Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents ix
4. 1. Structural Family Therapy 1
5. 2. A Family in Formation: The Wagners and Salvador Minuchin 16
6. 3. A Family Model 46
7. 4. A Kibbutz Family: The Rabins and Mordecai Kaffman 67
8. 5. Therapeutic Implications of a Structural Approach 89
9. 6. The Family in Therapy 110
10. 7. Forming the Therapeutic System 123
11. 8. Restructuring the Family 138
12. 9. A "Yes, But" Technique: The Smiths and Salvador Minuchin 158
13. 10. A "Yes, And" Technique: The Dodds and Carl A. Whitaker 189
14. 11. The Initial Interview: The Gordens and Braulio Montalvo 206
15. 12. A Longitudinal View: The Browns and Salvador Minuchin 240
16. Epilog 255
17. Further Readings 259
18. Notes 262
19. Index 265