Family Therapy: History, Theory, and Practice, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (23 July 2026) © 2027

  • Samuel T. Gladding Wake Forest University
  • Nathaniel N. Ivers Wake Forest University
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Family Therapy explores the theory and practice of working with families. It provides essential background information on healthy functioning families of all different compositions, includes an overview of how individual and family life cycles intertwine, and uses many examples to illustrate the evidence-based interventions used in working with families that need counseling.

The 8th Edition is reorganized and adds a new chapter on the Gottman Method. It significantly revises material on working with culturally diverse families, adds a wealth of new topics, expands reference sources, and more.

Table of contents

I. FOUNDATIONS OF FAMILY THERAPY

  • 1. The History of Family Therapy: Evolution and Revolution
  • 2. The Theoretical Context of Family Therapy
  • 3. Types and Functionality of Families
  • 4. Working with Single-Parent and Blended Families
  • 5. Working with Culturally Diverse Families
  • 6. Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Family Therapy

II. THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO WORKING WITH FAMILIES

  • 7. The Process of Family Therapy
  • 8. Couples and Marriage Therapy and Enrichment
  • 9. Psychodynamic Family Theory
  • 10. Bowen Family Systems Theory
  • 11. Behavioral and Cognitive - Behavioral Couples and Family Therapies
  • 12. Experiential Family Therapy
  • 13. Structural Family Therapy
  • 14. Strategic Family Therapies
  • 15. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
  • 16. Narrative Family Therapy
  • 17. The Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

III. PROFESSIONAL ISSUES AND RESEARCH IN FAMILY THERAPY

  • 18. Research and Assessment in Family Therapy
  • 19. Working with Substance-Related Disorders, Domestic Violence, and Child Abuse

Appendix: Models of Family Therapy

References

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