Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy

Abstract

This authoritative reference assembles prominent international experts from psychology, social work, and counseling to summarize the current state of couple and family therapy knowledge in a clear A-Z format. Its sweeping range of entries covers major concepts, theories, models, approaches, intervention strategies, and prominent contributors associated with couple and family therapy. The Encyclopedia provides family and couple context for treating varied problems and disorders, understanding special client populations, and approaching emerging issues in the field, consolidating this wide array of knowledge into a useful resource for clinicians and therapists across clinical settings, theoretical orientations, and specialties.A sampling of topics included in the Encyclopedia: Acceptance versus behavior change in couple and family therapyCollaborative and dialogic therapy with couples and familiesIntegrative treatment for infidelityLive supervision in couple and family therapyPostmodern approaches in the use of genogramsSplit alliance in couple and family therapyTransgender couples and familiesThe first comprehensive reference work of its kind, the Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy incorporates seven decades of innovative developments in the fields of couple and family therapy into one convenient resource. It is a definitive reference for therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors, whether couple and family therapy is their main field or one of many modalities used in practice.