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[...]... Dublin and Consultant Martial and Family Therapist at the Clanwilliam Institute for Marital and Family Therapy in Dublin He has published over a dozen books and 200 academic papers and conference presentations in the fields of family therapy and clinical psychology His work has been translated into a number of languages including Korean, Polish and Chinese He has extensive experience in family therapy and. .. clinicians alike Family Therapy: Concepts, Process and Practice was written both as a textbook for use in marital and family therapy professional postgraduate training programmes and as a sourcebook for experienced clinicians The book offers a critical evaluation of the major schools of family therapy, an integrative model for the practice of marital and family therapy, and examples of how this model... of family patterns of interaction, family belief systems and narratives, and historical contextual and constitutional factors in the aetiology and maintenance of problems 4 CENTRAL CONCEPTS IN FAMILY THERAPY With respect to research, some family therapists argue that case studies or descriptive qualitative research provides adequate support for the efficacy of family therapy On the other hand, some family. .. Psychology and Psychiatry Part I CENTRAL CONCEPTS IN FAMILY THERAPY Chapter 1 GOALS OF FAMILY THERAPY ACROSS THE LIFECYCLE Family therapy is a broad term given to a range of methods for working with families with various biopsychosocial difficulties Within the broad cathedral of family therapy there is a wide variety of views on what types of problems are appropriately addressed by family therapy; who... defines these problems; what constitutes family therapy practices; what type of theoretical rational undepins these practices; and what type of research supports the validity of these practices Some family therapists argue that all human problems are essentially relational and so family therapy is appropriate in all instances Others argue that marital and family therapy are appropriate for specific relationship... therapy approach; strategic therapy; structural therapy; cognitivebehavioural approaches; and functional family therapy Traditions that point to the centrality of belief systems and narratives that subserve repetitive interaction patterns include: constructivism; Milan systemic family therapy; social-constructionist family therapy approaches; solution-focused therapy; and narrative therapy PREFACE xvii... probation With respect to practices, some family therapists invite all family members to all therapy sessions Others conduct family therapy with individuals, by empowering them to manage their relationships with family members in more satisfactory ways Still others have broadened family therapy so that it includes members of the wider professional and social network around the family, and may refer to this... contextual and constitutional factors in predisposing family members to adopt particular belief systems and engage in particular problematic interaction patterns include: transgenerational family therapy; psychoanalytic family therapy traditions; attachment theory-based approaches; experiential family therapy; multisystemic therapy; and psychoeducational approaches This organisation of schools of therapy. .. children taking a more central role in family maintenance Making room for the wisdom and experience of the elderly Dealing with loss of spouse and peers Preparation for death, life review and integration Source: Adapted from Carter and McGoldrick (19 99) The Expanded Family Lifecycle Individual, Family and Social Perspectives, 3rd edn Boston: Allyn & Bacon GOALS OF FAMILY THERAPY ACROSS THE LIFECYCLE 7 where... Trepper, Editor of Journal of Family Psychotherapy; to Professor Peter Stratton, Editor of Human Systems: The Journal of Systemic Consultation and Management; to Max Cornwall, Editor of The Australian Journal of Family Therapy; to Professor Doug Sprenkle, past Editor of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy; and to Professor Michael Nichols, Editor of Contemporary Family Therapy for challenging me . Cognitive-Behavioural Approaches Alan Carr Family Therapy: Concepts, Process and Practice A list of earlier titles in the series follows the index. FAMILY THERAPY Concepts, Process and Practice Second Edition Alan. . . . 16 4 Attachment-based therapies . . . . . . . 16 7 Experiential family therapy . . . . . . . . 17 3 Multisystemic family therapy . . . . . . 18 0 Psychoeducational family therapy . . 18 2 Closing. 210 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 PART II PROCESSES IN FAMILY THERAPY Chapter 7 The Stages of Family Therapy