The Essentials of Family Therapy 7th Edition by Michael Nichols, ISBN-13: 978-0135168097

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The Essentials of Family Therapy 7th Edition by Michael Nichols, ISBN-13: 978-0135168097

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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pearson
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 19, 2019
• Edition ‏ : ‎ 7th
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• 288 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0135168090
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0135168097

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A pragmatic, clinical approach focuses on the essential knowledge needed for the successful practice of family therapy.

The Essentials of Family Therapy examines the full scope of family therapy – its rich history, classic schools, and latest developments – with an increased emphasis on practical issues. With its focus on contemporary clinical practice, illustrative case studies, and extremely practical presentation, The Essentials of Family Therapy helps readers gain a thorough understanding of why a therapy technique is successful and how they can apply it in their own practice.

The 7th Edition features new case studies with Reflect and Apply Questions to help students think about how to apply therapeutic principles; end-of chapter questions that are designed to help readers think critically about the principles in the chapter and consider how to apply them; and additional content highlighting the essential concepts in each chapter. New material that emphasizes recent trends in clinical practice has been added, including: a revised Cognitive-Behavioral chapter that focuses on recent trends (Ch.9); a new section on families with transgender members (Ch. 10); and a new chapter about research (Ch. 14).

Table of Contents:

Preface

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Brief Contents

Contents

Part I The Context of Family Therapy

Introduction: Becoming a Family Therapist

The Myth of the Hero

Psychotherapeutic Sanctuary

Family Versus Individual Therapy

The Power of Family Therapy

Essential Highlights

Review Questions

Reflection Questions

Recommended Readings

Chapter 1 The Evolution of Family Therapy

Essential Points in This Chapter

As You Read, Consider

The Undeclared War

Small Group Dynamics

The Child Guidance Movement

Marriage Counseling

Research on Family Dynamics and the Etiology of Schizophrenia

Gregory Bateson—Palo Alto

Lyman Wynne—National Institute of Mental Health

Role Theorists

From Research to Treatment: The Pioneers of Family Therapy

John Bell

Palo Alto

Murray Bowen

Nathan Ackerman

Carl Whitaker

Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy

Salvador Minuchin

Other Early Centers of Family Therapy

The Golden Age of Family Therapy

Essential Highlights

Review Questions

Reflection Questions

Recommended Readings

Chapter 2 Basic Techniques of Family Therapy

Essential Points in This Chapter

As You Read, Consider

Getting Started

The Initial Contact

The First Interview

The Early Phase of Treatment

The Middle Phase of Treatment

Termination

Family Assessment

The Presenting Problem

Understanding the Referral Route

Identifying the Systemic Context

Stage of the Life Cycle

Family Structure

Communication

Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse

Extramarital Affairs

Gender

Culture

The Ethical Dimension

Family Therapy with Specific Presenting Problems

Intimate Partner Violence

Sexual Abuse of Children

Essential Highlights

Review Questions

Reflection Questions

Recommended Readings

Chapter 3 The Fundamental Concepts of Family Therapy

Essential Points in This Chapter

As You Read, Consider

Cybernetics

Systems Theory

General Systems Theory

Social Constructionism

Constructivism

The Social Construction of Reality

Attachment Theory

The Working Concepts of Family Therapy

Interpersonal Context

Complementarity

Circular Causality

Triangles

Process/Content

Family Structure

Family Life Cycle

Family Narratives

Gender

Culture

Essential Highlights

Review Questions

Reflection Questions

Recommended Readings

Part II The Classic Schools of Family Therapy

Chapter 4 Bowen Family Systems Therapy

Essential Points in This Chapter

As You Read, Consider

Evolution of the Model

The Basic Model

Differentiation of Self

Emotional Triangles

Multigenerational Emotional Processes

Emotional Cutoff

Societal Emotional Process

Normal Family Development

Development of Behavior Disorders

How Therapy Works

Therapy

Assessment

Therapeutic Techniques

Bowenian Therapy with Couples

Bowenian Therapy with Individuals

Current Status of the Model

Essential Highlights

Review Questions

Reflection Questions

Recommended Readings

Chapter 5 Strategic Family Therapy

Essential Points in This Chapter

As You Read, Consider

Evolution of the Model

The Basic Model

Normal Family Development

Development of Behavior Disorders

How Therapy Works

Therapy

Assessment

Therapeutic Techniques

The MRI Approach

Clever or Insincere?

The Haley and Madanes Approach

The Milan Model

Current Status of the Model

Essential Highlights

Review Questions

Reflection Questions

Recommended Readings

Chapter 6 Structural Family Therapy

Essential Points in This Chapter

As You Read, Consider

Evolution of the Model

The Basic Model

Normal Family Development

Development of Behavior Disorders

How Therapy Works

Therapy

Assessment

Guidelines for Structural Family Assessments

Therapeutic Techniques

Joining and Accommodating

Enactment

Structural Mapping

Highlighting and Modifying Interactions

Boundary Making

Unbalancing

Challenging Unproductive Assumptions

Current Status of the Model

Essential Highlights

Review Questions

Reflection Questions

Recommended Readings

Chapter 7 Experiential Family Therapy

Essential Points in This Chapter

As You Read, Consider

Evolution of the Model

The Basic Model

Theoretical Concepts

Normal Family Development

Development of Behavior Disorders

How Therapy Works

Therapy

Assessment

Therapeutic Techniques

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

Internal Family Systems Therapy.

Current Status of the Model

Essential Highlights

Review Questions

Reflection Questions

Recommended Readings

Chapter 8 Psychoanalytic Family Therapy

Essential Points in This Chapter

As You Read, Consider

Evolution of the Model

The Basic Model

Freudian Drive Psychology

Self Psychology

Object Relations Theory

Normal Family Development

Development of Behavior Disorders

How Therapy Works

Therapy

Assessment

Therapeutic Techniques

Current Status of the Model

Essential Highlights

Review Questions

Reflection Questions

Recommended Readings

Chapter 9 Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy

Essential Points in This Chapter

As You Read, Consider

Evolution of the Model

The Basic Model

Normal Family Development

Development of Behavior Disorders

How Therapy Works

Therapy

Behavioral Parent Training

Assessment

Therapeutic Techniques

Behavioral Couples Therapy

Assessment

Therapeutic Techniques

The Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Family Therapy

Assessment

Therapeutic Techniques

Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction

Current Status of the Model

Essential Highlights

Review Questions

Reflection Questions

Recommended Readings

Part III Recent Developments in Family Therapy

Chapter 10 Family Therapy in the Twenty-First Century

Essential Points in This Chapter

As You Read, Consider

Erosion of Boundaries

Postmodernism

The Feminist Critique

Feminist Family Therapy

Social Constructionism and the Narrative Revolution

Multiculturalism

Race

Poverty and Social Class

LGBTQ+ Rights

Advances in Neuroscience

Sex and the Internet

Spirituality and Religion

Tailoring Treatment to Specific Populations

Single-Parent Families

Families of Color

Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Families

Transgender Individuals and Families

Home-Based Services

Psychoeducation and Medical Family Therapy

Psychoeducation and Schizophrenia

Medical Family Therapy

Relationship Enrichment Programs

Essential Highlights

Review Questions

Reflection Questions

Recommended Readings

Chapter 11 Solution-Focused Therapy

Essential Points in This Chapter

As You Read, Consider

Evolution of the Model

The Basic Model

Normal Family Development

Development of Behavior Disorders

How Therapy Works

Therapy

Assessment

Therapeutic Techniques

Problem Description

Goal Setting.

Exploring Exceptions.

Scaling Questions

Compliments

Taking a Break and Giving Feedback

Later Sessions

“Sure, If You Tell Them We Did Most of the Work”

Current Status of the Model

Essential Highlights

Review Questions

Reflection Questions

Recommended Readings

Chapter 12 Narrative Therapy

Essential Points in This Chapter

As You Read, Consider

Evolution of the Model

The Basic Model

Normal Family Development

Development of Behavior Disorders

How Therapy Works

Therapy

Assessment

Therapeutic Techniques

Externalizing Conversations

Who’s in Charge: The Person or the Problem?

Reading Between the Lines of the Problem Story

Reauthoring

Reinforcing the New Story

Deconstructing Destructive Cultural Assumptions

Current Status of the Model

Essential Highlights

Review Questions

Reflection Questions

Recommended Readings

Part IV The Evaluation of Family Therapy

Chapter 13 Comparative Analysis

Essential Points in This Chapter

As You Read, Consider

Theoretical Formulations

Families as Systems

Stability and Change

Process/Content

Monadic, Dyadic, and Triadic Models

Boundaries

Normal Family Development

Development of Behavior Disorders

Inflexible Systems

Pathologic Triangles

Therapy

Assessment

Decisive Interventions

Integrative Models

Eclecticism

Selective Borrowing

Specially Designed Integrative Models

Integrative Systemic Therapy

The Narrative Solutions Approach.

Integrative Couples Therapy.

Other Integrative Models.

Other Integrative Approaches.

Community Family Therapy

Essential Highlights

■ Integrative Models

Review Questions

Reflection Questions

Recommended Readings

Chapter 14 Family Therapy Research

Essential Points in This Chapter

As You Read, Consider

Family Therapy Research in the Early Days

The Search for a Winner: Randomized Controlled Trials

The Search for Consensus: Meta-Analysis

Effects of Family Therapy with Specific Populations

Substance Abuse

Conduct Disorder

Major Mental Illness

Couple Distress

Depression

Intimate Partner Violence

Summary

Family Therapy Research Today

Common Factors

The Therapeutic Alliance

Client Variables

Therapist Variables

Hope and Expectancy

Extratherapeutic Factors

The Search for How Change Occurs: Process and Observational Research

Family Therapy Research in the Future

Essential Highlights

Review Questions

Reflection Questions

Recommended Readings

Appendix: Selected Readings in Family Therapy

General Principles of Family Systems

Culture and Family Therapy

Marriage

In-laws and the Extended Family

Families with Babies and Small Children

Families with Older Children

Divorce, Remarriage, and Stepparenting

Leaving Home and the Postchildrearing Years

Family Therapy Technique

Glossary

References

Index

Michael Nichols has been a leading teacher and practitioner of family therapy for 40 years. He trained with Salvador Minuchin and Murray Brown and has worked with many leaders of the various schools. He’s written a number of books, including the most respected textbook in family therapy, Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods, as well as the best-selling The Lost Art of Listening, and Assessing Families and Couples: From Symptom to System (with Salvador Minuchin and Wai-Yung Lee). He currently teaches at the College of William and Mary. He is also a national champion powerlifter.

Dr. Sean Davis earned his BA in Family Studies and MS in Marriage and Family Therapy at Brigham Young University. He earned his PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy at Virginia Tech and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Kentucky. He currently teaches at Alliant International University. Dr. Davis’ work focuses on common factors of effective marriage and family therapy treatments. He is widely published in this area, most notably having co-authored the first book on this subject and two articles for which he and his co-authors received the 2014 and 2015 article of the year award in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, his field’s top journal. Dr. Davis is also the coauthor (with Dr. Michael Nichols) of Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods, one of the field’s most widely used theory textbooks. In addition to his work on common factors, Dr. Davis enjoys international education opportunities, having taken students to Mexico and Italy.

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