Handbook of family therapy : the science and practice of working with families and couples

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Handbook of family therapy : the science and practice of working with families and couples

edited by Thomas L. Sexton, Gerald R. Weeks, Michael S. Robbins

Brunner-Routledge, 2003

  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Publisher varies on some printings: Routledge

Contents of Works

  • Eras of epistemology / Dorothy S. Becvar
  • The ecosystemic "lens" to understanding family functioning / Michael S. Robbins, Carla C. Mayorga, José Szapocznik
  • Culture in family therapy / Celia Jaes Falicov
  • Object-relations and psychodynamic approaches to couple and family therapy / Jill Savege Scharff, David E. Scharff
  • Family-of-origin treatment / William C. Nichols
  • Interactional and solution-focused brief therapies / Barry L. Duncan, Scott D. Miller, Jaqueline A. Sparks
  • Postmodern social construction therapies / Harlene Anderson
  • Cognitive-behavioral couple and family therapy / Frank M. Dattilio, Norman B. Epstein
  • Structural-strategic approaches to couple and family therapy / Victoria Behar Mitrani, Maria Alejandra Perez
  • Integrative approaches to couple and family therapy / Jay L. Lebow
  • Efficacy, effectiveness, and change mechanisms in couple and family therapy / Thomas L. Sexton ... [et al.]
  • Emotionally-focused couples therapy / Susan M. Johnson
  • Behavioral couple therapy / David C. Atkins, Sona Dimidjian, Andrew Christensen
  • Multisystemic therapy / Ashli J. Sheidow, Scott W. Henggeler, Sonja K. Schoenwald
  • Functional family therapy / Thomas L. Sexton, James F. Alexander
  • Evaluation and treatment of sexual dysfunction / S. Michael Plaut, Karen M. Donahey
  • Medical family therapy / Nancy Breen Ruddy, Susan H. McDaniel
  • The treatment of adolescent conduct disorders and drug abuse / Timothy J. Ozechowski, Charles W. Turner, Holly B. Waldron
  • Treatment through writing / Luciano L'Abate
  • Psychoeducation and enrichment / Rita DeMaria
  • The metamorphosis of training and supervision / Cheryl L. Storm, Teresa McDowell, Janie K. Long
  • The future of couple and family therapy / Thomas L. Sexton, Gerald R. Weeks, Michael S. Robbins

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This new Handbook of Family Therapy is the culmination of a decade of achievements within the field of family and couples therapy, emerging from and celebrating the dynamic evolution of marriage and family theory, practice, and research. The editors have unified the efforts of the profession's major players in bringing the most up-to-date and innovative information to the forefront of both educational and practice settings. They review the major theoretical approaches and break new ground by identifying and describing the current era of evidence-based models and contemporary areas of application. The Handbook of Family Therapy is a comprehensive, progressive, and skillful presentation of the science and practice of family and couples therapy, and a valuable resource for practitioners and students alike.

Table of Contents

Gurman, Foreword: Ushering in a New Era. Sexton, Weeks, Robbins, Preface: A New Era of Couple and Family Therapy. Part I: Understanding Families and Couples: The Foundations of Practice. Becvar, Eras of Epistemology: A Survey of Family Therapy. Robbins, Mayorga, Szapocznik, The Ecosystemic "lens" to Understanding Family Functioning. Falicov, Ethnicity and Culture in Family Therapy: New Variations on a Fundamental Theme. Part II: Major Theoretical Models of Couple and Family Therapy. J. Scharff, D. Scharff, Object-relations and Psychodynamic Approaches to Couple and Family Therapy. Nichols, Family of Origin Treatment. Duncan, Miller, Sparks, Interactional and Solution Focused Brief Therapies: Evolving Concepts of Change. Anderson, Postmodern Social Construction Therapies. Dattilio, Epstein, Cognitive-behavioral Couple and Family Therapy. Mitrani, Structural-strategic Approaches to Couple and Family Therapy. Lebow, Integrative Approaches to Couple and Family Therapy. Part III: Evidence Based Couple and Family Intervention Programs. Sexton, Robbins, Hollimon, Mease, Mayorga, Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Change Mechanisms in Couple and Family Therapy. Johnson, Emotionally-focused Couples Therapy: Empiricism and Art. Atkins, Dimidjian, Christensen, Behavioral Couple Therapy: Past, Present and Future.Sheidow, Henggler, Schoenwald, Multisystemic Therapy. Sexton, Alexander, Functional Family Therapy: A Mature Clinical Model for Working with At-risk Adolescents and Their Families. Part IV: Special Applications/Special Populations. Plaut, Donahey, Evaluation and Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction. Ruddy, McDaniel, Medical Family Therapy. Ozechowski, Waldron, Turner, The Treatment of Adolescent Conduct Disorders and Drug Abuse. L'Abate, Treatment through Writing: A Unique New Direction. DeMaria, Psychoeducation and Enrichment: Clinical Considerations for Couple and Family Therapy. Storm, McDowell, Long, The Metamorphosis of Training and Supervision. Part V: The Future of Couple and Family Therapy. Sexton, Weeks, Robbins, The Future of Couple and Family Therapy.

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