The Practice of Family Therapy: Key Elements Across Models

In this practice-based book, authors Hanna and Brown show beginners how to move from practice of individual therapy to the practice of family therapy. The authors help students move toward integration of the different approaches to family therapy, encourage students to develop multiple views of a problem, and integrate common skills from various traditional and contemporary therapeutic models. The first part of the book compares and contrasts the major schools of family therapy, while the second and third parts cover basic assessment and treatment skills.

Suzanne Midori Hanna is a professor of counseling and family sciences at Loma Linda University. She is also the coordinator of the medical family therapy doctoral track, and is an AAMFT-approved supervisor. Dr. Hanna's areas of interest include minority health/mental health issues, collaborative interdisciplinary practice, medical family therapy, behavioral genetics, and evidence-based practice.