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Author : Lynn Hoffman,Keith Clark
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0393703800
This book follows the journey of one highly curious and questing therapist from an instrumental, causal approach to family therapy to a collaborative, communal one.
Author : Lynn Hoffman
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2001-10-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781324016205
This book follows the journey of one highly curious and questing therapist from an instrumental, causal approach to family therapy to a collaborative, communal one. Because Lynn Hoffman has been in the field for almost forty years and has worked with so many of its influential thinkers, the book is also a history of family therapy's evolution. Her knowledge of family therapy is intimate and deep; her perspective is clear-eyed and often wryly humorous. Readers will be reminded that, however big and impressive the theories, family therapy is very much a human endeavor. Hoffman revisits the experiences, ideas, and relationships that have informed her journey and presents them both as she perceived them at the time and as she perceives them now looking back. Through this process of reflective conversation, she creates not only a legacy out of the people and situations that acted on her most powerfully but also a countertradition to the strategic approach that influenced her so strongly early in her career. But this is not just history. Throughout her career Hoffman has been in the forefront of family therapy. She has interacted with and sometimes worked closely with many of family therapy's influential thinkers and actors, including Jay Haley, Virginia Satir, Dick Auerswald, Harry Aponte, Peggy Papp, Olga Silverstein, the Milan team, Peggy Penn, Harry Goolishian, Harlene Anderson, Tom Andersen, and Michael White. The evolution of her thinking has paralleled the major developments in the field. As she braids together continuity and innovation, she finds her own voice—a 'different voice'—and her own style—more open, more inclusive, and less controlling. In the second half of the book Hoffman demonstrates the many possibilities inherent in 'not knowing,' in working with a reflecting team, in looking for the 'presenting edge,' and in grabbing the 'emotional main chance.'
Author : David Denborough
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Families
ISBN : 0957792948
In these personal and thoughtful interviews, influential family therapists from different parts of the world invite the reader into their worldview and the history that has shaped it. In some circumstances, they also offer reflections and regrets about aspects of past practices, and they speak of what continues to inspire them. This is a friendly and intimate book which enables readers to engage with the history and diversity of ideas of the field of family therapy and also to get to know, in some small way, those whose stories are contained in its pages.
Author : Susan M. Johnson,Valerie E. Whiffen
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005-12-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1593852924
This practical book presents cutting-edge approaches to couple and family therapy that use attachment theory as the basis for new clinical understandings. Fresh and provocative insights are provided on the nature of interactions between adult partners and among parents and children; the role of attachment in distressed and satisfying relationships; and the ways attachment-oriented interventions can address individual problems as well as marital conflict and difficult family transitions. With contributions from leading clinicians and researchers, the volume offers both general strategies and specific techniques for helping clients build stronger, more supportive relational bonds.
Author : Geoffrey Goding
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Family psychotherapy
ISBN : 0958820619
Author : Theodore Zeldin
Publisher : Random House
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781448161997
'The book that changed my life... a constant companion' Bill Bailey 'Extraordinary and beautiful...the most exciting and ambitious work of non-fiction I have read in more than a decade' The Daily Telegraph This extraordinarily wide-ranging study looks at the dilemmas of life today and shows how they need not have arisen. Portraits of living people and historical figures are placed alongside each other as Zeldin discusses how men and women have lost and regained hope; how they have learnt to have interesting conversations; how some have acquired an immunity to loneliness; how new forms of love and desire have been invented; how respect has become more valued than power; how the art of escaping from one's troubles has developed; why even the privileged are often gloomy; and why parents and children are changing their minds about what they want from each other.
Author : Alan Carr
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 651 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006-03-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780470033579
"Alan Carr has once more demonstrated his unique ability to combinean encyclopaedic breadth of knowledge with clear pragmatic ideasabout how to apply this knowledge in clinical practice. The2nd edition of this book is more than just an updatewith new sections on common factors in therapy and on integrativemodels of family therapy which are particularly welcome." —Ivan Eisler, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London,UK Editor, Journal of Family Therapy "Carr’s style of comprehensively considering differenttheories and approaches in a practical manner and demonstratingtheir integrative and cohesive properties is exceptionally helpfuland grounding for the reader. There is little doubt that thisvolume will well serve students, trainees and experiencedpractitioners for sometime to come." —Eddy Street, Former Editor of Journal of FamilyTherapy Now in its second edition, Family Therapy: Concepts, Processand Practice has been fully updated to cover recent advances intheory and practice. It offers a critical evaluation of the majorschools of family therapy, provides an integrative model for thepractice of marital and family therapy, and demonstrates how thismodel can be used in everyday practice with a range of commonchild-focused and adult-focused problems. It also provides athorough, up-to-date review of research on the effectiveness offamily therapy and outlines implications for evidence-basedpractice. This popular text now includes exercises that can be used bytrainers and trainees to foster family therapy skills development.Other key features from the first edition are retained,including: Chapter plans at the start of each chapter and a helpfulsummary of key points at the end Suggestions for further reading Glossary of key terms in theoretical chapters Case examples Full details of resources for professionals, including usefulweb sites. Family Therapy: Concepts, Process and Practice is amust-have resource for all students and mental health professionalstraining in family therapy. It will also be of interest toexperienced practitioners, and those who are involved in deliveringtraining programmes.
Author : Siddhartha Mukherjee
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781476733531
The #1 NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller The basis for the PBS Ken Burns Documentary The Gene: An Intimate History Now includes an excerpt from Siddhartha Mukherjee’s new book Song of the Cell! From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies—a fascinating history of the gene and “a magisterial account of how human minds have laboriously, ingeniously picked apart what makes us tick” (Elle). “Sid Mukherjee has the uncanny ability to bring together science, history, and the future in a way that is understandable and riveting, guiding us through both time and the mystery of life itself.” —Ken Burns “Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee dazzled readers with his Pulitzer Prize-winning The Emperor of All Maladies in 2010. That achievement was evidently just a warm-up for his virtuoso performance in The Gene: An Intimate History, in which he braids science, history, and memoir into an epic with all the range and biblical thunder of Paradise Lost” (The New York Times). In this biography Mukherjee brings to life the quest to understand human heredity and its surprising influence on our lives, personalities, identities, fates, and choices. “Mukherjee expresses abstract intellectual ideas through emotional stories…[and] swaddles his medical rigor with rhapsodic tenderness, surprising vulnerability, and occasional flashes of pure poetry” (The Washington Post). Throughout, the story of Mukherjee’s own family—with its tragic and bewildering history of mental illness—reminds us of the questions that hang over our ability to translate the science of genetics from the laboratory to the real world. In riveting and dramatic prose, he describes the centuries of research and experimentation—from Aristotle and Pythagoras to Mendel and Darwin, from Boveri and Morgan to Crick, Watson and Franklin, all the way through the revolutionary twenty-first century innovators who mapped the human genome. “A fascinating and often sobering history of how humans came to understand the roles of genes in making us who we are—and what our manipulation of those genes might mean for our future” (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel), The Gene is the revelatory and magisterial history of a scientific idea coming to life, the most crucial science of our time, intimately explained by a master. “The Gene is a book we all should read” (USA TODAY).
Author : Salvador Minuchin,Michael P. Nichols
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1998-04-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781439107898
At the center of people’s lives is the family, which can be and should be a haven from the harshness of the outside world. Unfortunately, the source of people’s greatest hope for happiness often turns out to be the source of their worst disappointments. Now, the family therapist, Salvador Minuchin unravels the knots of family dynamics against the background of his own odyssey from an extended Argentinian Jewish family to his innovative treatment of troubled families. Through the stories of families who have sought his help, the reader is taken inside the consulting room to see how families struggle with self-defeating patterns of behavior. Through his confrontational style of therapy, Dr Minuchin demonstrates the strict but unseen rules that trap family members in stifling roles, and illuminates methods for helping families untangle systems of disharmony. In Dr Minuchin’s therapy there are no villains and no victims, only people trying to deal with various problems at each stage of the family life cycle. Minuchin understands the family as a system of interconnected lives, not as a “dysfunctional” group. Each story of a therapeutic encounter brings a new understanding of familiar dilemmas and classic mistakes, and recounts Dr Minuchin’s creative solutions.
Author : Samuel T. Gladding
Publisher : Macmillan College
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Family psychotherapy
ISBN : 0023441216
Author : Herbert Goldenberg,Irene Goldenberg
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781133711049
This current, engaging, and practice-oriented text is your complete resource for mastering the many facets of family therapy. In this eighth edition, the authors provide practice-oriented content that will help you become an empathic and effective family therapist. The new edition includes the latest references and contemporary thinking on central issues such as family resiliency, alternative forms of family life today, gender, culture, and ethnic considerations. A new feature, Thinking like a Clinician, helps students to reflect on practice issues related to each chapter. This edition also contains the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Code of Ethics--a great reference that will help you understand the importance of ethical practices. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Author : Charles O'Leary
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-29
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780230361607
In The Practice of Person Centred Couple and Family Therapy, Charles O'Leary offers a rich description of relationship therapy that draws on the resources of both person-centred psychotherapy and systemic and family therapy to present a skilful, respectful and empathic approach to working with couples and families. Grounded in detailed descriptions of client goals and predicaments, the book takes an inside look at the therapist's options and decision-making with both clarity and compassion. Written in a refreshing, lively and personal style, the book: - Provides an abundance of ideas and techniques relevant to each step of the therapeutic process. - Addresses the complexity of family and couple therapy, including chapters on working with same-sex couples and working with children and adolescents. - Offers humanistic depth and breadth to a challenging area of practice, with a strong value base and a philosophy that always privileges the client's viewpoint. Clear, concise, and highly readable, this is a vital, thought-provoking text for students, trainees and practitioners of counselling and psychotherapy working with couples and families.
Author : Joan Atwood
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781351520294
Treatment for the chronically ill has traditionally focused on physical factors and symptoms, despite the fact that chronic illness also affects life in an emotional and spiritual way. The approach toward treatment described in this volume addresses all aspects of a patient's life, including their interpersonal experiences and relationships, presenting family therapists and family physicians as part of the same treatment team. This volume thus provides a foundation for understanding the role illness plays in family systems. The meaning an individual gives to an illness is profoundly influenced by and influences that person's social world. In turn, social culture and social networks both shape and are shaped by the individual's experiences. Exploring how the meaning of chronic illness is defined tells us much about the individual's interpersonal relations and the resultant meaning given to the person's illness. As a consequence, family therapy must be an integral part of the treatment plan for chronically ill patients . Family Therapy and Chronic Illness approaches chronic illness from a leading-edge perspective. This approach enables therapists to listen attentively to complicated narratives. Because these stories, feelings, and emotions are difficult to describe, the clients have demanding "telling" tasks while therapists have demanding "listening" tasks. This book sends an important message not just about the chronically ill, but also about their families, therapists, and doctors, and how they can work together to develop the best treatment plan possible.
Author : Joseph L. Wetchler,Lorna L. Hecker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 635 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317963400
Now in its second edition, this text introduces readers to the rich history and practice of Marriage and Family Therapy, with 32 professionals from across the US presenting their knowledge in their areas of expertise. This blend of approaches and styles gives this text a unique voice and makes it a comprehensive resource for graduate students taking their first course in Marriage and Family Therapy. The book is divided into three sections: Part 1 focuses on the components on which 21st century family therapy is based and summarizes the most recent changes made to not only therapeutic interventions, but to the very concept of “family.” Part 2 presents an overview of the 7 major theoretical models of the field: structural, strategic, Milan, social constructionist, experiential, transgenerational, and cognitive-behavioral family therapy. Each chapter in this section • Focuses on the founder of the theory, its theoretical tenants, and its key techniques • Shows how the model focuses on diversity • Presents the research that supports the approach Part 3 addresses specific treatment areas that are common to marriage and family therapists, such as sex therapy, pre-marital therapy, research, and ethics and legal issues. As an introduction to the field of Marriage and Family Therapy, this volume stands above the rest. Not only will readers gain an understanding of the rich history of the field and its techniques, but they will also see a complete picture of the context in which families are embedded, such as gender, culture, spirituality, and sexual orientation. This knowledge is the key to understanding what differentiates Marriage and Family Therapy from individual psychotherapy. Glossaries, case studies, tables, figures, and appendices appear generously throughout the text to present this information and give students a thorough overview to prepare them for their professional lives.
Author : Michael D. Reiter
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000873542
Family Therapy: The Basics provides a clear and concise overview of the field of family therapy and its foundational models. This text explores the history, skills, and theories upon which family therapy rests, highlighting the main figures, concepts, ethical principles, and methods.Focusing on the breadth of the field, readers are provided answers to some of the most important questions for potential therapists: What are the primary skills family therapists use to help families change? How do family therapists incorporate aspects of diversity into their practice? What are the major models of family therapy practice? Where is the field of family therapy headed in the future? Family Therapy: The Basics is an ideal introduction for students exploring the field of psychotherapy and how a focus on the family and the use of various family therapy theories can help shift family organizations and relationships.