Understanding Postmodern Family Therapy

This accessible textbook provides therapy students and practitioners with an understanding of postmodern theories, founders, and practical applications to family therapy. It introduces complex concepts in bite-sized pieces so readers can cultivate and master competent real-world applications of postmodern philosophy in therapy.

Kelsey Railsback, Ph.D., LMFT, is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor and a core faculty member at Touro University Worldwide. She provides classroom instruction and oversees clinical supervision of master's and doctoral students in Marriage and Family Therapy.

Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Collaborative-Dialogic Practice (Formerly Collaborative Therapy) 1. An Introduction to Collaborative-Dialogic Practice Philosophers 2. Kenneth (Ken) Gergen 3. What Ideas from Gergen Resonated with Harlene Anderson? Part 3: Narrative Therapy 4. An Introduction to Narrative Therapy 5. Michel Foucault 6. What Ideas from Foucault Resonated with Michael White? The Path to Externalization Part 4: Solution Focused Brief Therapy 7. An Introduction to Solution Focused Brief Therapy 8. Ludwig Wittgenstein 9. What Ideas from Wittgenstein Resonated with Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg? The Path to Solution Talk Part 5: Conclusion 10. Interweaving Theory and Practice