An introduction to family therapy: systemic theory and practice

490 Pages·2015·3.775 MB·English

by  Dallos, Rudi

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List of figures and tables xiii t [0
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Introduction 1 cG
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Experiences of systemic and family therapy 1 -H
A family’s view 1 ill G
Two therapists’ views 4 lob
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What is the ‘family’? 5 l E
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The family life cycle 7 ca
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Allowing the family a voice 9 n
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The organizing framework of this book 10 old
Key texts offering a historical overview of systemic ing
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Setting the scene – 1950s 15 . No
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1 The first phase – 1950s to mid-1970s 27 be
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Cultural landscape 27 istrib
Influential people and ideas 28 u
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Seeds of systemic and family therapy 28 o
Systemic thinking – from intrapsychic to interpersonal 32 r m
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Systems theory – biological analogy 33 ifie
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Emergent properties of a system 34 in
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Circularities 34 ny
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Triads, triangulation, and conflict detouring 37 a
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Rules, pattern, and process 39 with
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Feedback 40 b
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Family coordination through communication 40 [ F
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Double-bind concept 40 ulty
Meta-communication 41 of N
Open and closed systems 42 u
Family homeostasis 42 rsing
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Family life cycle 43 h
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Practice 45 ng
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Structural family therapy 45 ai U
Beliefs and structures 46 niv
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Therapeutic orientations 47 rsity
Directive stance 48 5
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Strategic family therapy 50 2.1
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Beliefs and premises 53 8.1
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Strategic tasks 55 7] a
Commentary 57 t [0
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Gender and shifting inequalities of power 57 /1
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Normative assumptions of life-cycle models 59 6
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Family sculpting 60 t ©
Family tree and time line 62 M
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Reframing 65 ra
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2 The second phase – mid-1970s to mid-1980s 66 ill G
Cultural landscape 66 lob
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Second-order cybernetics 68 ca
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Communication 70 old
The person as private ‘biosphere’ 73 ing
Intention 73 s, LL
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Beliefs and actions in triads 73 . N
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Ecological perspective – multiple systems 75 t to
Observing systems 75 be
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Hypothesizing 75 istrib
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Co-construction of shared histories 78 r m
Commentary 78 od
Moral and political implications 79 ified
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Power 80 a
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Positive connotation 81 y w
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Teamwork 83 [ F
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Positive connotation 86 of N
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Transformational change 88 rsing
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Cultural landscape 89 ai U
Theoretical perspectives 90 niv
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Influential people and ideas 93 2.1
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View of the person – construction of experience 96 8.1
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Practice 99 7] a
Brief solution-focused therapy 100 t [0
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Reflecting teams 102 /1
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Narrative therapies 103 6
Externalizing problems 104 ]. Co
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Writing 105 rig
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Feminist therapies 105 t ©
Power and the construction of reality 106 M
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Culturally available stories 107 ra
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Commentary – feminist orientations 108 -H
Key texts 110 ill G
Skill guides 112 lob
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Consultation 112 l E
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Externalizing the problem 113 ca
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Reflecting processes 116 old
Relevance and usefulness 116 ing
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Emotions and early family therapy concepts 121 be
Triangulation 121 red
The double-bind 122 istrib
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Attachment theory 124 ted
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Attachment as a fundamental instinct 124 r m
Attachment strategies 126 od
Internal working models and representational systems 128 ified
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Choice and autonomy: corrective scripts and representational systems 130 a
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Attachment and trauma 131 w
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Family life cycle and attachments 133 y w
Attachments: from dyads to triads 134 ith
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