For courses in Marriage and Family Counseling‎,‎ Marital Therapy‎,‎ and Family Therapy‎.‎ Inviting‎,‎ well‎-illustrated‎,‎ and developmental in approach‎-a comprehensive look at the theory and practice of working with families‎.‎ Considered the most thorough‎,‎ well‎-written text in the field‎,‎ Samuel T‎.‎ Gladding‎'‎s‎,‎ Family Therapy‎:‎ History‎,‎ Theory‎,‎ and Practice‎,‎ give readers clear coverage of all aspects of working with couples and families from proven‎,‎ evidence‎-based theories‎.‎ In a user‎-friendly organization and writing style‎,‎ it covers important background information on healthy and functional families and different types of families‎,‎ and includes an overview of how individual and family life cycles intertwine‎.‎ The basic processes involved in treating couples and families are made clear‎,‎ before delving into a dozen theoretical ways of treating families‎.‎ Thoroughly updated‎,‎ the Sixth Edition of Family Therapy‎,‎ includes an abundance of examples and case studies‎,‎ new illustrations‎,‎ more than 175 new references‎,‎ helpful learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter‎,‎ a new chart comparing the different therapies‎,‎ and more‎.‎*User‎-friendly and well illustrated‎,‎ this book is developmental in its approach to working therapeutically with families‎.‎ *The practitioner‎-oriented focus shows how to work with different types of families‎.‎ *Illustrations‎,‎ diagrams‎,‎ summaries‎,‎ examples‎,‎ case studies‎,‎ and a glossary help readers understand and retain the main points in the text‎.‎ *NEW‎!‎ Realigned chapters put new emphasis on some of the materials in former chapters‎.‎

• Author‎:‎ Samuel Gladding
• Puplisher‎:‎ Pearson
• ISBN‎:‎ 9781292058795