Main description:

This textbook aims to introduce students to the foundational concepts of the marriage and family therapy field, providing a comprehensive overview of a range of models and their practical application.

Designed specifically for distance-learning, Yulia Watters and Darren Adamson bring together a collection of experienced marriage and family therapists to teach the absolute essentials of marriage and family therapy any without peripheral or incidental information. Iterative in its presentation, the book introduces important systems concepts, provides a compelling history of family therapy, presents detailed exploration of classical and postmodern approaches to therapy, and covers clinical application and treatment planning. It uniquely follows the course structure of the first institution to receive COAMFTE accreditation for both master's and doctoral programs, giving students the fundamental knowledge, they need to help them prepare for their licensing examination.

Written for students seeking to be MFT practitioners, this important volume adds a fresh perspective to teaching and application of family therapy.

Contents:

1. Introduction: Systems Theory in the Context of Family Therapy Part 1- Foundational Concepts of Family Therapy 2. Using Theory in the Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy 3. History of Family Therapy 4. Building Blocks to Conceptualizing Family: A Family System's Persepctive 5. Postmodernism and Social Constructionism: Foundational Concepts 6. The Core Process of Therapy: Planning Therapy Guided by Theory 7. Clinical Practice: Preparing for Day 1 Part 2- Modern or Classic Models of Family Therapy 8. Milan Systemic Family Therapy 9. Structural Family Therapy 10. Strategic Family Therapy 11. Experiential Family Therapy 12. Bowen Family Systems Theory 13. Emotionally-Focused Family Therapy 14. Gottman Method Couple's Therapy 15. Contextual Therapy 16. Cogntivie Behavioral Family Therapy 17. Psychoanalytic Family Therapy Siva Part 3: Postmodern Models of Family Therapy 18. Postmodernism and Social Constructionism in Family Therapy 19. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy 20. Narrative Family Therapy 21. Collaborative Language Systems Therapy Appendix A: Glossary