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This thorough reviewof social justice in family therapy guides practitioners to incorporateconcepts of equity and fairness in their work. Expanding on the relationshipsbetween larger social contexts and individuals' family functioning, it offers practicalstrategies for talking with families about power disparities, injustice, and respect,and for empowering clients inside and outside the therapy room. Case studiesand discussions with therapists illustrate how family challenges are commonly exacerbatedoutside the home, and the potential for this understanding to help clients worktoward positive change while improving therapists' professional development. Thebook's accessible, solution-focused approach shows small therapeutic steps changingfamilies, communities, and clinical practice for the better.
Included in thecoverage:
- Family therapy + social justice + daily practices = transforming therapy.
- Researcher as practitioner: practitioner as researcher.
- Learning to speak social justice talk in family therapy.
- Supporting the development of novice therapists.
- Everyday solution-focused recursion: when family therapy faculty, supervisors, researchers, students, and clients play well together.
- Family therapy stories: stretching customary family therapy practices.
At once down-to-earth and inspiring,
Family Therapy as SociallyTransformative Practice is a must read for
those interested in familytherapy and family-centered practices and policies.
List of contents
Transforming Therapy: Family Therapy, Social Justice, and Daily Practice.- Community-minded Family Therapy.- Researcher as Practitioner: Practitioner as Researcher.- Family Therapy as Socially Transformative Practice: Practical Strategies.- Learning to Speak Social Justice Talk in Family Therapy.- Everyday Solution-Focused Recursion: When Family Therapy Faculty, Supervisors, Researchers, Students, and Clients Play Well Together.- Family Therapy Stories: Stretching Customary Family Therapy Practices.
About the author
Sally St. George PhD, RMFT, is an
Associate Professor and Director of the MSW Clinical Specialization in the
Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary, and a Family Therapist and
Clinical Supervisor at the Calgary Family Therapy Centre. Practicing marriage
and family therapy for the last 20 years, she is dedicated to creating and
utilizing social constructionist principles in her teaching, research, and
clinical practice. Sally is internationally known for her publications and
presentations that contain a focus on integrating across micro and macro
practices as well as across research and clinical/therapeutic practice. In
addition, Sally serves on the Boards of Directors for the Taos Institute and
Global Partnership for Transformative Social Work both dedicated to living and expanding
the practice of social constructionism. She is also the Senior Editor of
The
Qualitative Report, an open-access
online interdisciplinary journal which is committed to creating a learning
community of writers and reviewers to present solid, interesting, and novel
works of qualitative inquiry. Sally’s favorite leisure activity is ballroom
dancing and her favorite partner is Dan Wulff.
Dan Wulff PhD, RMFT, RSW, is an Associate Professor in the
Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary and a Family Therapist and
Clinical Supervisor at the Calgary Family Therapy Centre. His research and
practice efforts center on an integrative practice of social work and family
therapy. Dan also serves on the Boards of Directors for the Taos Institute and Global Partnership for Transformative Social
Work as well as serving as a Co-Editor of
The Qualitative Report.
Summary
This thorough review
of social justice in family therapy guides practitioners to incorporate
concepts of equity and fairness in their work. Expanding on the relationships
between larger social contexts and individuals’ family functioning, it offers practical
strategies for talking with families about power disparities, injustice, and respect,
and for empowering clients inside and outside the therapy room. Case studies
and discussions with therapists illustrate how family challenges are commonly exacerbated
outside the home, and the potential for this understanding to help clients work
toward positive change while improving therapists’ professional development. The
book’s accessible, solution-focused approach shows small therapeutic steps changing
families, communities, and clinical practice for the better.
Included in the
coverage:
- Family therapy + social justice + daily
practices = transforming therapy.
- Researcher as practitioner: practitioner
as researcher. - Learning to speak social justice talk in
family therapy. - Supporting the development of novice
therapists. - Everyday solution-focused recursion:
when family therapy faculty, supervisors, researchers, students, and
clients play well together. - Family therapy stories: stretching
customary family therapy practices.
At once down-to-earth and inspiring,
FamilyTherapyasSociallyTransformativePractice is a must read for
those interested in family
therapy and family-centered practices and policies.
