Family Therapy

First published in 1993. should be used as opposed to focusing on the techniques-with-theories­attached approach of other books in the same genre. The first volume in the Basic Principles Into Practice Series, this book provides an easy to under­stand, basic approach that eschews the latest treatment trends and buzzwords in family therapy to focus on a new way of thinking about using family relation­ships in treating behavioral disorders. Throughout, Dr. Griffin stresses the importance of learning to view and treat the family as a whole, often requiring a difficult conceptual shift in one's view of aberrant behavior. Readers will be rewarded with a core, rudimentary understanding of family therapy that will serve them well regardless of which family therapy models they later use in practice.

WILLIAM A. GRIFFIN, PHD, is Associate Professor and Director, Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Department of Family Resources and Human Development, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.

Chapter 1 Family Therapy; Chapter 2 Intrapersonal Vs Interpersonal Models; Chapter 3 Theory And Technique; Chapter 4 Family Therapy Orientations; Chapter 5 The Therapist; Chapter 6 Questions; Chapter 7 Therapy Implementation; Chapter 8 Miscellaneous Topics; Chapter 9 Recommended Readings;