Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods
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This sixth edition of a text for counseling students places greater emphasis on the clinical practice of family therapy, and offers expanded coverage of professional ethics, home-based services, and narrative and integrative models. There are more case studies, and there is a new chapter on research. Nichols teaches family therapy at the College of William and Mary. Schwartz was formerly an associate professor at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Booknews The full scope of family therapy is described, including its history, the classic schools, and recent developments. Revisions include an expanded treatment of the cognitive-behavioral approach, a richer description of the research literature, and a more thorough and consistent emphasis on clinical techniques throughout. Chapters cover Bowen, experiential, psychoanalytic, and structural family therapy; the evolution of brief therapy; narrative therapy; integrative models; comparative analysis; and family therapy research. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Major Events in the History of Family TherapyForewordPrefacePt. 1The Context of Family Therapy1The Foundations of Family Therapy12The Evolution of Family Therapy103Early Models and Basic Techniques: Group Process and Communications Analysis514The Fundamental Concepts of Family Therapy91Pt. 2The Classic Schools of Family Therapy5Bowen Family Systems Therapy1196Strategic Family Therapy1497Structural Family Therapy1768Experiential Family Therapy2049Psychoanalytic Family Therapy22710Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy252Pt. 3Recent Developments in Family Therapy11Family Therapy in the Twenty-First Century28812Solution-Focused Therapy31213Narrative Therapy32914Integrative Models347Pt. 4The Evaluation of Family Therapy15Comparative Analysis36716Advances in Family Therapy Research395App. A: Recommended Readings436App. B: Glossary438App. C: Careers and Training446Credits453Name Index455Subject Index471
