Family Therapy

by William J. Doherty and Susan H. McDaniel

Book Overview

In Family Therapy, William J. Doherty and Susan H. McDaniel discuss the history, theory, and practice of this systems-oriented therapy.

There are many different types of family therapy, but at the heart of each is systems theory, a model that arose from the fields of biology, physics, chemistry, and cybernetics. The main clinical precept of family systems theory is that individual problems must be understood within their larger...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433805499
• ISBN13: 9781433805493
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
• Length: 125 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"