Family Therapy: An Overview 9th Edition

This  current, engaging, and practice-oriented text is your complete resource  for mastering the many facets of family therapy. In this ninth edition,  the authors examine and explain key viewpoints, perspectives, values,  intervention techniques, and goals of family therapy -- featuring  practice-oriented content to help you become an empathic and effective  family therapist. Color-coded boxes highlight key aspects of family  therapy, such as family diversity, evidence-based practice research,  "Thinking Like a Clinician" exercises, case studies, clinical notes, and  therapeutic encounters. Examples illustrate family therapists from many  professions, including social work, MFT, psychology, and counseling.  You'll also find up-to-date material representing the latest thinking on  central issues and topics, including increased attention to LGBTQ  families and alternative forms of family life and to gender, culture,  and ethnic considerations.