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Family Therapy: History, Theory, and Practice, 7th edition

Published by Pearson (September 18, 2020) © 2021

  • Samuel T. Gladding Wake Forest University
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Family Therapy is a comprehensive look at the theory and practice of working with families. The text covers all aspects of working with couples and families. Grounded in evidence-based practice and the rich theoretical background of marriage and family therapy, the text presents important background information on healthy functioning families of all different compositions, includes an overview of how individual and family life cycles intertwine, and concretely and clearly illustrates (with a wealth of examples) the evidence-based interventions used in working with families that need counseling.

Thoroughly updated with over 240 new citations, the 7th Edition has added separate chapters on Psychodynamic Family Theories, Bowen Family Systems Theory, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Narrative Family Therapy.

  • Prologue

PART 1: Foundations of Family Therapy

  1. The History of Family Therapy: Evolution and Revolution
  2. The Theoretical Context of Family Therapy
  3. Types and Functionality of Families
  4. Working with Single-Parent and Blended Families
  5. Working with Culturally Diverse Families
  6. Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Family Therapy

PART 2: Therapeutic Approaches to Working with Families

  1. The Process of Family Therapy
  2. Couples and Marriage Therapy and Enrichment
  3. Psychodynamic Family Theory
  4. Bowen Family Systems Theory
  5. Behavioral and Cognitive—Behavioral Family Therapies
  6. Experiential Family Therapy
  7. Structural Family Therapy
  8. Strategic Family Therapies
  9. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
  10. Narrative Family Therapy

PART 3: Professional Issues and Research in Family Therapy

  1. Research and Assessment in Family Therapy
  2. Working with Substance-Related Disorders, Domestic Violence, and Child Abuse

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