内容简介
Thisextraordinarybookpresentsscenariosofonefamily'stherapyexperienceandexplainswhatunderlieseachencounter.Youwilldiscoverthegeneralpatternsthatarecommontoallfamilies-stress,polarizationandescalation,scapegoating,triangulation,blaming,andthediffusionofidentity—andyouwillgainavividunderstandingoftheintriguingfieldoffamilytherapy.Forallfamiliesconsideringtherapy,thisbestsellingguidewillprovideabroadunderstandingofthefamilytherapyexperience.
作者简介
AugustusY.NapierwasborninDecatur,Georgia,in1938andgraduatedfromWesleyanUniversitywithaB.A.inEnglish.Afterdecidingtobecomeatherapistthroughapersonaltherapyexperience,heearnedaPh.D.inclinicalpsychologyattheUniversityofNorthCarolina.DuringaninternshipintheDepartmentofPsychiatryattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison,hebegantoworkwithDr.Whitakerasastudentco-therapist,anexperiencewhichformedthebasisofthisbook.Dr.NapierlaterservedonthefacultiesofthePsychiatryDepartmentandtheChildandFamilyStudiesProgramattheUniversityofWisconsin.HenowdirectsTheFamilyWorkshop,afamilytherapytraininginstituteinAtlanta,Georgia,whereheworksfrequentlywithhiswife,Margaret,whoisalsoafamilytherapist.Afrequentconsultant,heistheauthorofnumerouspapersandofTheFragileBond,publishedbyHarper&Rowin1988.TheNapiershavethreechildren.