An Introduction to Marriage and Family Therapy

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Part 1: Foundational Pillars of Contemporary Family Therapy 1. The History of Marriage and Family Therapy C.McGeorge,T.S. Carlson, J. Wetchler, 2. General Systems Theory, Cybernetics, and Family Therapy L. Hecker, G. Mims, S. Boughner 3. Contextual Issues in Marital and Family Therapy: Gender, Culture, Sexual Orientation, and Spirituality K. Lyness, S. Haddock, T. Zimmerman Part 2: Theories in Marriage and Family Therapy 4. Structural Family Therapy J. Durtschi, .J. Wetchler 5. Strategic Family Therapy K. Rosen, M. Lechtenburg, S. Stith 6. Milan Systemic Therapy J. Adams 7. Social Constructionist Family Therapies A. Rambo, T. Boyd 8. Experiential Family Therapies V. Thomas, T. Krum 9. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies for Couples and Families N. Epstein, M. Falconier 10. Transgenerational Family Therapies J. Ramisch, T. Nelson Part 3: Special Issues and Topics in Marriage and Family Therapy 11. Couple Therapy K. Helmeke, A. Prouty-Lyness, G. Bischof, 12. Communication Training, Marriage Enrichment, and Premarital Counseling L. Williams 13. Sexual Dysfunctions and Sex Therapy J. Atwood 14. Special Topics in Family Therapy J. Priest, C. Salts, T. Smith 15. Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy L. Hecker 16. Research in Marriage and Family Therapy R. Bischoff