Book Details
Orange Code:95574
Paperback:650 pages
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Sections:
1. Goals of Family Therapy Across the Lifecycle2. Origins of Family Therapy3. Theories that Focus on Behaviour Patterns4. Theories that Focus on Belief Systems5. Theories that Focus on Contexts6. Integrative Models7. The Stages of Family Therapy8. Formulating Problems and Exceptions9. Interventions for Behaviour, Beliefs and Contexts10. Physical Child Abuse11. Sexual Abuse12. Conduct Problems13. Drug Abuse in Adolescence14. Distressed Couples15. Depression and Anxiety16. Alcohol Problems in Adulthood17. Schizophrenia18. Evidence-based Practice in Marital and Family Therapy19. Professional Resources
Description:
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This is a unique text that brings together theory, research evidence and clinical treatment of major problems in family life. It offers a critical evaluation of the major schools of family therapy, an integrative model for the practice of marital and family therapy, and examples of how this model may be used with a range of common child–focused and adult–focused problems. Findings from research on the effectiveness of family therapy are reviewed and the implications of these for evidence–based practice are outlined.
- Features chapter plans at the start of chapters and a summary of key points at the end
- Presents case examples throughout the text
- Provides suggestions for further reading in each chapter, plus a glossary of new terms in theoretical chapters
- Includes a section on resources for professionals training in family therapy
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