Brief strategic family therapy / José Szapocznik and Olga E. Hervis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Szapocznik, José, author.

Hervis, Olga E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family psychotherapy.

Family Therapy.

Family Relations--psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Family Therapy.

Family Relations--psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 240 pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) is a strengths based model for diagnosing and changing repetitive patterns of behavior that cause friction in families. This clinical guide to BSFT shows how practitioners can transform family interactions from conflictive to collaborative, from habitual to proactive, so the love trapped behind anger can flourish. When, for example, a teen is acting out, using drugs, or not attending school, the adults in the family need to assume leadership, and all members of the family must adapt their patterns of talking and behaving with one another for positive changes to take place. BSFT therapists aid in this process by analyzing how the family operates as a whole and the role that each member plays in the family organism. Readers of this book will learn how to engage reluctant families or family members, and structure 12 to 16 week cognitive and affective interventions that will effect powerful behavior change. Detailed clinical examples show practitioners how to navigate family complexities, and work through the challenging decision points they present."-- Provided by publisher.

"Brief Strategic Family Therapy® (BSFT®) is an evidence-based intervention that has been extensively evaluated for more than 45 years and is efficacious in the treatment of children and adolescents with internalizing and externalizing problems. It is a brief intervention that can be implemented in approximately 12 to 16 sessions. This book introduces therapists to concepts needed to understand the family as an organism or system that may show symptoms in one of its members. It describes strategies for gaining entry into families, assessing and diagnosing maladaptive patterns of family interactions, and changing patterns of family interactions from maladaptive into adaptive. The book also presents the strategies for engaging families whose members are reluctant to become involved in family therapy. Within the BSFT model, the authors provide clear descriptions of the techniques of joining and engagement and the process of overcoming the challenges of joining. The book discusses the various settings in which BSFT can be used, including health and mental health clinics, substance abuse treatment programs for youth, social service agencies, private practices, homes, schools, and churches. This book is written for clinicians who provide services to families of children between the ages of 6 and 18 who present with behavioral or emotional problems. This includes family therapists and their supervisors, those in private practice and in community service agencies."--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents:

Basic concepts of brief strategic family therapy

Joining: Preparing the terrain

Diagnosing family systems patterns of interactions

Applied issues in diagnosis

Orchestrating change: Restructuring

Pitfalls to avoid

Engaging families into brief strategic family therapy

Applying brief strategic family therapy to different circumstances

Bringing it all together: The case of JJ

Concluding thoughts

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2020.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version: Brief strategic family therapy

ISBN:

9781433831706

1433831708

9781433831713

1433831716

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Restricted for use by site license.