Couples and Family Therapy in Clinical 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 -Draws on case studies to present family-oriented interventions in an accessible manner -Explores underlying p...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Wiley-Blackwell,
2015.
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Edición: | 5th |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Series; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Foreword; Reference; Foreword; Preface; Background; Fifth Edition Changes; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; A Guide for Using the Text; Section I: Family Therapy in Context; Chapter 1: The Field of Couples and Family Therapy: Development and Definition; Objectives for the Reader; Introduction; Development of the Family Therapy Field; Definition of Couples and Family Therapy; Core Concepts; Differentiation of Family Therapy From Other Psychotherapies; Clinical Practice Implications; Suggested Reading; References.
- Chapter 2: Family Life in Historical and Sociological Perspective; Objectives for the Reader; Introduction; Structure and Function of the American Family; Immigration; Ethnicity; Secular View of Marriage; Structures of Marriage; Divorce; The Functional Single-Parent Family; Stepfamilies; LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) Couples; Parenting in Post-modern Relationships; Family Types; Social Class; Aging of the Population; The Changing Family Life Cycle; Clinical Practice Implications; Suggested Reading; References; Section II: Functional and Dysfunctional Families.
- Chapter 3: Understanding the Functional Family; Objectives for the Reader; Introduction; The Family as a System; The Couples/Marital and Family Life Cycle; The Family Life Cycle; Family Tasks; Family Belief Systems; Family Resilience; Clinical Practice Implications; Suggested Readings; References; Chapter 4: Understanding the Functional Family in a Variety of Family Forms; Objectives for the Reader; Introduction; Impact of an Extended Individual Life Cycle; Marriage; Divorce; Binuclear Families; Remarriage and Blended Families; Stepfamilies (Blended Families); Grandparent-Headed Families.
- Lesbian, Gay, or Transgendered Families; Parents with a Gender Non-conforming Child; Multiple-Partner Fertility Families; Adoption and Families; Interracial Families; Trends in Parenting; Clinical Practice Implications; Suggested Reading; References; Chapter 5: Problems and Dysfunction from an Integrated Family Systems Perspective; Objectives for the Reader; Introduction: The Dysfunctional Family System; A Systems Approach to Problems and Dysfunction; Family Beliefs and Myths; The Larger Social System and Dysfunction; Implications for Treatment-The Development of Symptoms in a Particular Person.
- Life Cycle Problems and Dysfunction; Task Performance in the Dysfunctional Family; Clinical Practice Implications; Suggested Reading; References; Section III: Family Evaluation; Chapter 6: The Process of Evaluation; Objectives for the Reader; Introduction; Who to Include in the Family Evaluation; Progression of the Family Evaluation Interview; Dimensions of Couple and Family Assessment; Working with a Systemic Model of Change; Role of Historical Material; Role of Individual and Family Diagnoses; Clinical Practice Implications; References; Chapter 7: The Content of Evaluation.