{"product_id":"families-and-family-therapy-salvador-minuchin-9780674292369","title":"Families and Family Therapy","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo other book in the field so fully combines vivid clinical examples, specific details of technique, and mature perspectives on both effectively functioning families and those seeking therapy. The views and strategies of a master clinician are presented here in such clear and precise form that readers can proceed directly from the book with comparisons and modifications to suit their own styles and working situations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSalvador Minuchin presents six chapter-length transcripts of actual family sessions--two devoted to ordinary families who are meeting their problems with relative success; four concerned with families seeking help. Accompanying each transcript is the author's running interpretation of what is taking place, laying particular stress on the therapist's tactics and maneuvers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese lively sessions are interpreted in a brilliant theoretical analysis of why families develop problems and what it takes to set them right. The author constructs a model of an effectively functioning family and defines the boundaries around its different subsystems, whether parental, spouse, or sibling. He discusses ways in which families adapt to stress from within and without, as they seek to survive and grow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Minuchin describes methods of diagnosing or \"mapping\" problems of the troubled family and determining appropriate therapeutic goals and strategies. Different situations, such as the extended family, the family with a parental child, and the family in transition through death or divorce, are examined. Finally, the author explores the dynamics of change, examining the variety of restructuring operations that can be employed to challenge a family and to change its basic patterns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Salvador Minuchin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674292367\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674292369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.40w x 0.98d","brand":"Salvador Minuchin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43992269553919,"sku":"9780674292369","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf948fa9-c3e3-4241-9efb-7839a5c976f8.jpg?v=1683315070","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/families-and-family-therapy-salvador-minuchin-9780674292369","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}