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Now in its 5th edition,
The Practice of Family Therapy comes at a time when traditional approaches to psychotherapy have given way to multidimensional strategies that best serve the needs of diverse groups who are grappling with the many challenges unique to family therapy practice.
List of contents
PART I How to Think Systemically
1 Family Therapy: The Interpersonal View
2 The Postmodern Era and Integration
3 Integration of Theory: Common Themes
4 Integration of Practice: Common Factors
PART II Systemic Thinking in Action
5 Starting Off on the Right Foot: Referral and Intake
6 From Problem Definition to Treatment Plan
7 Relational Assessments as Interventions: Exploring Client Experience
8 Biopsychosocial Interventions in the Real World
9 Advanced Strategies
About the author
Suzanne Midori Hanna, PhD, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist with over 30 years' experience as a clinician, educator, and researcher. She is a clinical fellow and approved supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) as well as an instructor in three graduate programs. She has also been a program developer, founding COAMFTE program director, and professor in Wisconsin, Kentucky, and California. Dr. Hanna is co-editor of
The Aging Family , with Terry Hargrave, and author of
The Transparent Brain in Couple and Family Therapy .
Summary
Now in its 5th edition, The Practice of Family Therapy comes at a time when traditional approaches to psychotherapy have given way to multidimensional strategies that best serve the needs of diverse groups who are grappling with the many challenges unique to family therapy practice.
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"This is one of the best books for walking beginning therapists and supervisors through the origination of family therapy and the many applications of it. Cases skillfully placed throughout the text help readers understand how each modern and postmodern approach facilitates change. Additionally, readers learn how to apply cultural humility and respect for social locations throughout the therapeutic process."
Jennifer Hodgson, PhD, LMFT, Professor and Program Director, Medical Family Therapy Doctoral Program, Department of Human Development & Family Science, East Carolina University
"Hanna again provides a succinct, well-integrated, and contemporary overview of family therapy practice. This text draws thoughtfully on systemic origins and maps them to emerging ideas, research-informed strategies, and practical issues very frequently encountered in clinical practice. The book is brimming with realistic scenarios and thought-provoking questions; it is a vivid and very useful first look into the world of couples and family therapy."
Jeff Todahl, PhD, Co-Director & Director of Research, Center for the Prevention of Abuse & Neglect, University of Oregon
