Publisher's Synopsis
This book is a comprehensive introduction to the field of family therapy, with analyses of its theories and practices. It includes practical suggestions for conducting family therapy, from its opening steps to successful conclusion. "Family Therapy" also covers the history of family therapy, its theoretical underpinnings, and the schools of family treatment.;In this revision, the authors have updated and expanded the original text. There are introductions to structural family therapy, strategic family therapy, Bowenian therapy, and dozens of other approaches, as well as biographical material about the leading figures in the field. The new edition also examines the most important trends in the 1980s and 1990s, including constructivism, the feminist critique, the post-Milan movement, and the psychoeducation movement, as well as therapies at the leading edge of the field.
