The Essentials of Family Therapy

by Nichols, Michael P.

• ISBN13: 9780205496150
• ISBN10: 0205496156
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

The Third Edition of "The Essentials of Family Therapy," now in a more affordable paperback format, examines the rich history, classic schools, and latest developments of family therapy while emphasizing a more practical clinical focus. Expanded treatment of ethical issues, more material on diversity issues, a new chapter on research, and a new section on in-home therapy, further arm therapists with practical knowledge.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xiii
Preface	xv
Major Events in the History of Family Therapy	xvii
PART I The Context of Family Therapy
The Foundations of Family Therapy	1	(6)
The Myth of the Hero	3	(1)
Psychotherapeutic Sanctuary	4	(1)
Family versus Individual Therapy	5	(1)
The Power of Family Therapy	5	(1)
Questions to Consider	6	(1)
Recommended Readings	6	(1)
The Evolution of Family Therapy	7	(28)
The Undeclared War	7	(1)
Small Group Dynamics	8	(2)
The Child Guidance Movement	10	(1)
The Influence of Social Work	11	(1)
Research on Family Dynamics and the Etiology of Schizophrenia	12	(4)
Gregory Bateson---Palo Alto	12	(2)
Theodore Lidz---Yale	14	(1)
Lyman Wynne---National Institute of Mental Health	14	(1)
Role Theorists	15	(1)
Marriage Counseling	16	(1)
From Research to Treatment: The Pioneers of Family Therapy	17	(10)
John Elderkin Bell	17	(1)
Palo Alto	18	(3)
Murray Bowen	21	(2)
Nathan Ackerman	23	(1)
Carl Whitaker	24	(1)
Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy	25	(1)
Salvador Minuchin	25	(1)
Other Early Centers of Family Therapy	26	(1)
The Golden Age of Family Therapy	27	(2)
Summary	29	(2)
Questions to Consider	31	(1)
Key Concepts	31	(1)
Recommended Readings	32	(1)
References	33	(2)
Getting Started in Family Therapy: Basic Techniques	35	(21)
The Stages of Family Therapy	35	(6)
The Initial Telephone Call	35	(1)
The First Interview	36	(2)
The Early Phase of Treatment	38	(1)
The Middle Phase of Treatment	39	(1)
Termination	40	(1)
Family Assessment	41	(4)
The Presenting Problem	41	(1)
Understanding the Referral Route	42	(1)
Identifying the Systemic Context	42	(1)
Stage of the Life Cycle	42	(1)
Family Structure	43	(1)
Communication	43	(1)
Drug and Alcohol Abuse	43	(1)
Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse	44	(1)
Extramarital Involvements	44	(1)
Gender	44	(1)
Cultural Factors	45	(1)
The Ethical Dimension	45	(3)
Family Therapy with Specific Presenting Problems	48	(4)
Marital Violence	48	(3)
Sexual Abuse of Children	51	(1)
Working with Managed Care	52	(2)
Questions to Consider	54	(1)
Key Concepts	54	(1)
Recommended Readings	54	(1)
References	55	(1)
The Fundamental Concepts of Family Therapy	56	(25)
Cybernetics	57	(3)
Systems Theory	60	(2)
General Systems Theory	61	(1)
Social Constructionism	62	(4)
Constructivism	62	(2)
The Social Construction of Reality	64	(2)
Attachment Theory	66	(2)
The Working Concepts of Family Therapy	68	(9)
Interpersonal Context	68	(1)
Complementarity	68	(1)
Circular Causality	69	(1)
Triangles	69	(1)
Process/Content	70	(1)
Family Structure	71	(1)
The Meaning (Function) of Symptoms	72	(1)
Family Life Cycle	72	(1)
Family Narratives	73	(2)
Gender	75	(1)
Culture	76	(1)
Questions to Consider	77	(1)
Key Concepts	77	(1)
Recommended Readings	78	(1)
References	79	(2)
PART II The Classic Schools of Family Therapy
Bowen Family Systems Therapy	81	(21)
Evolution of the Model	81	(2)
The Basic Model	83	(5)
Differentiation of Self	83	(1)
Emotional Triangles	83	(1)
Nuclear Family Emotional Process	84	(1)
Multigenerational Transmission Process	85	(1)
Emotional Cutoff	85	(1)
Societal Emotional Process	85	(1)
Normal Family Development	86	(1)
Development of Behavior Disorders	87	(1)
How Therapy Works	88	(1)
Therapy	88	(9)
Assessment	89	(3)
Therapeutic Techniques	92	(2)
Bowenian Therapy with Couples	94	(1)
Bowenian Therapy with One Person	95	(2)
Current Status of the Model	97	(1)
Summary	98	(1)
Questions to Consider	99	(1)
Key Concepts	100	(1)
Recommended Readings	100	(1)
References	101	(1)
Strategic Family Therapy	102	(24)
Evolution of the Model	102	(2)
The Basic Model	104	(5)
Normal Family Development	106	(1)
Development of Behavior Disorders	107	(2)
How Therapy Works	109	(1)
Therapy	109	(10)
Assessment	109	(2)
Therapeutic Techniques	111	(1)
The MRI Approach	112	(1)
The Haley and Madanes Approach	113	(3)
The Milan Model	116	(2)
Other Contributions	118	(1)
Current Status of the Model	119	(2)
Summary	121	(1)
Questions to Consider	122	(1)
Key Concepts	122	(1)
Recommended Readings	123	(1)
References	124	(2)
Structural Family Therapy	126	(21)
Evolution of the Model	126	(2)
The Basic Model	128	(6)
Normal Family Development	130	(1)
Development of Behavior Disorders	131	(3)
How Therapy Works	134	(1)
Therapy	134	(7)
Assessment	134	(1)
Therapeutic Techniques	135	(1)
Joining and Accommodating	135	(1)
Enactment	136	(1)
Structural Mapping	137	(1)
Highlighting and Modifying Interactions	137	(2)
Boundary Making	139	(1)
Unbalancing	139	(2)
Challenging Unproductive Assumptions	141	(1)
Current Status of the Model	141	(2)
Summary	143	(1)
Questions to Consider	144	(1)
Key Concepts	144	(1)
Recommended Readings	145	(1)
References	145	(2)
Experiential Family Therapy	147	(20)
Evolution of the Model	147	(2)
The Basic Model	149	(3)
Theoretical Concepts	150	(1)
Normal Family Development	151	(1)
Development of Behavior Disorders	151	(1)
How Therapy Works	152	(1)
Therapy	152	(9)
Assessment	153	(1)
Therapeutic Techniques	153	(5)
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy	158	(2)
Internal Family Systems Therapy	160	(1)
Current Status of the Model	161	(2)
Summary	163	(1)
Questions to Consider	163	(1)
Key Concepts	163	(1)
Recommended Readings	164	(1)
References	164	(3)
Psychoanalytic Family Therapy	167	(22)
Evolution of the Model	167	(2)
The Basic Model	169	(6)
Freudian Drive Psychology	170	(1)
Self Psychology	170	(1)
Object Relations Theory	170	(1)
Normal Family Development	171	(1)
Development of Behavior Disorders	172	(2)
How Therapy Works	174	(1)
Therapy	175	(8)
Assessment	175	(3)
Therapeutic Techniques	178	(5)
Current Status of the Model	183	(1)
Summary	184	(1)
Questions to Consider	185	(1)
Key Concepts	185	(1)
Recommended Readings	186	(1)
References	186	(3)
Cognitive-Behavior Family Therapy	189	(23)
Evolution of the Model	189	(2)
The Basic Model	191	(3)
Normal Family Development	191	(1)
Development of Behavior Disorders	192	(1)
How Therapy Works	193	(1)
Therapy	194	(10)
Behavioral Parent Training	194	(1)
Assessment	194	(1)
Therapeutic Techniques	195	(3)
Behavioral Couples Therapy	198	(1)
Assessment	198	(1)
Therapeutic Techniques	198	(4)
The Cognitive-Behavior Approach to Family Therapy	202	(1)
Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction	203	(1)
Current Status of the Model	204	(2)
Summary	206	(1)
Questions to Consider	207	(1)
Key Concepts	207	(1)
Recommended Readings	208	(1)
References	209	(3)
PART III Recent Developments in Family Therapy
Family Therapy in the Twenty-First Century	212	(36)
Erosion of Boundaries	212	(1)
Postmodernism	213	(1)
The Feminist Critique	213	(2)
Social Constructionism and the Narrative Revolution	215	(2)
Family Therapy's Answer to Managed Care: Solution-Focused Therapy	217	(1)
Family Violence	217	(1)
Multiculturalism	218	(1)
Race	218	(1)
Poverty and Social Class	219	(1)
Gay and Lesbian Rights	220	(1)
Spirituality	221	(1)
Tailoring Treatment to Populations and Problems	221	(10)
Single-Parent Families	222	(3)
African American Families	225	(3)
Therapy with Gay and Lesbian Families	228	(3)
Home-Based Services	231	(1)
Psychoeducation and Medical Family Therapy	232	(5)
Psychoeducation and Schizophrenia	232	(2)
Medical Family Therapy	234	(2)
Relationship Enrichment Programs	236	(1)
Managed Care	237	(2)
Summary	239	(2)
Questions to Consider	241	(1)
Key Concepts	241	(1)
Recommended Readings	242	(1)
References	242	(6)
Solution-Focused Therapy	248	(15)
Accentuating the Positive	248	(1)
Evolution of the Model	249	(1)
The Basic Model	250	(2)
Theoretical Concepts	250	(1)
Normal Family Development	250	(1)
Development of Behavior Disorders	251	(1)
How Therapy Works	251	(1)
Therapy	252	(5)
Assessment	252	(1)
Therapeutic Techniques	252	(2)
A Woman Who Was Stronger Than She Thought	254	(3)
Current Status of the Model	257	(2)
Summary	259	(1)
Questions to Consider	260	(1)
Key Concepts	260	(1)
Recommended Readings	261	(1)
References	261	(2)
Narrative Therapy	263	(15)
Evolution of the Model	264	(1)
The Basic Model	265	(4)
Normal Family Development	267	(1)
Development of Behavior Disorders	267	(1)
How Therapy Works	268	(1)
Therapy	269	(5)
Assessment	269	(1)
Therapeutic Techniques	270	(1)
Externalizing: The Person Is Not the Problem	270	(1)
Who's in Charge, the Person or the Problem?	271	(1)
Reading between the Lines of the Problem Story	271	(1)
Reauthoring the Whole Story	271	(1)
Reinforcing the New Story	272	(1)
Deconstructing Destructive Cultural Assumptions	272	(1)
A Case of Sneaky Poo	273	(1)
Current Status of the Model	274	(1)
Summary	275	(1)
Questions to Consider	276	(1)
Key Concepts	276	(1)
Recommended Readings	276	(1)
References	277	(1)
Integrative Models	278	(16)
Eclecticism	279	(1)
Selective Borrowing	280	(1)
Specially Designed Integrative Models	281	(7)
Comprehensive, Theoretically Inclusive Models	281	(1)
The Metaframeworks Model	281	(1)
Integrative Problem-Centered Therapy	282	(1)
Models That Combine Two Distinct Approaches	283	(1)
The Narrative Solutions Approach	283	(2)
Integrative Couples Therapy	285	(1)
Other Integrative Models	286	(2)
Models Designed for Specific Clinical Problems	288	(2)
Working with Family Violence	288	(1)
Community Family Therapy	289	(1)
Summary	290	(1)
Questions to Consider	291	(1)
Key Concepts	292	(1)
Recommended Readings	292	(1)
References	292	(2)
PART IV The Evaluation of Family Therapy
Comparative Analysis	294	(17)
Theoretical Formulations	294	(7)
Families as Systems	294	(1)
Stability and Change	294	(2)
Process/Content	296	(1)
Monadic, Dyadic, or Triadic Model	296	(2)
The Nuclear Family in Context	298	(1)
The Personal as Political	299	(1)
Boundaries	300	(1)
Normal Family Development	301	(1)
Development of Behavior Disorders	302	(2)
Inflexible Systems	302	(1)
Pathologic Triangles	303	(1)
Therapy	304	(3)
Assessment	304	(1)
Decisive Interventions	305	(2)
Summary	307	(2)
Questions to Consider	309	(1)
Key Concepts	309	(1)
Recommended Readings	310	(1)
References	310	(1)
Family Therapy Research: Empirical Foundations and Practice Implications	311	(36)
Cynthia Rowe
Ligia Gomez
Howard Liddle
Family Therapy Outcomes	312	(14)
Childhood and Adolescent Behavior Disorders	312	(1)
Family Risk and Protective Factors for Behavior Problems	312	(1)
Family-Based Interventions for Child Behavior Problems	312	(1)
Engagement and Retention in Therapy	313	(1)
Parent Management Training (PMT)	313	(1)
Functional Family Therapy	314	(1)
Multisystemic Therapy (MST)	315	(1)
Family Therapy for Depression and Anxiety	315	(1)
Family Risk and Protective Factors for Depression and Anxiety	315	(1)
Family-Based Treatment for Child and Adolescent Emotional Problems	316	(1)
Family-Based Treatment for Adult Depression and Anxiety	317	(1)
Family Therapy for Substance Use Disorders	318	(1)
Family Risk and Protective Factors for Substance Abuse	318	(1)
Family-Based Interventions for Adolescent Substance Abuse	319	(1)
Family-Based Interventions for Adult Substance Abuse	320	(1)
Family Therapy for Schizophrenia	321	(1)
Family Risk and Protective Factors for Schizophrenia	321	(1)
Family-Based Interventions for Schizophrenia	321	(2)
Family Therapy for Eating Disorders	323	(1)
Family Risk and Protective Factors for Disordered Eating	323	(1)
Family-Based Interventions for Eating Disorders	323	(1)
Efficacy of Couples Therapy	324	(2)
Family Therapy Process Research	326	(5)
Identifying Mechanisms of Therapeutic Change in Family Therapy	326	(1)
Process of Therapeutic Alliance Formation in Family Therapy	326	(2)
Critical Change Events in Family Therapy	328	(1)
Gender in the Process of Family Therapy	329	(1)
Process Investigations in Family Therapy with Child and Adolescent Behavior Problems	329	(2)
Conclusions and Future Directions	331	(1)
Questions to Consider	332	(1)
Key Concepts	332	(1)
Recommended Readings	332	(1)
References	333	(14)
Appendix A Selected Readings	347	(2)
Appendix B Careers and Training	349	(7)
Name Index	356	(8)
Subject Index	364