{"product_id":"family-therapy-isbn-9781119954644","title":"Family Therapy","description":"Now in its third edition, this highly regarded and well-established textbook includes up-to-date coverage of recent advances in family therapy practice and reviews of latest research, whilst retaining the popular structure and chapter features of previous editions.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003ePresents a unique, integrative approach to the theory and practice of family therapy\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eDistinctive style addresses family behaviour patterns, family belief systems and narratives, and broader contextual factors in problem formation and resolution\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eShows how the model can be applied to address issues of childhood and adolescence (e.g. conduct problems, drug abuse) and of adulthood (e.g. marital distress, anxiety, depression)\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eStudent-friendly features: chapters begin with a chapter plan and conclude with a summary of key points; theoretical chapters include a glossary of new terms; case studies and further reading suggestions are included throughout\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  About the Author  ix  \u003cp\u003eForeword to the Third Edition  xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface  xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements  xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One Central Concepts in Family Therapy  1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Goals of Family Therapy across the Lifecycle  3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Family Lifecycle 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLifecycle Stages Associated with Separation and Divorce  33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Individual Lifecycle  41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender-role Development  48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGay and Lesbian Lifecycles  49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClass, Creed and Colour  51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion  52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Readings  53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Origins of Family Therapy  54\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMovements: Child Guidance, Marriage Counselling and Sex Therapy 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisciplines: Social Work, Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology  56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroup Therapy: Group Analysis, Encounter Groups, Psychodrama and Gestalt Therapy 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearch Traditions: Work Groups, Role Theory and Schizophrenia  59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGregory Bateson  62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Organising Themes: Behaviour Patterns, Beliefs and Contexts  74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion  76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary  77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Readings  79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Theories that Focus on Behaviour Patterns  81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMRI Brief Therapy  81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategic Family Therapy  91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructural Family Therapy 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCognitive-behavioural Couple and Family Therapy  98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunctional Family Therapy  101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion  104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary  105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Readings  111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Theories that Focus on Belief Systems  115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpistemology: Positivism, Constructivism, Socialconstructionism, Modernism and Postmodernism  115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Constructivist Approach to Family Therapy 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMilan Systemic Family Therapy  130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial-constructionist Developments  133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolution-focused Therapy  137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarrative Therapy  140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion  144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary  146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Readings 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Theories that Focus on Contexts 160\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransgenerational Family Therapy  160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychoanalytic Family Therapy  170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttachment-based Therapies  172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiential Family Therapy  180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultisystemic Family Therapy  187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychoeducational Family Therapy 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion  190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary  191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Readings  199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Integrative Models  202\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetaframeworks  202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrative Problem-centred Therapy  205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrative Problem-centred Metaframeworks  208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttachment Narrative Therapy  209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrative Couple Therapy  210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAffective-reconstructive Couple Therapy  212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrative Applications within Specific Professions 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion  215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary  216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Readings  216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two Processes in Family Therapy  219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 The Stages of Family Therapy  221\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage 1. Planning  221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage 2. Assessment  225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage 3. Treatment  244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage 4. Disengaging or Recontracting 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion  255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Readings  255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Formulating Problems and Exceptions  256\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Three-column Problem-formulation Model  259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Three-column Exception-formulation Model  267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions to Ask when Constructing Three-column Formulations  271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecursive Reformulation  277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion  279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading  279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Interventions for Behaviour, Beliefs and Contexts  280\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCriteria for Selecting Interventions  280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBehaviour-focused Interventions  284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterventions Focusing on Belief Systems  299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterventions Focusing on Historical, Contextual and Constitutional Factors 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion  320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Readings  320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three Family Therapy Practice with Childand Adolescent-focused Problems 321\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Conduct Problems  323\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystemic Model of Conduct Problems  326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamily Therapy for Conduct Problems  332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion  344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Readings  345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Drug Misuse in Adolescence  346\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystemic Model of Drug Misuse in Adolescence  346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamily Therapy for Drug Misuse in Adolescence  354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion  360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Readings  360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four Family Therapy Practice with Adult-focused Problems 361\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Distressed Couples  363\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystemic Model of Distressing Intimate Relationships  365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCouple Therapy  370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion  386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Readings  386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Depression and Anxiety  388\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDepression  388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnxiety  390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystemic Model of Depression and Anxiety  392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCouple Therapy for Depression and Anxiety  397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion  411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Readings  411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Five Research and Resources  413\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Evidence-based Practice in Couple and Family Therapy 415\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverall Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Systemic Therapy 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChild-focused Problems  416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdult-focused Problems  437\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Factors  452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion  453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary  454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading  455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 Professional Resources  456\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten Communication  456\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraining Exercises  462\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion  486\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences  488\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex  526\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“It should continue to be considered as a valuable ‘essential’ text for those undertaking training in systemic\/family psychotherapy and as a key reference for experienced therapists and educators in the field.”  (\u003ci\u003eChild \u0026amp; Family Social Work\u003c\/i\u003e, 10 October 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Alan Carr \u003c\/b\u003eis the director of the Doctoral training programme in clinical psychology at University College Dublin and Consultant Couple and Family Therapist at the Clanwilliam Institute in Dublin. He has published over 20 books and 200 academic papers and conference presentations in the fields of family therapy and clinical psychology. He has extensive experience in family therapy and clinical psychology, having worked in the field in the UK, Ireland, and Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNow in its third edition, this highly regarded and well-established book helps family therapy students, trainees, and professionals make sense of divergent theories and practices by providing a unique integrative framework – one which allows for the integration of ideas and practices which focus on family behaviour patterns, family beliefs and narratives, and broader contextual factors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew to this edition are:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUp-to-date coverage of recent advances in family therapy practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReviews of recent longitudinal research on the family life cycle\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thorough review of the latest research on the effectiveness of family therapy, and an outline of the implications of this for evidence-based practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe third edition retains the popular structure and chapter features of previous editions, including chapter plans at the start of each chapter and a summary of key points at the end; suggestions for further reading, case examples, and full details of resources for professionals. \u003ci\u003eFamily Therapy: Concepts, Process and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-have resource for all students and mental health professionals training in family therapy, and is an important tool for experienced practitioners, and those who are involved in delivering training programmes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989197013221,"sku":"NP9781119954644","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119954644.jpg?v=1761783170","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/family-therapy-isbn-9781119954644","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}