Family Therapy

Family Therapy, second edition, is a fully updated and essential textbook that provides students and practitioners with foundational concepts, theory, vocabulary, and skills to excel as a family therapist.

Michael D. Reiter, Ph.D., LMFT, is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor, 30-year therapist, and a full-time faculty member for over 20 years. He currently teaches and supervises at Capella University.

I. THINKING LIKE A FAMILY THERAPIST Chapter 1 A History of Family Therapy Chapter 2 Systems Theory Chapter 3 Self of the Therapist Chapter 4 Your Clients Chapter 5 Considering Diversity Chapter 6 Ethics in Family Therapy II. SKILLS OF A FAMILY THERAPIST Chapter 7 Beginning the Family Therapy Session Chapter 8 Basic Empathy Skills Chapter 9 Advanced Empathy Skills Chapter 10 Mutualization Chapter 11 Effective Use of Questions Chapter 12 Use of Self in Therapy Chapter 13 Dealing with Intensity Chapter 14 Assessment in Family Therapy (co-written by Kayleigh Sabo & Michael D. Reiter) Chapter 15 Goal Setting and Termination III. THEORIZING LIKE A FAMILY THERAPIST Chapter 16 Intergenerational Family Therapies Chapter 17 Experiential Family Therapies Chapter 18 Strategic Family Therapies Chapter 19 Systemic Family Therapies Chapter 20 Postmodern Family Therapies Chapter 21 Integrative Family Therapies Chapter 22 Expansion of Family Therapy (co-written by Kayleigh Sabo & Michael D. Reiter)