

(6)

The Metaframeworks Model

435

(3)

Integrative Problem-Centered Therapy

438

(1)

The Narrative Solutions Approach

439

(2)

Integrative Couple Therapy

441

(1)

Other Integrative Models

442

(1)

Summary

443

(1)

References

444

(3)

Part IV The Evaluation of Family Therapy

447

(88)

14 Comparative Analysis

447

(56)

Theoretical Purity and Technical Eclecticism

447

(1)

Family Therapist--Artist or Scientist?

448

(1)

Theoretical Formulations

449

(12)

Families as Systems

449

(1)

Stability and Change

450

(1)

Past or Present

450

(2)

Communication

452

(1)

Content/Process

453

(2)

Monadic, Dyadic, or Triadic Model

455

(2)

The Nuclear Family in Context

457

(1)

The Personal as Political

458

(1)

Boundaries

459

(2)

Normal Family Development

461

(3)

Development of Behavior Disorders

464

(7)

Inflexible Systems

465

(1)

The Function of Symptoms

466

(2)

Underlying Dynamics

468

(1)

Pathological Triangles

469

(2)

Goals of Therapy

471

(1)

Conditions for Behavior Change

472

(10)

Action or Insight

473

(1)

Change in the Session or Change at Home

474

(1)

Duration of Treatment

475

(2)

Resistance

477

(1)

Family-Therapist Relationship

478

(3)

Paradox

481

(1)

Techniques

482

(11)

Who to Invite

482

(2)

Treatment Team

484

(1)

Entering the Family System

485

(2)

Assessment

487

(2)

Decisive Interventions

489

(4)

Context and Applicability of the Schools of Family Therapy

493

(3)

Selection of a Theoretical Position: Rational and Irrational Factors

496

(1)

Summary

497

(3)

References

500

(3)

15 Family Therapy Research: Science into Practice, Practice into Science

503

(32)

How Effective Is Family Therapy?

504

(14)

Overall Efficacy of Family Therapy

505

(1)

Family Therapy for Adult Disorders

505

(5)

Family Therapy for Children's Disorders

510

(3)

Family Therapy for Interpersonal Problems

513

(1)

Relationship Problems

514

(1)

Prevention of Relationship Problems

515

(1)

Implications

516

(2)

What Makes Family Therapy Effective?

518

(8)

The Therapeutic Relationship

519

(1)

The Process of Change

520

(6)

Implications

526

(1)

Practice into Science

526

(1)

References

527

(8)

Appendix A

535

(8)

Appendix B

543

(6)

Appendix C

549

(8)

Author Index

557

(10)

Subject Index

567

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0205269834

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