Models Of Family Therapy

by William Griffin, Shannon M. Greene

Models of Family Therapy provides an overview of established family therapy models. All classification schemes of family therapy models must reduce ideological complexity, ignore overlap, and generalize for the purposes of category inclusion and exclusion. Nonetheless, orientation differences do exist and the authors make these differences clear by placing ideas and methods into categories. To facilitate learning how the dimensions of each model fit with other models, this book enhances comparability by using the same general outline in all chapters. In these outlines, the critical components of each model are broken down into a few core assumptions, terms, techniques, and methods. These critical components are summarized consistent with their description in the original publications. Some of these models include structural, strategic, behavioral, psychoeducational, and experiential therapy.
Because of the style of presentation, this book can be useful as a primary text or supplement in a marriage and family therapy course. In addition, graduate students and professionals can benefit from this guidebook in order to prepare for any state or national examination on marriage and family therapy.

Paperback

First published October 1, 1998

About the author

William Griffin (born Henry William Griffin), the author of the biography Clive Staples Lewis: A Dramatic Life, was an editor, novelist, journalist, literary agent, and publishing consultant. He has anthologizes the works not only of C. S. Lewis, but also of J. B. Phillips. Dorothy L. Sayers, Fulton J. Sheen, and Billy Graham.

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[jessica]

concise, informative, easy to read. my ideal textbook