Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods, 12th edition

Published by Pearson (July 15, 2020) © 2021

  • Michael N.A Nichols
  • Sean D. Davis
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Family Therapy is an authoritative, readable, informative guide to the field of family therapy. It explores the rich history and contemporary practice of the entire field. Thorough, thoughtful, fair, and balanced, this accessible resource presents ideas and techniques that give readers a clear focus on clinical practice. Long considered the standard of excellence, it's the best introduction and guide to the practice of family therapy available.

The 12th Edition puts an increased, pragmatic focus on clinical practice, including the author's observations of actual sessions with leading practitioners, as well as the best-case studies of several invited master therapists. Included are new case studies, a new chapter on research in family therapy, an expanded and updated section on technology and many more content changes that bring the reader up to date on the most critical issues in the field today.

PART I: THE CONTEXT OF FAMILY THERAPY
Introduction: The Foundations of Family Therapy
1. The Evolution of Family Therapy
2. The Fundamental Concepts of Family Therapy
3. Basic Techniques of Family Therapy

PART II: THE CLASSIC SCHOOLS OF FAMILY THERAPY
4. Bowen Family Systems Therapy
5. Strategic Family Therapy
6. Structural Family Therapy
7. Experiential Family Therapy
8. Psychoanalytic Family Therapy
9. Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy

PART III: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN FAMILY THERAPY
10. Family Therapy in the Twenty-First Century
11. Tailoring Treatment to Specific Populations and Problems
12. Solution-Focused Therapy
13. Narrative Therapy

PART IV: THE EVALUATION OF FAMILY THERAPY
14. Comparative Analysis
15. Family Therapy Research

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