Family Therapy Case Conceptualization
Creating Therapeutic Stories Across Models
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publishing:7th Aug '26
£145.00
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- Paperback£42.99(9781041131847)
This textbook provides a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the primary models of family therapy and helps readers conceptualize various theories around a single case. Designed as a core text for marriage and family therapy courses, this edited volume presents the conceptualization of problem formation, problem resolution, and diversity considerations from 15 of the most influential family therapy models. By applying traditional and contemporary models to a single case, the reader is able to compare and contrast the models. Each theory chapter is divided into five parts: 1) the therapeutic story of problem formation; 2) diversity considerations; 3) the therapeutic story of problem resolution; 4) a hypothetical case transcript of a first session with explanations of how and why the therapist is creating a specific therapeutic story; and 5) the developed therapeutic story. This textbook serves graduate and doctoral students in marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, clinical psychology, and social work. The book is also a useful resource for practicing professionals who want to explore how to apply a specific model of counseling to family systems.
Training new generations of family therapists begins with understanding the milestones of family therapy, yet students often ask how theory translates into real clinical work. At a time when access to contemporary live demonstrations by pioneers of the field is rare, this book offers a unique opportunity to see therapy models in vivo. By bridging theory and practice, it supports students in moving from conceptual knowledge to clinical practice. An essential contribution to the training of thoughtful, reflective practitioners.
Luca Codecà, PhD, LMFT, Nova Southeastern University
As practical as it is innovative, this book and its contributors bring family therapy sessions alive, one model at a time. Using transcripts to expand upon theoretical underpinnings across fifteen family systems approaches, the authors each use the same family scenario to demonstrate what therapy ‘looks like’ from each, bringing a vivid panache to case conceptualization from a systemic perspective and benefitting clinicians’ skills at organizing and transforming the complexity of family interactional process.
Laurie L. Charlés, PhD LMFT. Author, International Family Therapy: A Guide for Multilateral Systemic Practice in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (Routledge, 2021).
ISBN: 9781041131861
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1050g
460 pages