An Introduction to Family Therapy 2nd Edition by Rudi Dallos, Ros Draper ISBN 978-0335216048 0335216048
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ISBN 10: 0335216048
ISBN 13: 978-0335216048
Author: Rudi Dallos, Ros Draper
An introduction to the theory and practice of systemic family therapy
This invaluable introductory title offers an overview of the core conceptual framework of family therapy, illustrated throughout by lively examples drawn from clinical practice. The book has been carefully designed as a teaching tool and includes a set of resources that can be used by individual readers or as part of teaching workshops.
This new edition has been comprehensively updated throughout. Key additions and changes include:
More on the evidence base for the effectiveness of family therapy
A stronger focus on attachment and psychodynamic perspectives
An entirely new chapter on assessment and formulation
An entirely new chapter on integrative practice For counselors, family therapists, psychologists, and students.
Table of contents:
Introduction
Experiences of systemic and family therapy
A family’s view
Two therapists’ views
What is the ‘family”?
The family life cycle
Allowing the family a voice
The organizing framework of this book
Key texts offering a historical overview of systemic and family therapy
I The first phase – 1950s to mid-1970s
Cultural landscape
Influential people and ideas
Seeds of systemic and family therapy
Systemic thinking – from intrapsychic to interpersonal
Systems theory – biological analogy
Emergent properties of a system
Circularities
Triads, triangulation and conflict detouring
Rules, pattern and process
Feedback
Family coordination through communication
Double-bind concept
Meta-communication
Open and closed systems
Family homeostasis
Family life cycle
Practice
Structural family therapy
Beliefs and structures
Therapeutic orientations
Directive stance
Strategic family therapy
Beliefs and premises
Strategic tasks
Commentary
Gender and shifting inequalities of power
Normative assumptions of life cycle models
Key texts
Skill guides
Family sculpting
Family tree and time line
Reframing
2 The second phase – mid-1970s to mid-1980s
Cultural landscape
Influential people and ideas
Second-order cybernetics
Meta-communication
Communication
The person as private ‘biosphere’
Intention
Beliefs and actions in triads
Ecological perspective multiple systems
Observing systems
Practice
Hypothesizing
Reframing
Co-construction of shared histories
Commentary
Moral and political implications
Power
Milan approaches
Positive connotation
Key texts
Skill guides
Teamwork
Hypothesizing
Positive connotation
Circular questioning
Transformational change
3 The third phase – mid-1980s to 2000
Cultural landscape
Theoretical perspectives
Connections and links to the second and first phases of systemic family therapy
Influential people and ideas
View of the person construction of experience
Practice
Brief solution-focused therapy
Reflecting teams
Narrative therapies
Externalizing problems
Writing
Feminist therapies
Power and the construction of reality
Culturally available stories
Commentary – feminist orientations
Key texts
Skill guides
Consultation
Externalizing the problem
Collaborative inquiry
Reflecting processes
4 Ideas that keep knocking on the door: emotions, attachments and systems
Introduction
Emotions and the first phase of family therapy 1950s to
mid 1970s
Triangulation
The double-bind
Attachment theory
Emotions and the second phase of family therapy
Attachment theory: the move to internal representations
Attachment styles and couples’ dynamics
Emotions in couples’ interactions
Emotions and the third phase of family therapy
The language of emotions
Integration with psychoanalytic thinking
Key texts
5 Systemic formulation
Cultural landscape
Systemic theory: assessment and formulation
The first phase
The second phase – progressive hypothesizing
The third phase
Example of systemic formulation
Genograms
The referral
Deconstructing the problems
Contextual factors
Beliefs and explanations
Problem-maintaining patterns and feedback loops
Emotions and attachments.
Synthesis
Formulations: Mary and Janet
Commentary
Key texts
Skill guide
Systemic formulation
6 Current practice development 2000-2005: conversations across the boundaries of models
Cultural landscape
Practice
Working with addictions
Working with post-divorce processes and contact disputes
Work in forensic contexts
Commentary
Formulation
Contexts
Patterns and processes
Multiple models
Key texts
7 Research and evaluation
Introduction
Why conduct research?
Science, research and systemic therapy
Varieties of research
Evaluation research: does family therapy work?
Group comparison evaluative studies
Evaluative case studies
Observational studies
Questionnaire and self-report studies
Therapy process research
A therapeutic process study
In-depth single case process study
Exploring the experience of family therapy
Family theory research
A participant observational study
Interview studies
A conjoint interview study
Case study series
Discussion and reflections
Key texts
Varieties of research
Family therapy outcome studies
Act
8 Reflections and critique 2005
Current state of the art
Crystal ball gazing
Developmental perspectives
Review and summary
Integrations
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