General Family Therapy

The challenge facing the authors of texts that address the multiplicity and complexity of problems that may afflict families can be intimidating. This task has been greatly facilitated by the contributions of the new co-author, Jeff Chang, and in this edition provides a clear, easily read and readily understandable introduction to family therapy.

This is a comprehensive discussion of caregiver family therapy, a systems approach to treating families that care for an ageing adult. Full of rich clinical examples, this book will help therapists and other service providers meet the complex, diverse needs of caregiving families.

Marriage and family therapy (MFT) is a profession that is expected to grow rapidly over the next 10 years. This timely text provides the essential knowledge base for all facets of supervision in MFT that are required to become an AAMFT-Approved Supervisor.

This book looks beyond single models of treatment and instead presents an integrative model of couple and family therapy. In describing how the field has evolved over the years, Jay Lebow articulates a core set of principles from which therapists can shape their own best methods of practice.

Fifth edition of a classic text that views couples and family therapy through a psychiatric lens Written by clinicians with a biopsychosocial perspective on illness and family dysfunction.

No other book in the field today so fully combines vivid clinical examples, specific details of technique, and mature perspectives on both effectively functioning families and those seeking therapy.

This time-saving resource features: Treatment plan components for 40 behaviorally based presenting problems. Over 1,000 pre-written treatment goals, objectives, and interventions--plus space to record your own treatment plan options.

The functional family therapy approach described in this book, a synthesis of interpersonal, behavioral, and systems orientations, represents a new evolutionary step in the treatment of families.

The third edition of "An Introduction to Family Therapy" provides an overview of the core concepts informing family therapy and systemic practice, covering the development of this innovative field from the 1950s to the present day.

This practical textbook helps students in marriage and family programmes, as well as practicing marriage and family therapists, understand and apply a variety of the most popular family therapy models.