Basic family therapy

Bibliographic Information

Basic family therapy

Philip Barker

Blackwell Science , Oxford University Press, c1998

4th ed

  • pbk.

Available at  / 10 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-288) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The fourth edition of this established text provides an unbiased, readable and up-to-date introduction to the field of family therapy, covering all the main contemporary schools. It also presents a coherent model of therapy which students can apply as they start learning the skills they need to work effectively with families. The book has been thoroughly revised to take account of continuing advances.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • The development of family therapy
  • Healthy families and their development
  • Some basic theoretical concepts
  • Some approaches to the treatment of families
  • Models for the assessment of families
  • Practical aspects of the assessment of families
  • Establishing treatment goals
  • When should we use family therapy?
  • Practical points in the treatment of families
  • Common family problems and their treatment
  • Strategic and systemic therapies
  • Other therapeutic techniques
  • A method of therapy
  • Marital therapy and sex therapies
  • Terminating treatment and dealing with treatment interruptions
  • Teaching and learning family therapy
  • Research in family therapy
  • Issues of ethics in family therapy
  • References
  • Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

Page Top