Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods, 13th edition

Published by Pearson (28 July 2026) © 2027

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

Long regarded as the standard of excellence, Family Therapy: Concepts and Models is the essential guide for the modern therapist, student, and anyone seeking to better understand human thought and behavior. Thorough, thoughtful, and balanced, it presents ideas and techniques for a clear focus on clinical practice. It equips you to describe various appropriate clinical approaches, understand old and new developments in the field, analyze successes and failures in research and their impact on current clinical practices.

The 13th Edition explores the growing integration of neuroscience and attachment research into systemic practice, the shift toward culturally responsive and justice-oriented family therapy, the rapid evolution of technology-assisted practice, emerging applications of artificial intelligence, and much more.

Table of contents

I. THE CONTEXT OF FAMILY THERAPY

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

II. THE CLASSIC SCHOOLS OF FAMILY THERAPY

  • 4. Bowen Family Systems Therapy
  • 5. Strategic Family Therapy
  • 6. Structural Family Therapy
  • 7. Experiential Family Therapy
  • 8. Psychoanalytic Family Therapy
  • 9. Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy

III. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN FAMILY THERAPY

  • 10. Family Therapy in the Twenty-First Century
  • 11. Tailoring Treatment to Specific Populations
  • 12. Solution-Focused Therapy
  • 13. Narrative Therapy

IV. THE EVALUATION OF FAMILY THERAPY

  • 14. Comparative Analysis
  • 15. Research on Family Intervention

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