Normal Family Processes, Fourth Edition (Paperback)

Froma Walsh

ISBN 10: 1462525482 / ISBN 13: 9781462525485

Published by Guilford Publications, New York, 2015

About this Item

Paperback. Widely adopted, this valued course text and practitioner guide has expanded the understanding of family normality and healthy functioning in our increasingly diverse society. The editor and contributors are at the forefront of research and clinical training. They describe the challenges facing contemporary families and ways in which clinicians can promote resilience. With consideration of sociocultural and developmental influences, chapters identify key family processes that nurture and sustain strong bonds in couples; dual-earner, divorced, single-parent, remarried, adoptive, and kinship care families; gay and lesbian families; culturally diverse families; and those coping with adversity, such as trauma, poverty, and chronic illness. New to This Edition Reflects important research advances and the changing contexts of family life. Additional chapter topics: kinship care, family rituals, evidence-based assessment, and neurobiology. All chapters have been fully updated. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Normal Family Processes, Fourth Edition (Paperback)
• Publisher: Guilford Publications, New York
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1462525482
• ISBN 13: 9781462525485
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Widely adopted, this valued course text and practitioner guide has expanded the understanding of family normality and healthy functioning in our increasingly diverse society. The editor and contributors are at the forefront of research and clinical training. They describe the challenges facing contemporary families and ways in which clinicians can promote resilience. With consideration of sociocultural and developmental influences, chapters identify key family processes that nurture and sustain strong bonds in couples; dual-earner, divorced, single-parent, remarried, adoptive, and kinship care families; gay and lesbian families; culturally diverse families; and those coping with adversity, such as trauma,  poverty, and chronic illness.

New to This Edition

• Reflects important research advances and the changing contexts of family life.
• Additional chapter topics: kinship care, family rituals, evidence-based assessment, and neurobiology.
• All chapters have been fully updated.

About the Author

Froma Walsh, MSW, PhD, is Firestone Professor Emerita at the University of Chicago and is the Co-Founding Co-Director of the Chicago Center for Family Health. Dr. Walsh is an internationally respected clinical scholar and a foremost authority on family resilience. Integrating developmental, relational, sociocultural, and spiritual perspectives, her resilience-oriented systemic approach with individuals, couples, and families fosters healing and positive adaptation. She is past editor-in-chief of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy and past president of the American Family Therapy Academy. Dr. Walsh is the recipient of many honors for distinguished contributions to theory, research, and practice, including the Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Association and awards from the American Family Therapy Academy, the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the American Orthopsychiatric Association, and the Society for Pastoral Counseling Research. She is a frequent speaker and consultant internationally, and her books have been translated into many languages.