The Essentials of Family Therapy

Foreword

Preface

Major Events in the History of Family Therapy



Part One: The Context of Family Therapy

1. The Foundations of Family Therapy

2. The Evolution of Family Therapy

3. Getting Started in Family Therapy: Basic Techniques

4. The Fundamental Concepts of Family Therapy



Part Two: The Classic Schools of Family Therapy

5. Bowen Family Systems Therapy

6. Strategic Family Therapy

7. Structural Family Therapy

8. Experiential Family Therapy

9. Psychoanalytic Family Therapy

10. Cognitive-Behavior Family Therapy



Part Three: Recent Developments in Family Therapy

11. Family Therapy in the Twenty-First Century

12. Solution-Focused Therapy

13. Narrative Therapy

14. Integrative Models



Part Four: The Evaluation of Family Therapy

15. Comparative Analysis

16. Research on Family Intervention: Family Treatment and Prevention Programs



Appendix A: Selected Readings

Appendix B: Careers and Training

Name Index

Subject Index