Integrated Family Therapy by Will, David - 1985

Routledge Kegan & Paul, 1985. Paperback. Very Good. 10.2 x 7.1 x 0.3 inches. p/b 161 pages, condition is very good, an owners name to the flyleaf. is an explicit, how-to-do-it manual for family therapy practice. Arguing that a single, monolithic therapy model does not do justice to the complexity of family therapy work, the authors take the problem-centred treatment approach formulated by Epstein and other at McMaster as a core-model. Structural and psychoanalytical concepts are introduced around this. The book itself is a good example of the sequential integrated approach to training that it advocates.A case study of one family is followed through the book to illustrate various aspects of assessment, formulation, treatment contract, for work with families. Implications for training are thoroughly examined and a model curriculum, is included. A final chapter considers the clinical implications of family therapy research.