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IAttachment and Family Systems is a cogent and compelling text addressing the undeniable overlap between two systems of thought that deal with the nature of interpersonal relationships and how these impact functioning. In this enlightening work, leading thinkers in the field apply attachment theory within a systemic framework to a variety of life cycle transitional tasks and clinical issues.
List of contents
THEORETICAL OVERVIEW
1. Implications of Attachment Research for the Field of Family Therapy, Robert Marvin
FAMILY PERSPECTIVE
2. Family Level Emotional Climate and its Impact on the Flexibility of Relationship Representations, Jean Talbotand James McHale
LIFE CYCLE TRANSITIONS:CHILD/ADOLESCENT PERSPECTIVE
3. Attachment Theory Applied to Adolescents, Stacy Cretzmeyer
4. Adolescence and Attachment: From Theory to Treatment Implications, Susan Mackey
LIFE CYCLETRANSITIONS: ADULT PERSEPCTIVE
5. Therapy with Clients' Attachment-Related Love and Work Struggles, Carole Pistole
6. The Systemic Nature of Couple Relationships: An Attachment Perspective, Judy Feeney
7. A Systemic Approach to Restructuring Adult Attachment: The EFT Model of Couples Therapy, Susan M.Johnson and Marlene Best
SPECIFIC CLINICALISSUES
8. Linking Systems and Attachment Theory: A Conceptual Framework for Marital Violence, Claire Haslam and Phyllis Erdman
9. An Approach to Treatment of Attachment Issues in the Adult and Child Subsystems Through the Use of Thematic Play Therapy in Conjunction with Couples Therapy, Michael R. Carns, RobinEnglish, Leslie Huling, Ann Carns
10. Integrative Systemic Approaches to Attachment-Related Trauma, Sylvia Marotta
11. Attachment Theory and Family Systems Theory as Frameworks for Understanding the Intergenerational Transmission of Family Violence, PamelaAlexander and Stephanie Warner
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Edited by Erdman, Phyllis; Caffery, Tom
