An Introduction to Family Therapy
This is the presentation of the new, extended and improved version of “An Introduction to Family Therapy”, your reference guide containing detailed information about all important facets of family therapy: schools and methods, strategies used, structure and content of family therapy sessions, stages, basic techniques, influential people, history of family therapy,… The cover illustration is from Zirta from Mexico: www.zirta.net E-mail address: beatriz@zirta.net - betyto@gmail.com * The electronic edition of this practical family therapy manual is available as a free download file at http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/Jaimelavie?searchTerms=family+therapy * The paperback book can be purchased at the lulu website: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/Jaimelavie?searchTerms=family+therapy
The manual provides extended background information about history and development of marital and family therapy and describes the lives and careers of the principal pioneers and leaders in the field. Ample attention is given to the most important contemporary models and schools of schools: •
Brief Strategic Family Therapy
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Brief Strategic Family Therapy for Adolescent Drug Abuse
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Solution Focused Brief Therapy
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Brief Psycho Therapy
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Psycho-analytiuc Family Therapy
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Strategic Family Therapy
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Bowen’s Strategic Family Therapy
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Salvador Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy
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Virginia Satir’s Humanistic Family Therapy
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Behavioural & Conjoint Family Therapy
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Milan Systemic Family Therapy or Long Brief Therapy
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Response Based Family Therapy
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Contextual Family Therapy
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Narrative Family Therapy
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Problem Centered Systems Family Therapy
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Experiential Family Therapy
Following basic Techniques used in Family Therapy are described in detail: ACCOMMODATION AFFECTIVE CONFRONTATION ASKING PERMISSION BEGINNER’S MIND BOUNDARY FORMATION ADDING COGNITIVE CONSTRUCTIONS 1. ADVICE AND INFORMATION 2. PRAGMATIC FICTIONS 3. PARADOX COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES 1. MATCHING THE CLIENT’S LANGUAGE 2. MATCHING SENSORY MODALITIES 3. CHANNELING THE CLIENT’S LANGUAGE 4. USE OF VERB FORMS 5. GIVE CLOSE EXAMINATION TO THEIR LANGUAGE AND YOURS. COMMUNICATION SKILL-BUILDING TECHNIQUES 1. REFLECTING 2. REPEATING 3. FAIR FIGHTING TECHNIQUES 4. TAKING TURNS EXPRESSING FEELINGS 5. NONJUDGMENTAL BRAINSTORMING 6. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION CONCLUSION CONFIRMATION OF A FAMILY MEMBER: DEFRAMING DETRIANGULATION DIAGNOSING DIFFERENTIATION OF SELF DISEQUILIBRIUM TECHNIQUES 1. REFRAMING: 3. BOUNDARY MAKING 4. PUNCTUATION: 4. UNBALANCING: LESSONS IN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION EMOTIONAL CUT-OFF THE EMPTY CHAIR ENACTMENT FAMILY CHOREOGRAPHY FAMILY CONTRACT FAMILY COUNCIL MEETINGS FAMILY FLOOR PLAN
FAMILY LIFE CYCLE FAMILY PHOTOS FAMILY SCULPTING FAMILY SYSTEM STRATEGIES THE GENOGRAM GOAL SETTING ICEBREAKER COMPLIMENT OR POSITIVE STATEMENT IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION-GATHERING TECHNIQUES 1. THE GENOGRAM 2. FAMILY PHOTOS 3. FAMILY FLOORPLAN INTENSITY INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES • RELATIONSHIP EXPERIMENTS. • COACHING. • I-POSITIONS. • DISPLACEMENT STORIES. • TAKING SIDE & MEDIATING. • THE EMPTY CHAIR • FAMILY COUNCIL MEETINGS • STRATEGIC ALLIANCES • PRESCRIBING INDECISION • PUTTING THE CLIENT IN CONTROL OF THE SYMPTOM • SPECIAL DAYS, MINI-VACATIONS, SPECIAL OUTINGS • PROBLEM SOLVING • FAMILY CONTRACTS • REFRAMING • PUNCTUATION • UNBALANCING • RESTRUCTURING • ENACTMENT • BOUNDARY FORMATION • WORKING WITH SPONTANEOUS INTERACTION • INTENSITY • SHAPING COMPETENCE • ADDING COGNITIVE CONSTRUCTIONS INVOLUNTARY CLIENT SHEMA
JOINING 1. TRACKING: 2. MIMESIS: 3. CONFIRMATION OF A FAMILY MEMBER: 4. ACCOMODATION:
5. MAINTENANCE NORMALIZATION OBSERVATION POSITIVE CONNOTATION PARADOXICAL INJUNCTIONS PRAGMATIC FICTIONS PRESCRIBING INDECISION PROBLEM TRACKING PROBLEM SOLVING TECHNIQUES PROBLEM DISSOLUTION PUNCTUATION PUTTING CLIENT IN CONTROL OF THE SYMPTOM QUESTIONS 1. THE MIRACLE QUESTION: 2. FAST-FORWARDING QUESTIONS 3. THE EXCEPTION QUESTION: 4. STRATEGIC BASIC QUESTIONS: 5. PROVOCATIVE QUESTIONS: 6. SCALING QUESTIONS AND PERCENTAGE QUESTIONS 7. EXCEPTION SEEKING QUESTIONS 8. COPING QUESTIONS 9. OPEN QUESTIONS 10. PROCESS QUESTIONS. 11. LINEAR QUESTIONS 12. CIRCULAR QUESTIONS 15. PROBLEM TRACKING QUESTIONS 16. CONVERSATIONAL QUESTIONS 17. FRAMING QUESTIONS 18. DEFRAMING QUESTIONS REFRAMING REFRAMING PROBLEM DEFINITIONS RESTRUCTURING SHAPING COMPETENCE USE OF SILENCE SPECIAL DAYS, MINI-VACATIONS, SPECIAL OUTINGS WORKING WITH SPONTANEOUS INTERACTION STRATEGIC ALLIANCES TRACKING UNBALANCING INTRODUCING UNCERTAINTY UTILIZATION STRATEGY
The structure, strategies and different stages of the Family Therapy Process are discussed. The Systemic Family Therapy Manual that is part of this introduction, provides a detailed survey of therapy outlines, goals and checklists for initial , middle and end sessions of a systemic Family Therapy. Appendixes include samples of appointment letter, video consent, referrer letter, post assessment letter, closing letter, session notes record form and diagnostic interview outline. See for more information: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/Jaimelavie?searchTerms=family+therapy