Family Therapy: History, Theory, and Practice - Hardcover

Gladding, Samuel T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 013836396X ISBN 13: 9780138363963

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 1997

Synopsis

This comprehensive text focuses on the multiple aspects of family therapy. It begins by examining various ways that families develop and identifies the characteristics of both healthy and dysfunctional families. It continues by presenting the rationale and history of family therapy, its general processes, and the main theoretical approaches to therapeutically working with families. Also explored are the issues and dynamics in working with special family forms. The book closes with a discussion of the ethical, legal, and professional issues for today's family therapist.

About this title

From the Publisher:

An accessible, comprehensive text focusing on multiple aspects of family therapy, including coverage of special family forms such as single parent, remarried families, and culturally diverse families. Students are introduced to the various ways families develop and characteristics of healthy and dysfunctional families. They examine the rationale and history of family therapy, general processes, and major therapeutic approaches...and explore issues and dynamics associated with working with special family forms. Finally, ethical, legal, and professional issues are addressed, followed by chapters on research and developing trends in family therapy.

From the Back Cover:

This best selling book has been thoroughly updated to reflect a current and in-depth look at the field of family therapy. It retains its unique approach of leading the reader developmentally from understanding how families function to using therapeutic techniques that will help them change. Extremely organized and well written, this edition offers comprehensive coverage of all major theories of family therapy as well as the latest information about associations dedicated to promoting family therapy and means by which therapists can best assist families in entering and being successful in treatment. A popular four-part format organizes content in a logical, developmental format: 1) Understanding Families, 2) Therapeutic Approaches to Working with Families, 3) Special Populations in Family Therapy, and 4) Professional Issues and Research in Family Therapy. For individuals with either a personal or professional interest in marriage and family counseling.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 013836396X
• ISBN 13: 9780138363963
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 507