[...]... 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. .. and disability, but also is concerned with resilience and resourcefulness Family therapy is a process through which we exchange new and better worlds for old This second edition of Family Therapy: Concepts, Process and Practice retains the same overall structure, style and content of the first edition but includes a number of important revisions that make it more useful for postgraduates, trainers and. .. systemic family therapy; social-constructionist family therapy approaches; solution-focused therapy; and narrative therapy PREFACE xvii Traditions that highlight the role of historical, 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. .. 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... 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. .. 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 may be used with a range of common child-focused and adult-focused problems Findings from research on the effectiveness of family therapy are reviewed and the implications of these for evidencebased practice outlined The first part of this volume... 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... of practical exercises for developing family therapy skills The book retains all of the features of the first edition that have made it popular among postgraduates and experienced 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... is on marital distress, depression and anxiety, alcohol problems and schizophrenia In the final part, evidence for the effectiveness of family therapy and family- based interventions with a range of child and adult-focused problems is addressed and the implications of this research for evidence-based practice is set out Also, useful resources for the training, practice and research are presented While... 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. resilience and resourcefulness. Family therapy is a pro- cess through which we exchange new and better worlds for old. This second edition of Family Therapy: Concepts, Process and Practice retains. 154 Transgenerational family therapy . . . 154 Psychoanalytic family therapy . . . . . 164 Attachment-based therapies . . . . . . . 167 Experiential family therapy . . . . . . . . 173 Multisystemic family therapy