10. The Empirical Base of Family Therapy: Practice Implications

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. A Social Work Frame for Family Therapy 7
5. 2. The Small Group Perspective: Family Group Therapy 33
6. 3. The Elements of Structure in Therapy 52
7. 4. A Behavioral Perspective of Families 64
8. 5. Intergenerational Therapy and the Marriage Contract 105
9. 6. An Ecological Model with an Emphasis on Ethnic Families 121
10. 7. Bowen Family Systems: Theory and Practice 159
11. 8. Focused Problem Resolution [Brief Therapy] 199
12. 9. The Focus and Activity of Family Therapists 224
13. 10. The Empirical Base of Family Therapy: Practice Implications 248
14. 11. Family Treatment within a Task-Centered Framework 306
15. 12. Conclusions: Toward a Metamodel for Eclectic Family Practice 332
16. Author Index 355
17. Subject Index 361