Relationships are a resource for healing a range of psychological difficulties. This is the fundamental principle of family therapy, an increasingly influential form of psychotherapy that is building up a strong evidence base in a range of psychological problems across the life cycle. Family Therapy Skills and Techniques in Action is both a guide to a variety of family therapy techniques and a review of their history, providing a thorough explanation of the techniques while guiding readers in learning new skills.
Key Features
- Assessing a family
- Building a therapeutic relationship with multiple family members
- Enactment
- Reframing
- Using circular questions
- ‘Externalising’ the problem
- Using family therapy skills in individual work
- Understanding and utilising systemic supervision
Additional Information
The authors provide film examples and transcripts of the techniques in action so that readers can develop their skills in a practical way. Family Therapy Skills and Techniques in Action will be an essential practical manual for a range of family therapy skills which can be used in family work by family practitioners from a variety of backgrounds: counsellors, support workers, social workers, psychologists, generic therapists and nurses.
