Families and Family Therapy

Format: Hardcover Language: English ISBN: 0674292367 ISBN13: 9780674292369 Release Date: January 1974 Publisher: Harvard University Press Length: 280 Pages Weight: 0.10 lbs. Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5" No other book in the field so fully combines vivid clinical examples, specific details of technique, and mature perspectives on both effectively functioning families and those seeking therapy. The views and strategies of a master clinician are presented here in such clear and precise form that readers can proceed directly from the book with comparisons and modifications to suit their own styles and working situations. Salvador Minuchin presents six chapter-length transcripts of actual family sessions--two devoted to ordinary families who are meeting their problems with relative success; four concerned with families seeking help. Accompanying each transcript is the author's running interpretation of what is taking place, laying particular stress on the therapist's