Family Therapy An Overview

by Goldenberg, Irene; Goldenberg, Herbert

• ISBN13: 9780534357573
• ISBN10: 0534357571
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-16
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

This new edition of Irene and Herbert Goldenberg's best-selling book takes readers on an examination of the history, development, training, research, and interventions of the rich field of family therapy, including a basic introduction to family systems theory and the family life cycle framework. On each page, Goldenberg and Goldenberg convey enthusiasm for the theories and practices in the field. Theory is brought to life through transcripts of actual therapy sessions, while discussions of cultural diversity examine its implications for family diagnosis, treatment, research, and training. This Fifth Edition provides expanded coverage of cognitive-behavioral family therapy and transgenerational family therapy. Plus, three new chapters make Family Therapy: An Overview the most current book you'll find in the field.

Table of Contents

PART I PERSPECTIVES OF FAMILY THERAPY	1	(80)
Adopting a Family Relationship Framework	3	(18)
Enabling and Disabling Family Systems	4	(1)
Family Structure	4	(1)
Gender and Cultural Considerations	5	(1)
Family Interactive Patterns	6	(1)
Family Narratives and Assumptions	6	(1)
Family Resiliency	7	(2)
The Perspective of Family Therapy	9	(10)
A Paradigm Shift	11	(1)
A Cybernetic Epistemology	12	(1)
Reciprocal Determinism	13	(2)
The Identified Patient and the Appearance of Symptoms	15	(2)
Second-Order Cybernetics	17	(2)
Summary	19	(2)
Family Development: Continuity and Change	21	(23)
The Family Life Cycle Framework	23	(3)
A Family Life Cycle Stage Model	26	(5)
The Developmental Stages	26	(2)
Family Transitions and Symptomatic Behavior	28	(2)
Critique of the Stage Model	30	(1)
Changing Families, Changing Relationships	31	(11)
Developmental Sequences in Intact Families	31	(5)
Developmental Sequences in Alternative Families	36	(6)
Summary	42	(2)
Gender, Culture, and Ethnicity Factors in Family Functioning	44	(15)
Gender Issues in Families and Family Therapy	45	(6)
Therapy from a Gender-Sensitive Perspective	49	(2)
Multicultural and Culture-Specific Considerations	51	(6)
Developing a Multicultural Framework	51	(1)
Cultural Specificity and Family Systems	52	(1)
Ethnicity and the Transmission of Culture	53	(2)
Poverty, Class, and Family Functioning	55	(2)
Summary	57	(2)
The Family as a Psychosocial System	59	(22)
Some Characteristics of a Family System	61	(16)
Family Rules	62	(3)
Family Homeostasis	65	(4)
Feedback, Information, and Control	69	(4)
Subsystems	73	(1)
Boundaries	74	(1)
Open and Closed Systems	75	(2)
Families and Larger Systems	77	(3)
Summary	80	(1)
PART II THE EVOLUTION OF FAMILY THERAPY	81	(28)
Origins and Growth of Family Therapy	83	(26)
Historical Roots of Family Therapy	83	(1)
Studies of Schizophrenia and the Family	84	(6)
Fromm-Reichmann and the Schizophrenogenic Mother	85	(1)
Bateson and the Double Bind	85	(2)
Lidz: Marital Schism and Marital Skew	87	(2)
Bowen, Wynne, and NIMH Studies	89	(1)
Overview of Early Schizophrenia Family Research	90	(1)
Marriage and Pre-Marriage Counseling	90	(3)
The Child Guidance Movement	93	(1)
Group Dynamics and Group Therapy	94	(1)
The Evolution of Family Therapy	95	(12)
From Family Research to Family Treatment	96	(3)
The Rush to Practice	99	(2)
Innovative Techniques and Self-Examination	101	(2)
Professionalization and a New Epistemology	103	(2)
Integration, Eclecticism, and Postmodernism	105	(2)
Summary	107	(2)
PART III THE BASIC MODELS OF FAMILY THERAPY	109	(186)
Psychodynamic Models	111	(24)
The Place of Theory	112	(2)
Some Historical Considerations	114	(3)
The Psychodynamic Outlook	117	(7)
Psychoanalysis and Family Dynamics	118	(6)
Object Relations Theory	124	(3)
Object Relations Therapy	127	(7)
Object Relations and Family-of-Origin Therapy	127	(3)
The Open-Systems, Groups-Analytic Approach	130	(2)
Object Relations Family Therapy	132	(2)
Summary	134	(1)
Experiential Models	135	(30)
The Experiential Model	136	(27)
Symbolic-Experiential Family Therapy	137	(9)
Gestalt Family Therapy	146	(6)
The Human Validation Process Model	152	(9)
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy	161	(2)
Summary	163	(2)
Transgenerational Models	165	(29)
Bowen's Family System	165	(4)
Family Systems Theory	168	(1)
Eight Interlocking Theoretical Concepts	169	(11)
Differentiation of Self	169	(4)
Triangles	173	(2)
Nuclear Family Emotional System	175	(1)
Family Projection Process	176	(1)
Emotional Cutoff	177	(1)
Multigenerational Transmission Process	178	(1)
Sibling Position	179	(1)
Societal Regression	180	(1)
Family Systems Therapy	180	(7)
The Evaluation Interview	180	(2)
The Genogram	182	(2)
Therapeutic Techniques	184	(3)
Contextual Therapy	187	(5)
Relational Ethics and the Family Ledger	187	(5)
Summary	192	(2)
The Structural Model	194	(23)
Structural Family Theory	198	(7)
Family Structure	198	(2)
Family Subsystems	200	(1)
Boundary Permeability	201	(1)
Alignments, Power, and Coalitions	202	(2)
Family Dysfunction	204	(1)
Structural Family Therapy	205	(10)
Joining and Accommodating	206	(1)
Assessing Family Interactions	207	(4)
Monitoring Family Dysfunctional Sets	211	(2)
Restructuring Transactional Patterns	213	(2)
Summary	215	(2)
Strategic Models	217	(27)
MRI Interactional Family Therapy	219	(8)
Developing a Communication Paradigm	219	(3)
Paradoxical Communication	222	(1)
Therapeutic Assumptions	223	(1)
The Therapeutic Double Bind	224	(3)
MRI Brief Family Therapy	227	(4)
Strategic Family Therapy	231	(11)
The Meaning of Symptoms	233	(1)
Developing Therapeutic Strategies	234	(2)
The Initial Interview	236	(1)
The Use of Directives	236	(5)
Pretend Techniques and Family Metaphors	241	(1)
Summary	242	(2)
The Milan Model	244	(21)
Milan Systemic Family Therapy	245	(7)
Long Brief Therapy	248	(2)
Structured Family Sessions	250	(2)
Milan Interviewing Techniques	252	(6)
Questioning Family Belief Systems	258	(6)
The Invariant Prescription	260	(2)
A Post-Milan Systemic Epistemology	262	(2)
Summary	264	(1)
Cognitive-Behavioral Models	265	(30)
A Growing Eclecticism: The Cognitive Connection	266	(3)
The Key Role of Assessment	269	(2)
Forms of Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy	271	(16)
Behavioral Couples Therapy	273	(7)
Behavioral Parent Training	280	(7)
Functional Family Therapy	287	(3)
Conjoint Sex Therapy	290	(3)
Summary	293	(2)
PART IV EVOLVING MODELS OF FAMILY THERAPY	295	(48)
Postmodernism and the Social Constructionist Family Therapies	297	(26)
A Postmodern Clinical Outlook	299	(1)
The Post-Milan Link to the Postmodern View	300	(1)
Reality Is Invented, Not Discovered	301	(1)
Social Constructionist Therapies	302	(19)
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy	303	(6)
Solution-Oriented Family Therapy	309	(2)
A Collaborative Language Systems Approach	311	(3)
Narrative Therapy	314	(5)
The Reflecting Team	319	(2)
Summary	321	(2)
Psychoeducational Family Therapy	323	(20)
Families and Mental Disorders	324	(6)
Family Functioning and Schizophrenia	326	(1)
Expressed Emotion and Schizophrenia	327	(1)
The Therapeutic Process	328	(2)
Medical Family Therapy	330	(2)
Short-term Educational Programs	332	(6)
Relationship Enhancement Programs	333	(2)
Marriage Preparation Programs	335	(1)
Marital Enrichment Programs	336	(1)
Stepfamily Preparation Programs	337	(1)
Summary	338	(5)
PART V RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES	343	(77)
Family Therapy Research	345	(32)
Rebuilding Bridges Between Practitioners and Researchers	345	(4)
Research on Family Psychopathology	349	(2)
Discovering Family Paradigms	351	(5)
Research on Family Measurement Techniques	356	(11)
Self-Report Measures	357	(5)
Observational Methods	362	(5)
Family Therapy Process and Outcome Research	367	(8)
Process Research	368	(2)
Outcome Research	370	(5)
Summary	375	(2)
Becoming A Family Therapist: Training and Supervision	377	(23)
Obtaining Clinical Training	380	(8)
Training Programs	381	(5)
Objectives of Training	386	(2)
Training Aids	388	(5)
Didactic Course Work	389	(2)
Videotapes	391	(2)
Developing Therapeutic Skills Through Supervision	393	(6)
Live Supervision	395	(3)
Cotherapy Teams	398	(1)
Summary	399	(1)
Professional Issues and Ethical Practices	400	(20)
Professional Issues	400	(7)
Regulating Professional Practice	400	(2)
Peer Review	402	(1)
Managed Care and Professional Practice	403	(2)
Legal Liability	405	(2)
Maintaining Ethical Standards	407	(10)
Professional Codes of Ethics	408	(1)
Values, Ethical Dilemmas, and Family Therapy	409	(3)
Confidentiality	412	(2)
Informed Consent	414	(1)
Privileged Communication	414	(1)
Therapeutic Power and Responsibility	415	(1)
Training and Supervision	416	(1)
Summary	417	(3)
Appendix A A Comparison of Theoretical Viewpoints in Family Therapy	420	(2)
Appendix B A Comparison of Therapeutic Techniques and Goals in Family Therapy	422	(3)
Appendix C AAMFT Code of Ethics	425	(9)
Glossary	434	(14)
References	448	(31)
Name Index	479	(8)
Subject Index	487