Contents:
Foreword: Alan S. Gurman, Ushering in a New Era. Preface: Thomas L. Sexton, Gerald Weekes, Michael S. Robbins, A New Era of Couple and Family Therapy. Part 1: Understanding Families and Couples: The Foundations of Practice. Dorothy S. Becvar, Eras of Epistemology: A Survery of Family Therapy. Michael S. Robbins, Carla C. Mayorga, Jose Szapocznik, The Wcosystem "lens" to Understanding Family Functioning. Celia Jaes Falicov, Ethnicity and Culture in Family Therapy: New Variations on a Fundamental Theme. Part 2: Major Theoretical Models of Couple and Family Therapy. Jill Scharff, Object-relations and Psychodynamic Approaches to Couple and Family Therapy. William C. Nichols, Family of Origin Treatment. Barry L. Duncan, Scott D. Miller, Jacqueline A. Sparks, International Solution Focused Brief Therapies: Evolving Concepts of Change. Harlene Anderson, Postmodern Social Construction Therapies. Frank M. Dattilio, Cognitive-behavioral Couple and Family Therapy. Victoria Behar Mitrani, Structural-Strategic Approaches to Couple and Family Therapy. Jay Lebow, Integrative Approaches to Couple and Family Therapy. Part 3: Evidence Based Couple and Family Intervention Programs. Thomas L. Sexton, Michael S. Robbins, Amy S. Hollimon, Alyson L. Mease, Carla C. Mayorga, Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Change Mechanisms in Couple and Family Therapy. Susan Johnson, Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy: Empiricism and Art. David Atkins, Sona Dimidjian, Andrew Christesen, Behavioral Couple Therapy: Past Present and Future. Scott Henggler, Sonja K. Schoenwald, Multisystemic Therapy. Thomas L. Sexton, James F. Alexander, Functional Family Therapy: A Mature Clinical Model for Working with At-risk Adolescents and Their Families. Part 4: Special Applications/Special Populations. S. Michael Plaut, Karen Donahey, Evaluation and Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction. Nancy Breen Ruddy, Susan McDaniel, Medical Family Therapy. Timothy J. Ozechowski, Holly Waldron, The Treatment of Adolescent Conduct Disorders and Drug Abuse. Luciano L'Abate, Treatment through Writing. Rita DeMaria, Psychoeducation and Enrichment: Clinincal Considerations for Couple and Family Therapy. Part 5: The Future of Couple and Family Therapy. Thomas L. Sexton, Gerald R. Weeks, Michael S. Robbins, The Future of Couple and Family Therapy.

Integrative, research-based, multisystemic: these words reflect not only the state of family therapy, but the nature of this comprehensive handbook as well. The contributors, all well-recognized names who have contributed extensively to the field, accept and embrace the tensions that emerge when integrating theoretical perspectives and science in clinical settings to document the current evolution of couples and family therapy, practice, and research. Each individual chapter contribution is organized around a central theme: that the integration of theory, clinical wisdom, and practical and meaningful research produce the best understanding of couple and family relationships, and the best treatment options. The handbook contains five parts: * Part I describes the history of the field and its current core theoretical constructs * Part II analyzes the theories that form the foundation of couple and family therapy, chosen because they best represent the broad range of schools of practice in the field * Part III provides the best examples of approaches that illustrate how clinical models can be theoretically integrative, evidence-based, and clinically responsive * Part IV summarizes evidence and provides useful findings relevant for research and practice * Part V looks at the application of couple and family interventions that are based on emerging clinical needs, such as divorce and working in medical settings. Handbook of Family Therapy illuminates the threads that are common to family therapies and gives voice to the range of perspectives that are possible. Practitioners, researchers, and students need to have this handbook on their shelves, both to help look back on our past and to usher in the next evolution in family therapy.

Integrative, research-based, multisystemic: these words reflect not only the state of family therapy, but the nature of this comprehensive handbook as well. The contributors, all well-recognized names who have contributed extensively to the field, accept and embrace the tensions that emerge when integrating theoretical perspectives and science in clinical settings to document the current evolution of couples and family therapy, practice, and research. Each individual chapter contribution is organized around a central theme: that the integration of theory, clinical wisdom, and practical and meaningful research produce the best understanding of couple and family relationships, and the best treatment options. The handbook contains five parts: * Part I describes the history of the field and its current core theoretical constructs * Part II analyzes the theories that form the foundation of couple and family therapy, chosen because they best represent the broad range of schools of practice in the field * Part III provides the best examples of approaches that illustrate how clinical models can be theoretically integrative, evidence-based, and clinically responsive * Part IV summarizes evidence and provides useful findings relevant for research and practice * Part V looks at the application of couple and family interventions that are based on emerging clinical needs, such as divorce and working in medical settings. Handbook of Family Therapy illuminates the threads that are common to family therapies and gives voice to the range of perspectives that are possible. Practitioners, researchers, and students need to have this handbook on their shelves, both to help look back on our past and to usher in the next evolution in family therapy.

This authoritative reference assembles prominent international experts from psychology, social work, and counseling to summarize the current state of couple and family therapy knowledge in a clear A-Z format. Its sweeping range of entries covers major concepts, theories, models, approaches, intervention strategies, and prominent contributors associated with couple and family therapy. The Encyclopedia provides family and couple context for treating varied problems and disorders, understanding special client populations, and approaching emerging issues in the field, consolidating this wide array of knowledge into a useful resource for clinicians and therapists across clinical settings, theoretical orientations, and specialties. A sampling of topics included in the Encyclopedia: Acceptance versus behavior change in couple and family therapy Collaborative and dialogic therapy with couples and families Integrative treatment for infidelity Live supervision in couple and family therapy Postmodern approaches in the use of genograms Split alliance in couple and family therapy Transgender couples and families The first comprehensive reference work of its kind, the Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy incorporates seven decades of innovative developments in the fields of couple and family therapy into one convenient resource. It is a definitive reference for therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors, whether couple and family therapy is their main field or one of many modalities used in practice.