Family therapy : history, theory, and practice / Samuel T. Gladding.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue Part I: Foundations of Family Therapy History of Family Therapy: Evolution and Revolution The Theoretical Context of Family Therapy Types and Functionality of Families Working with Single-Parent and Blended Families Working with Culturally Diverse Families Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Family Therapy Part II: Therapeutic Approaches to Working with Families The Process of Family Therapy Couple and Marriage Therapy and Enrichment Transgenerational Therapies: Psychodynamic and Bowen Family Therapies Experiential Family Therapy Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapies Structural Family Therapy Strategic Family Therapies Solution-Focused and Narrative Family Therapies Part III: Professional Issues and Research in Family Therapy Working with Substance-Related Disorders, Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Research and Assessment in Family Therapy

For courses in Marriage and Family Counseling, Marital Therapy, and Family Therapy. Inviting, well-illustrated, and developmental in approacha comprehensive look at the theory and practice of working with families. Considered the most thorough, well-written text in the field.