Published by Pearson (October 3, 2013) © 2014
Dorothy Becvar | Raphael BecvarProduct Information
A comprehensive, user-friendly guide to marriage and family therapy that takes a holistic view to look at people within the context of their environment.
Family Therapy helps students understand the process of shifting from an individual psychology paradigm to a cybernetic or systems paradigm. The text is divided into three sections: "The Systemic Framework," "The Practice of Family Therapy," and "The Systemic Practitioner,” and it includes historical information, current developments, and ongoing debates.
Various family and developmental theories are examined. The family therapy models considered include psychodynamic, natural systems, experiential, structural, communications, strategic, behavioral/cognitive, and several post-modern approaches. Assessment, intervention, training and supervision, research, and epistemological challenges are discussed within the context of practice.
Learning Goals
Upon completing this book readers will be able to:
- Describe and compare various family therapy models
- Discuss practical applications for different family and developmental theories
- Review and assess unique family systems to determine the appropriate family therapy model
- Understand how concepts with the same name differ in meaning at different levels (i.e. 1st order versus 2nd order cybernetics)
Found in this Section:
1. Brief Table of Contents
2. Full Table of Contents
1. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
PART 1 THE SYSTEMIC FRAMEWORK
Chapter 1: Two Different Worldviews
Chapter 2: The Historical Perspective
Chapter 3: The Paradigmatic Shift of Systems Theory
Chapter 4: Postmodernism and Family Therapy
Chapter 5: The Family: Process, Development, and Context
PART 2THE PRACTICE OF FAMILY THERAPY
Chapter 6: Psychodynamic Approaches
Chapter 7: Natural Systems Theory
Chapter 8: Experiential Approaches
Chapter 9: The Structural Approach
Chapter 10: Communication Approaches
Chapter 11: Strategic Approaches and the Milan Influence
Chapter 12: Behavioral/Cognitive Approaches
Chapter 13: Postmodern Approaches
PART 3 THE SYSTEMIC PRACTITIONER
Chapter 14: Family Assessment
Chapter 15: Therapeutic Intervention/Perturbation
Chapter 16: Training and Supervision
Chapter 17: Research in Family Therapy
Chapter 18: Epistemological Challenges: Thinking About Our Thinking
References
Name Index
Subject Index
2. FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
PART 1 THE SYSTEMIC FRAMEWORK
Chapter 1: Two Different Worldviews
The Framework of Individual Psychology
The Framework of Systemic Family Therapy
Basic Concepts of Systems Theory and Cybernetics
Family Therapy or Relationship Therapy?
Summary
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 2: The Historical Perspective
Planting the Seeds: The 1940s
Cybernetics
Development of Interdisciplinary Approaches
Gregory Bateson
Putting Down Roots: The 1950s
Bateson (Continued)
The Double-Bind Hypothesis
Nathan Ackerman
Murray Bowen
Carl Whitaker
Theodore Lidz
Lyman Wynne
Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy
John Elderkin Bell
Christian F. Midelfort
Overview of the 1950s
The Plant Begins to Bud: The 1960s
Paradigm Shift
The MRI
Salvador Minuchin
Other Developments
Blossom Time: The 1970s
Psychodynamic Approaches
Natural Systems Theory
Experiential Approaches
Structural Approaches
Strategic Approaches
Communication Approaches
Behavioral Approaches
Gregory Bateson
Connecting and Integrating: The 1980s
Other Voices
The Limits of History
Controversy, Conflict, and Beyond: The 1990s
The Feminist Critique
Family Therapy and Family Medicine
Integration and Metaframeworks
Managed Care
The Twenty-First Century: Continuing Concerns and Emerging Trends
Summary
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connectio