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1. Overview of Changes

2. Chapter-by-Chapter Changes

1. Overview of Changes

The content of this text has been thoroughly updated and streamlined as appropriate.
Definitions of difficult concepts have been expanded to improve student comprehension.
References have been updated throughout.

2. Chapter-by-Chapter Changes

Chapter 1: Two Different Worldviews

The metaphor of pies has been reworked.
Theoretical relativity has been redefined.

Chapter 2: The Historical Perspective

The section on continuing concerns and emerging trends has been updated.
The section on managed care has been updated.
The chart of world and family therapy events has been expanded to include events up to the present.

Chapter 4: Postmodernism and Family Therapy

Figure 4.1: Worldview Eras has been expanded.

Chapter 5: The Family: Process, Development, and Context

Expanded discussion of cultural competence is included.
Figures illustrating the dynamic process model have been updated.

Chapter 13: Postmodern Approaches

Practice behaviors have been added to all five approaches.

Chapter 15: Therapeutic Intervention/Perturbation

Figures 15.1 and 15.2 have been repositioned.

Chapter 16: Training and Supervision

Expanded discussion of supervision is included.

Chapter 17: Research in Family Therapy

New references have been added to all special population categories.
A new special population has been created and referenced.
A section on evidence based practice has been added.

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