نظریه و عمل مشاوره زوج‌ها و خانواده‌ها

This introduction to couples and family counseling lays the foundation for student skill-building by encouraging the development of personal, professional, and ethical standards of practice. This third edition has been expanded to include couples counseling and updated to reflect recent research and current practice. Primary text features include a genogram delineating the history of the field; a comprehensive discussion of 13 widely used theories with real-life examples of quality work for each approach; a single, bicultural couple/family system case for comparison across models; and strategies for the integration and application of the models into clinical practice with diverse clients. To help readers apply the concepts they have learned, Dr. Bitter provides numerous Illustrative examples, case studies, sample client dialogues, and exercises for personal and professional growth. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword Preface About the Author Acknowledgments PART 1 Basic Issues in the Practice of Couples and Family Counseling CHAPTER 1 Introduction and Overview Why I Became a Couples and Family Counselor An Overview of the Book An Overview of the Theory Chapters Suggestions for Using the Book The Systems Perspective CHAPTER 2 Genograms of Couples and Family Counseling The History of Family Counseling I: Systemic Pioneers and Their Offspring The History of Family Counseling II: From Structure to Strategy to Solutions The History of Family Counseling III: From Postmodern, Social Constructionism to Feminism The History of Couples and Family Counseling IV: The Evidence-Based Practices of Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy, Parenting, and Couples Counseling Summary CHAPTER 3 The Couples and Family Practitioner as Person and Professional The Family of the Family Practitioner Personal Characteristics and Orientations of Effective Family Practitioners The Process of Change and Therapeutic Process Beginning Your Work as a Couples or Family Practitioner Toward a Foundation for Integration Gender and Multicultural Lenses The Scholar-Practitioner in Family Counseling and Therapy Summary CHAPTER 4 Virtue, Ethics, and Legality in Couples and Family Practice A Consideration of Virtue Ethics Codes and Standards of Professional Practice Ethical Decision-Making Common Ethical Dilemmas in Couples and Family Practice Professional Regulations and Legal Requirements Summary Where to Go From Here Recommended Readings PART 2 Theories and Practice in Couples and Family Counseling Introduction to the Case of the Quest Family Biography of the Quest Family Quest Family Genogram CHAPTER 5 Object Relations Family Counseling Key Concepts Counseling Goals The Counselor’s Role and Function Process and Interventions Working With Couples Object Relations Counseling With the Quest Family Contributions to Multicultural Counseling and Gender Issues Summary Where to Go From Here CHAPTER 6 Adlerian Family Counseling Key Concepts Counseling Goals The Counselor’s Role and Function Process and Interventions Working With Couples Adlerian Counseling With the Quest Family Contributions to Multicultural Counseling and Gender Issues Summary Where to Go From Here CHAPTER 7 Multigenerational Family Counseling Key Concepts Counseling Goals The Counselor’s Role and Function Process and Interventions Working With Couples Bowen Counseling With the Quest Family Contributions to Multicultural Counseling and Gender Issues Summary Where to Go From Here CHAPTER 8 Human Validation Process Model Key Concepts Counseling Goals The Counselor’s Role and Function Process and Interventions Working With Couples Satir Counseling With the Quest Family Contributions to Multicultural Counseling and Gender Issues Summary Where to Go From Here CHAPTER 9 Structural Family Counseling Key Concepts Counseling Goals Process and Interventions Working With Couples Structural Family Counseling With the Quest Family Contributions to Multicultural Counseling and Gender Issues Summary Where to Go From Here CHAPTER 10 Strategic Family Counseling The MRI Model The Milan Model Key Concepts Counseling Goals The Counselor’s Role and Function Process and Interventions Working With Couples Strategic Family Counseling With the Quest Family Contributions to Multicultural Counseling and Gender Issues Summary Where to Go From Here CHAPTER 11 Solution-Focused and Solution-Oriented Family Counseling Key Concepts Counseling Goals The Counselor’s Role and Function Process and Interventions Working With Couples Solution-Oriented Counseling With the Quest Family Contributions to Multicultural Counseling and Gender Issues Summary Where to Go From Here CHAPTER 12 Postmodernism, Social Construction, and Narratives in Couples and Family Counseling Key Concepts Counseling Goals The Counselor’s Role and Function Process and Interventions Working With Couples Narrative Counseling With the Quest Family Contributions to Multicultural Counseling and Gender Issues Summary Where to Go From Here CHAPTER 13 Feminist Family Counseling Key Concepts Counseling Goals The Counselor’s Role and Function Process and Interventions Working With Couples Feminist Counseling With the Quest Family Contributions to Multicultural Counseling and Gender Issues Summary Where to Go From Here CHAPTER 14 Cognitive Behavioral Family Counseling Key Concepts Counseling Goals The Counselor’s Role and Function Process and Interventions Working With Couples CBFT With the Quest Family Contributions to Multicultural Counseling and Gender Issues Summary Where to Go From Here CHAPTER 15 The Science of Couples Counseling Key Concepts Counseling Goals The Counselor’s Role and Function Process and Interventions Working With Families Gottman Counseling With Jane and Paul Quest Contributions to Multicultural Counseling and Gender Issues Summary Where to Go From Here CHAPTER 16 Emotionally Focused Counseling With Couples Key Concepts Counseling Goals The Counselor’s Role and Function Process and Interventions EFC With Jane and Paul Quest Contributions to Multicultural Counseling and Gender Issues Summary Where to Go From Here CHAPTER 17 Imago Relationship Counseling With Couples Key Concepts Counseling Goals The Counselor’s Role and Function Process and Interventions Working With Families Imago Counseling With Jane and Paul Quest Contributions to Multicultural Counseling and Gender Issues Summary Where to Go From Here PART 3 From Self-Discovery to Family Practice CHAPTER 18 Integration: Forming a Relationship, Couple and Family Assessment, and Treatment Videotaping Your Work and Taking Time for Reflection A Process for Couples and Family Counseling Across Models Integrative Counseling With the Quest Family Core Competencies, Accreditation Standards, and Training Some Final Thoughts References Index Technical Support EULA "Theory and Practice of Couples and Family Counseling is intended for undergraduate and graduate students interested in the fields of couples and family counseling. While this book is designed especially for counselors, those in training as well as those currently practicing as Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs), this book will also accommodate students and practitioners in family studies, human services, marriage and family therapy, nursing, pastoral counseling, psychiatry, psychology, and social work. My overall goal in writing this book is to survey the major theories and practices of contemporary relational counseling as well as support the development of personal, professional, and ethical couples and family practice. Most importantly, the book provides a model for a successful integration of multiple points of view"-- Provided by publisher