A concise, readable introduction to systems theory (and especially
second-order cybernetics) with practical applications to family
therapy. This book provides an overview of the basic concepts of a
systems theoretical perspective using families and family therapy
as examples and illustrations of their application in professional
practice. This meta-perspective focuses on viewing problems in
context. The difference between first-order and second-order
cybernetics is explicated. Readers then are invited to see
themselves as parts of the systems with which they are working
consistent with a second-order cybernetics perspective. Along the
way a difference between modernism and post-modernism as well as
constructionism and social constructionism also are described. In
addition, theories of individual and family development are
presented with implications for their use in family therapy. The
book concludes with more than 100 examples of how the
meta-perspective of systems theory can be used in work with
families. In addition to providing concise descriptions of
essential systems concepts, the book explains the process of change
that occurs with family systems, especially those that the family
finds difficult to adapt to. The text is replete with ideas for
therapists to identify those changes and work with the family
through their identified challenges according to the family’s
narrative.
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