Basic Concepts in Family Therapy: An Introductory Text
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (661 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0789009412 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 640 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Joav Merrick said Basic concepts in family therapy. This is an excellent book, well researched with up-to-date references and written with numerous case stories to illustrate the point in every relevant chapter. Linda Berg-Cross is affiliated with Howard University in Washington, DC, but also active in private practice working with individuals, families and groups with a another textbook on Couple Therapy to her name. This book is devided into six units: Getting acquinted with the family; Systems perspective on family concepts; Ecological stress. Midwest Book Review said An excellent survey of family therapy issues.. Any collection strong in psychology or family therapy at the college level will find this newly revised and expanded edition of Basic Concepts In Family Therapy essential, providing over twenty basic psychological concepts therapists may use to understand and help clients. From poverty to family productivity, this provides an excellent survey of family therapy issues.. A novel to behold This book dealt with the family and the many issues that can come up in our daily lives. How a therapist and counselor deals with the individual is the basis for this book. It tells us of the practices before and what is being done now to include other therapy along with the ones used by people like Freud and others. Every day it is a challenge and a counselor and a therapist have to be ready to meet that challenge in order to help their clients.
The experience of reading this book is absolutely transformative. "A BRILLIANT BOOK introducing the most important and useful concepts for understanding families while grounding these concepts in authentic human experience. EXTREMELY WELL WRITTEN, this book stimulates rich and provocative thinking about family issues." -- Keith A. AN EXCELLENT JOB at incorporating major theoretical approaches to treating families into one source. It is an honor and a privilege to be able to review such a well-written text. AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE." -- Muriel Kennedy, PhD, Clinical Psychologist
The concepts described in this text can be customized to clients’cultural values to avoid unnecessary resistance. Basic Concepts in Family Therapy will assist you in offering clients better services by providing a deeper understanding of the contemporary family in its various forms, the psychological bonds that shape all families, and the developmental stages of the family life cycle. The book builds on the strengths of the first edition, incorporating ideas and articles that have become worthy of investigating since 1990 into the original text. Some of the facets of family therapy you will explore in Basic Concepts in Family Therapy are: the importance of spirituality and r