This introduction to couples and family counseling lays the foundation for student skill-building by encouraging the development of personal, professional, and ethical standards of practice. This third edition has been expanded to include couples counseling and updated to reflect recent research and current practice. Primary text features include a genogram delineating the history of the field; a comprehensive discussion of 13 widely used theories with real-life examples of quality work for each approach; a single, bicultural couple/family system case for comparison across models; and strategies for the integration and application of the models into clinical practice with diverse clients. To help readers apply the concepts they have learned, Dr. Bitter provides numerous Illustrative examples, case studies, sample client dialogues, and exercises for personal and professional growth.
Price: $89.95
Pages: 568
Publisher: American Counseling Association (ACA)
Imprint: American Counseling Association
Publication Date:
15 September 2020
Trim Size: 10.00 X 7.00 in
ISBN: 9781556203831
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Couples & Family, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Counseling, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General
Foreword 00
Preface 00
Acknowledgments 00
About the Author 00
Part 1: Basic Issues in the Practice of Couples and Family Counseling 00
Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview
Chapter 2: Genograms of Couples and Family Counseling
Chapter 3: The Couples and Family Practitioner as Person and Professional
Chapter 4: Virtue, Ethics, and Legality in Couples and Family Practice
Part 2: Theories and Practice in Couples and Family Counseling
Introduction to the Case of the Quest Family
Chapter 5: Object Relations Family Counseling
Chapter 6: Adlerian Family Counseling
Chapter 7: Multigenerational Family Counseling
Chapter 8: Human Validation Process Model
Chapter 9: Structural Family Counseling
Chapter 10: Strategic Family Counseling
Chapter 11: Solution-Focused and Solution-Oriented Family Counseling
Chapter 12: Postmodernism, Social Construction, and Narratives in Couples and Family Counseling
Chapter 13: Feminist Family Counseling
Chapter 14: Cognitive Behavioral Family Counseling
Chapter 15: The Science of Couples Counseling
Chapter 16: Emotionally Focused Counseling With Couples
Chapter 17: Imago Relationship Counseling With Couples
Part 3: From Self-Discovery to Family Practice
Chapter 18: Integration: From Self-Discovery to Couples and Family Practice—Forming a Relationship, Couple and Family Assessment, and Treatment
