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Understanding Family Process
Systems theory is the basic theoretical model underlying most contemporary family therapy. In this accessible introduction, the author traces how systems theory gave rise to family systems theory, outlines the basic propositions of family systems and links it both to other family theory literature and to clinical practice. Among the topics covered are relational space, family boundaries, family stratification and child socialization. Family meanings and such shared realities as family folklore, stories, myths and memorabilia are discussed. Family rituals are also explored.
The Therapeutic Triangle
The author, a noted therapist and educator of therapists presents a jargon-free, practical guide to marital therapy. Broderick advises on how to remain fair to both sides, how to establish your status as a therapist even when the couple is working to subvert it, how to diagnose the couple's problems, and how to establish a therapeutic contract. He describes successful methods for changing behaviour, perspectives, or feelings. He also advises on perhaps the most painful step of all -- dissolving the therapeutic triangle.
Couples
In this superbly helpful and informative guide to strengthening your relationship and streamlining disagreements, marriage counselor Dr. Carlfred Broderick shares honest, straightforward, and comprehensive tips to help cope while struggling in relationships. Couples is a richly informative, warm, and helpful book aimed at aiding couples of all stages, from those who are married to those recently united. In this “sensitive and psychologically able” work (Publishers Weekly), Dr. Carlfred Broderick covers topics ranging from emotional space and dependency to infidelity, children, and bisexuality. Dr. Broderick includes discussions from actual counseling sessions, as well as exercises for developing the skills and habits necessary for you and your partner to solve problems.
Handbook Of Family Therapy
First published in 1981. This volume is unique as to date no previous book, and no collection of papers one could assemble from the literature, addresses or achieves for the field of family therapy what is accomplished in this handbook. It responds to a pressing need for a comprehensive source that will enable students, practitioners and researchers to compare and assess critically for themselves an array of major current clinical concepts in family therapy.
Helping Couples Change
Now available in paper for the first time, this classic work presents a structured, rigorously tested, six-stage strategy for improving intimate relationships. Therapists and counselors will benefit from practical, step-by-step guidance for deciding how, why, and when to employ such widely cited Stuart techniques as "caring days," communication improvements, behavioral contracting, the "powergram" procedure for decision making, and conflict containment. These techniques not only provide a program for identifying and producing positive behavior change, but give the therapist the tools to assess therapeutic outcome and empirically validate the efficacy of change. A new preface to the paperback edition situates the book within the contemporary couple therapy landscape and reflects on the continuing evolution of the author's approach.
Corporal Punishment of Children in Theoretical Perspective
divDespite being commonplace in American households a generation ago, corporal punishment of children has been subjected to criticism and shifting attitudes in recent years. Many school districts have banned it, and many child advocates recommend that parents no longer spank or strike their children. In this book, social theorist Michael Donnelly and family violence expert Murray A. Straus tap the expertise of social science scholars and researchers who address issues of corporal punishment, a subject that is now characterized as a key issue in child welfare. The contributors discuss corporal punishment, its use, causes, and consequences, drawing on a wide array of comparative, psychological, and sociological theories. Together, they clarify the analytical issues and lay a strong foundation for future research and interdisciplinary collaboration. /DIV
Pioneering Paths in the Study of Families
Meet the men and women whose groundbreaking work elevated the field of family studies! In Pioneering Paths in the Study of Families: The Lives and Careers of Family Scholars, you'll find 40 autobiographies written by leading scholars in sociology, family studies, psychology, and child development. Their fascinating stories demonstrate how their family experiences, educational opportunities, and occupational endeavors not only shaped the disciplines they chose but also shaped the theoretical perspectives they utilized and the topics they researched. From the editors: “These autobiographies document the experiences of scholars from the early twentieth century to the present. The descriptions...
