Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods, 12th edition

Published by Pearson (28 February 2020) © 2021

  • Michael N.A Nichols
  • Sean D. Davis
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Title overview

Family Therapy is an authoritative, readable, informative guide to the field of family therapy. It explores the rich history and contemporary practice of the entire field. Thorough, thoughtful, fair, and balanced, this accessible resource presents ideas and techniques that give readers a clear focus on clinical practice. Long considered the standard of excellence, it's the best introduction and guide to the practice of family therapy available.

The 12th Edition puts an increased, pragmatic focus on clinical practice, including the author's observations of actual sessions with leading practitioners, as well as the best-case studies of several invited master therapists. Included are new case studies, a new chapter on research in family therapy, an expanded and updated section on technology and many more content changes that bring the reader up to date on the most critical issues in the field today.

Table of contents

PART I: THE CONTEXT OF FAMILY THERAPY

  • Introduction: The Foundations of Family Therapy
  1. The Evolution of Family Therapy
  2. The Fundamental Concepts of Family Therapy
  3. Basic Techniques of Family Therapy

PART II: THE CLASSIC SCHOOLS OF FAMILY THERAPY

  1. Bowen Family Systems Therapy
  2. Strategic Family Therapy
  3. Structural Family Therapy
  4. Experiential Family Therapy
  5. Psychoanalytic Family Therapy
  6. Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy

PART III: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN FAMILY THERAPY

  1. Family Therapy in the Twenty-First Century
  2. Tailoring Treatment to Specific Populations and Problems
  3. Solution-Focused Therapy
  4. Narrative Therapy

PART IV: THE EVALUATION OF FAMILY THERAPY

  1. Comparative Analysis
  2. Family Therapy Research

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