Book dossier

Family therapy

by Michael P. Nichols

This edition emphasizes contemporary approaches such as narrative and solution-focused therapies, and highlights such issues as poverty, social class, ethnicity, and spirituality. There is more emphasis on clinical practice, with clinical examples added throughout the book. There are new chapters on Integrative Models and on Research in Family Therapy. The new chapter on Integrative Models includes information on working with family violence and conducting community family therapy.