Basic family therapy / Philip Barker, Jeff Chang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barker, Philip, 1929-

Contributor:

Chang, Jeff, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family psychotherapy.

Group psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 p.)

Edition:

6th ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.

Summary:

The challenge facing the authors of texts that address the multiplicity and complexity of problems that may afflict families can be intimidating. Philip Barker has addressed this challenge head-on in each of the editions of this book. This task has been greatly facilitated by the contributions of the new co-author, Jeff Chang, and in this edition provides a clear, easily read and readily understandable introduction to family therapy. Much has happened in the field of family therapy since the fifth edition of Basic Family Therapy was published in 2007. New developments covered in this

Contents:

The development of family therapy

Healthy families and their development

Some basic theoretical concepts

Adopting and refining a model of family therapy

Models for the assessment of families

The family diagnostic interview

Establishing treatment goals

When is family therapy indicated?

Practical points in the treatment of families

Common family problems and their treatment

Complex problems and second-order change

Other therapeutic approaches

A method of therapy

Couple therapy

Terminating treatment and dealing with treatment interruptions

Teaching and learning family therapy

Research in family therapy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-118-62496-3

1-118-62494-7

1-118-62499-8

OCLC:

852757436