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Jencius, M. (2017). Systemic family therapy. In J. Carlson, & S. Dermer (Eds.), The Sage encyclopedia of marriage, family, and couples counseling (Vol. 4, pp. 1665-1670). SAGE Publications. https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483369532.n500

This is a concise and helpful overview of the core elements of systemic family therapy.

Lebow, J. (2014). Couple and family therapy: An integrative map of the territory. American Psychological Association.

Read Chapter 1 (Introduction: Foundations of couple and family therapy), which includes both historical and current perspectives on the field of CFT.

McGoldrick, M., & Hardy, K. V. (2019). Re-visioning family therapy, third edition: Addressing diversity in clinical practice. Guilford Press.

Read Chapter 1 (The power of naming) which addresses current challenges facing the field of family therapy and the importance of attending to language and context in theory and practice.

Skyttner, L. (1972). General systems theory: Problems, perspectives, practice (2nd ed.; electronic resource). World Scientific.

Read Chapter 2 (Basic ideas of general systems theory). This chapter provides additional perspectives on the basics of general systems theory.
Optional: Read Chapters 1, 3, and 4 (The emergence of holistic thinking, A selection of systems theories, and Communication and information theory). These chapters provide insight into General Systems Theory (GST). Reflect on how these concepts inform relational/systemic practice.