Main description:

This text provides students of family therapy with a unique opportunity to understand and compare the inner workings of 14 traditional and non-traditional family therapy models. The book demonstrates, through innovative "guiding templates," how the different therapeutic models are applied in an actual family therapy situation. The second edition features a new chapter on neuroscience, new interviews with master therapists on topics such as LGBT families, EMDR and research, and coverage of ethical issues concerning electronic safety and telephonic therapy.

Overviews of every model include history, views of change, views of the family, and the role of the therapist. Chapters on every model also provide responses to one, realistic case study with commentary and analysis by master therapists to illustrate how each one addresses the same scenario. Interviews with master therapists illustrate how each mode of therapy actually "works" and how therapists "do it." Print version of the book includes free, searchable, digital access to the entire contents!

New to the Second Edition:

Examines neuroscience and its role in family therapy
New chapter on solution focused narrative therapy with families
Includes enhanced coverage of self-care and mindfulness for the therapist
Contains educator resources including instructor's manual, PowerPoint slides, and a test bank
Updated references provide current developments in the field of marriage and family therapy
Provides insight on submitting research articles for publication through an interview with a current journal editor
Reports on current, revised ethical guidelines from the AAMFT

Key Features:

Provides a guiding template for each family therapy model from assessment through termination
Describes a practice-oriented approach to family therapy
Uses a single case study throughout the book where different approaches to therapy are applied by master therapists
Introduces the theory, history, theoretical assumptions, techniques, and components of each model
Includes numerous interviews, case study commentary, and analyses by master therapists

Contents:

I. Introduction
1. The Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy Linda Metcalf
2. Self-Care of the Therapist Bethany Suppes
II. Theories in Marriage and Family Therapy
3. Bowen Family Systems Theory Maja Popovic
4. Contextual Family and the Evolution of Restoration Therapy Kathleen Sweeney
5. Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy Christian Love Hutcheson
6. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Megan R. Pickens
7. Symbolic-Experiential Family Therapy Carolyn Becker and Lisa Saunders
8. Satir Human Validation Process Model K. Jacobie Robinson
9. Milan Systemic Family Therapy Kimberley Benson-Toynes
10. Structural Family Therapy Paulina Johnston and Luis Pina-Narvaez
11. Strategic Family Therapy Russell Bartee
12. Solution Focused Therapy With Families Vernesa Perry
13. Narrative Therapy With Families Ericka Pitts
14. Emotionally Focused Therapy With Families Socorro Preciado
15. Medical Family Therapy Katharine O'Connor
16. Solution Focused Narrative Therapy With Families Kristen M. Lowe
17. Neuroscience and Family Therapy Michael Ellison
III. Other Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy
18. Supervision in Marriage and Family Therapy Heather M. Cawthon and Brandi M. Smith
19. Research in Marriage and Family Therapy Bianca Mickan and Angela Stillman
20. Ethical Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy Quintrella Gahagan
21. Working With Diverse Families and Couples Layla Z. Scott