FamilyTherapy:Concepts,ProcessandPractice

"AlanCarrhasoncemoredemonstratedhisuniqueabilitytocombineanencyclopaedicbreadthofknowledgewithclearpragmaticideasabouthowtoapplythisknowledgeinclinicalpractice.The2ndeditionofthisbookismorethanjustanupdatewithnewsectionsoncommonfactorsintherapyandonintegrativemodelsoffamilytherapywhichareparticularlywelcome."—IvanEisler,InstituteofPsychiatry,KingsCollegeLondon,UKEditor,JournalofFamilyTherapy"Carr’sstyleofcomprehensivelyconsideringdifferenttheoriesandapproachesinapracticalmanneranddemonstratingtheirintegrativeandcohesivepropertiesisexceptionallyhelpfulandgroundingforthereader.Thereislittledoubtthatthisvolumewillwellservestudents,traineesandexperiencedpractitionersforsometimetocome."—EddyStreet,FormerEditorofJournalofFamilyTherapyNowinitssecondedition,FamilyTherapy:Concepts,ProcessandPracticehasbeenfullyupdatedtocoverrecentadvancesintheoryandpractice.Itoffersacriticalevaluationofthemajorschoolsoffamilytherapy,providesanintegrativemodelforthepracticeofmaritalandfamilytherapy,anddemonstrateshowthismodelcanbeusedineverydaypracticewitharangeofcommonchild-focusedandadult-focusedproblems.Italsoprovidesathorough,up-to-datereviewofresearchontheeffectivenessoffamilytherapyandoutlinesimplicationsforevidence-basedpractice.Thispopulartextnowincludesexercisesthatcanbeusedbytrainersandtraineestofosterfamilytherapyskillsdevelopment.Otherkeyfeaturesfromthefirsteditionareretained,including:ChapterplansatthestartofeachchapterandahelpfulsummaryofkeypointsattheendSuggestionsforfurtherreadingGlossaryofkeytermsintheoreticalchaptersCaseexamplesFulldetailsofresourcesforprofessionals,includingusefulwebsites.FamilyTherapy:Concepts,ProcessandPracticeisamust-haveresourceforallstudentsandmentalhealthprofessionalstraininginfamilytherapy.Itwillalsobeofinteresttoexperiencedpractitioners,andthosewhoareinvolvedindeliveringtrainingprogrammes.