Family, Couple and Systemic Therapy Books
Families in context: Emerging trends and family support in early intervention
By examining the context of the family itself, and the role of key family members such as mothers, fathers, siblings and grandparents, this work seeks to share approaches to working with families. It... (more)
Parenting education and support: New opportunities
Offers an in-depth examination of parenting eduction and support in a wide range of contexts. The authors examine practice in a variety of settings and the theory underpinning these practices, where... (more)
Competence, courage and change: An approach to family therapy
If we are not to define people by their deficits, how can we organize our understanding of them? This book argues that a concept of competence provides the needed framework. 176 pages. (more)
Kinship foster care: Policy, practice, and research
Assembling the thinking and research of experts from several fields, this book examines what has become the fastest growing type of substitute care for children by the state. The editors have... (more)
The Holocaust in three generations: Families, victims and perpetrators of the Nazi regime
Presents families of survivors from Germany and Israel whose experiences of persecution and family histories after the liberation differ greatly, comparing them with studies of non-Jewish German... (more)
Parenting and child development in non-traditional families:
This volume seeks to discuss the ways in which various "deviations" from "traditional" family styles affect childrearing practices and child development, covering such topics as dual-career families,... (more)
Minding the close relationship: A theory of relationship enhancement
This volume examines the theory of how romantic partners can maintain and enhance their close relationships over an extended period. It blends relationship scholarship on closeness with practical... (more)
Family system test: Manual
The Family System Test (FAST) is a versatile clinical and research tool which can be used in individual and family settings with respondents as young as six years. This is the manual to the test,... (more)
Motherhood and mental health
This volume aims to display the great variety of disorders which can occur during pregnancy and the post-partum period, which make child-bearing the most complex psychological event in human... (more)
Creative Therapy 2: Working with Parents
A very practical book which outlines ways of gaining rapport, working with parents and creating useful resource materials. Example activities, worksheets and information sheets are provided, covering... (more)
The Family and HIV Today
AIDS has profound implications for social and family relationships, in addition to being a major health issue. This is a completely revised, updated edition of a text which addresses the issue of how... (more)
The transformation of intimacy: Love, sexuality and eroticism in modern societies
Giddens disputes many of the dominant interpretations of the role of sexuality in modern culture, arguing that the transformation of intimacy, in which women have played the major part, heralds... (more)
The family crucible: The intense experience of family therapy
For all families considering therapy, this guide provides a broad understanding of the family therapy experience. 314 pages. (more)
Case studies from The Family Therapy Networker:
A clinical-reference and training text which presents a selection from more than two decades of case reports in the award-winning US mental-health periodical, "The Family Therapy Networker". 320... (more)
Imago relationship therapy: An introduction to theory and practice
A primer describing the general practice of Imago relationship therapy (IRT) with couples. 198 pages. (more)
Infertility and involuntary childlessness: Helping couples care
Infertility affects one in six couples and is at once a medical, psychological and social problem. This book shows therapists how to help individuals and couples cope with this crisis. 178 pages. (more)
Casebook in family therapy
This unique work presents actual case transcripts, based on twelve different theories of family therapy. Each contributor describes his or her theoretical orientation and then presents transcripts... (more)
Growing up again - Parenting ourselves, parenting our children
Second edition. 310 pages. (more)
Men's Ways of Being
Addressing many questions which arise in the field of gender studies, these readings have emerged from the experiences of men and women aiming to make sense of the impact of the "men's movement" on... (more)
Incestuous families: An ecological approach to understanding and treatment
This text argues that incestuous behaviour can only be fully understood with reference to its 'ecology'. Its approach focuses on rebalancing the intrapsychic dynamics of individual family members, as... (more)
Metaphors of family systems theory: Toward new constructions
This work probes the language of family systems therapy, demonstrating how metaphors shape our understanding of families and of the goals and processes of therapy. The author shows how an... (more)