psychotherapy: family psychotherapy

This term encompasses a variety of methods characterized by focus on the family rather than the individual, usually including more than one family member in the psychotherapy session.

• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

• Becvar, Dorothy Stroh & Raphael J. Family Therapy - A Systemic Integration Hardcover 1996
• Boscolo, Luigi et al
  Milan Systemic Family Therapy - Conversations in Theory and Practice Hardcover 1987
  The Times of Time - A New Perspective in Systemic Therapy and Consultation Hardcover 1993
• Byng-Hall, John & Pittman, Frank S. Rewriting Family Scripts - Improvisation and Systems Change (The Guilford Family Therapy Series) Paperback 1998  "Families can develop self-destructive routines so predictable that members seem to be following a script--each coming in on cue as the plot unfolds. Such scripts can be altered, however, when families in therapy learn how to improvise new patterns of relating. Rewriting Family Scripts presents an innovative approach to doing just that--incorporating into family therapy elements of script theory and recent findings in attachment research, including those related to narrative. Developing a new systemic attachment concept, "the secure family base," from which individual members can feel safe enough to explore and improvise new scripts, author John Byng-Hall shows how families can change insecure relationship patterns both during and after therapy. Clearly written, jargon-free, and illustrated with detailed clinical case material, this book presents a comprehensive conceptual framework that illuminates the central issues of family therapy practice."
• Dattilio, Frank M. (Editor), Goldfried, Marvin R. (Introduction) Case Studies in Couple and Family Therapy - Systemic and Cognitive Perspectives (Guilford Family Therapy Series) Hardcover 1998 "This volume features case presentations by many of the most distinguished practitioners of couple and family therapy, bringing to life the full spectrum of contemporary approaches in the field. Selected to illuminate the process and goals of each approach and to allow readers to listen in on highly skilled therapists at work, these exemplary cases serve together as a uniquely practical clinical resource for therapists and students. Exploring the role that cognitive-behavioral strategies may play within contemporary systems approaches, editor Frank M. Dattilio annotates the cases throughout with concise recommendations on how cognitive principles might usefully be called upon at specific points. Candid responses from contributors consider the benefits of Dattilio's suggestions and further elucidate each practitioner's own decision-making process."

• Friedman, Edwin H. Generation to Generation - Family Process in Church and Synagogue (Guilford Family Therapy Series) Hardcover (March 1986)

• Guerin, Philip J., Jr.
  Family Therapy - Theory and Practice Paperback 1976
  et al Working With Relationship Triangles - The One-Two-Three of Psychotherapy (Guilford Family Therapy Series) Hardcover 1996 "Virtually all significant relationships are shadowed by a third party, another person, a competing distraction, or even a memory. This book provides clinicians with a hands-on guide to working with many different kinds of relationship triangles in therapy with families, couples, and individuals. The authors show why triangles come into being, how to predict their evolving nature, and how they can be dealt with and resolved in treatment. A wealth of clinical case material and treatment suggestions illustrates how thinking in terms of threes, as well as individuals and dyads, can greatly increase therapeutic flexibility and effectiveness."
• Guerin, Philip J., Jr., Jr., Fay, Leo F., Burden, Susan L., Kautto, Judith: The Evaluation and Treatment of Marital Conflict - A Four-Stage Approach
• Imber-Black, Evan Families and Larger Systems - A Family Therapist's Guide Through the Labyrinth (Guilford Family Therapy Series) Paperback 1992
• Kerr, Michael E. & Bowen, Murray (Contributor) Family Evaluation - An Approach Based on Bowen Theory Hardcover 1988
• Mikesell, Richard H. (Editor), et al Integrating Family Therapy - Handbook of Family Psychology and Systems Therapy Hardcover 1995
• Ramsey, Christian N. (Editor) Family Systems in Medicine (Guilford Family Therapy Series) Hardcover 1989 "While other texts have represented family practice as deriving its clinical knowledge from existing medical fields, Family Systems in Medicine considers it a unique field and provides a framework for codifying, organizing, and integrating the vast amount of information on the interactions among family processes and biological systems in health and illness. Contributors to the book, who are senior investigators from biology, medicine, family theory, and anthropology, summarize key concepts, describe and evaluate the most important investigations, and integrate these studies into a single, comprehensive treatise that authoritatively covers the current state of knowledge in this fascinating field."
• Robin, Arthur L. & Foster, Sharon L. (Contributor) Negotiating Parent-Adolescent Conflict - A Behavioral Family-Systems Approach (Guilford Family Therapy Series) Hardcover 1989 "Blending cognitive-behavioral and family systems theories with developmental considerations concerning adults, this volume outlines a model of parent-adolescent strife and describes in detail the program's assessment methodology and treatment approach."
• Rosenblatt, Paul C.  Metaphors of Family Systems Therapy - Toward New Constructions (Perspectives on Marriage and the Family) Hardcover 1994
• Schultz, Stephen Jonathan Family Systems Therapy: An Integration Paperback 1984
• Schultz, Stephen Jonathan Family Systems Thinking Paperback 1993
• Schwartz, Richard C. Internal Family Systems Therapy Hardcover 1995 | Paperback 1997 "Richard C. Schwartz applies systems concepts of family therapy to the intrapsychic realm. The result is a new understanding of the nature of people's subpersonalities and how they operate as an inner ecology, as well as a new method for helping people change their inner worlds. Called the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model, this approach is based on the premise that people's subpersonalities interact and change in many of the same ways that families or other human groups do. The model provides a usable map of this intrapsychic territory and explicates its parallels with family interactions."
• Todd, Thomas C (Ed) The Complete Systemic Supervisor: Context, Philosophy, and Pragmatics. The Reasonably Complete Systemic Supervisor Resource Guide Hardcover 1997
• Walker, Gillian In the Midst of Winter - Systemic Therapy With Families, Couples and Individuals With AIDS Infection Hardcover 1991
• Williamson, Donald S. The Intimacy Paradox - Personal Authority in the Family System (The Guilford Family Therapy Series) Hardcover 1991 "Although most people physically leave home by their early 20s, emotional separation from one's family is a more difficult process that can continue for a lifetime. The Intimacy Paradox addresses the struggle of adults to establish individual autonomy without sacrificing family connections, and offers a psychotherapeutic approach designed to simultaneously foster both personal development and family of origin intimacy."
• Wynne, Lyman C. (Editor), Weber, Timothy T. (Editor) Systems Consultation - A New Perspective for Family Therapy Paperback 1986

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