Mastering Family Therapy: Journeys of Growth and Transformation - Softcover

Minuchin, Salvador; Lee, Wai-Yung; Simon, George M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471757721 ISBN 13: 9780471757726

Publisher: Wiley, 2006

Synopsis

A master class in family therapy--now updated with an additional ten years' case experience
Few people have had as profound an impact on the theory and practice of family therapy as Salvador Minuchin. As one commentator put it, "Memories of his classic sessions have become the standard against which therapists judge their own best work." This new edition of the classic, Mastering Family Therapy, offers beginners and experienced practitioners alike the opportunity to learn the art and science of family therapy under this pioneering clinician and teacher.

In elegant clinical interplays, Minuchin, his colleagues Wai-Yung Lee and George Simon, and eight advanced students provide answers to such critical questions as:
* What does it take to master the art of family therapy?
* How do I create an effective personal style?
* How can I become an instrument for growth for troubled families?
This updated Second Edition features:
* An overview and critique of new models of treatment in the field, especially evidence-based models of family treatment
* New case material highlighting the impact of societal context on families
* Minuchin's conceptualization of a four-step process of family assessment, including how history can impact current family functioning
A new and thoroughly revised version of the classic text, Mastering Family Therapy, Second Edition is essential reading for all those who practice, study, or teach family therapy.

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From the Publisher

A rare behind-the-scenes look at the legendary Sal Minuchin's work as a practitioner and teacher of family therapy. In part one, Minuchin offers his views on what makes a good family therapist and discusses how therapists must use their own personal experiences to bring about change in troubled families. In part two, nine of Minuchin's students each present a detailed case study along with Minuchin's ongoing commentary--and demonstrate how Minuchin's supervision enhanced their self-understanding and their therapeutic practice.

From the Inside Flap

" Mastering Family Therapy is a bottomless bag of tools ... a pathbreaking contribution. For the beginner, it is a remarkably rich resource. For the experienced therapist, the harvest has never been so abundant. And it is particularly valuable for supervisors, who will learn from the ingenious ways Minuchin finds to resolve clashes and promote growth." -- From the Foreword by Braulio Montalvo Few people have had as profound an impact on the theory and practice of family therapy as Salvador Minuchin. As one commentator lint it, " Memories of his classic sessions have become the standard against which therapists judge their own best work." Now, Mastering Family Therapy offers beginners and experienced practitioners alike the rare opportunity to find out what it is like to learn the art and science of family therapy under this pioneering clinician and teacher. An inspiring, uniquely intimate account of Minuchin' s ideas and methods, this fascinating volume is a veritable " Master Class" in family therapy. In elegant clinical interplays, Minuchin, his colleagues Wai-Yung Lee and George Simon, and nine advanced students provide answers to such critical questions as: What does it take to master the art of family therapy? How do I create an effective personal style? How can I become an instrument for growth for troubled families? In Part I, Minuchin offers his candid assessment of the forms of family therapy that have emerged over the past fifty years, including his own structural approach. He shares his views on what makes a good family therapist and he explains why, if therapists are to become catalysts for change, they must learn to draw on theirpersonal histories, their own sensibilities and sensitivities. Part II takes us behind tim scenes to observe Minuchin in supervisory sessions with his students and the families they are treating. We witness his trademark flair and his dazzling flashes of insight and imagination as he challenges his trainees to overcome roadblocks to personal and professional growth. In one case, he deftly helps a soft-spoken psychologist increase his intensity to match the volatile emotionality of a family in crisis. In another, he teaches an intellectual therapist a crucial lesson: that verbal pyrotechnics are no substitute for courageous use of self. By the end of the book we have experienced nine dramatic journeys in which teacher, student, and families are powerfully transformed. Mastering Family Therapy is must reading for all those who practice, study, or teach family therapy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0471757721
• ISBN 13: 9780471757726
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 304