Family therapy : an overview / Irene Goldenberg, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles, Mark Stanton, Azusa Pacific University, Herbert Goldenberg.

Irene Goldenberg's name appears first in all previous editions except the 7th; Herbert Goldenberg's name appears first only on the 7th and 8th editions, published after his death.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

part I. Fundamentals of family psychology -- Adopting a family relationship framework -- Family development: continuity and change -- Diversity in family functioning -- Systems theory and systemic thinking -- part II. The development and practice of family therapy -- Professional issues and ethical practices -- part III. The established schools of family therapy -- Transgenerational models -- Experiential models -- The structural model -- Strategic models -- Behavioral and cognitive-behavioral models -- part IV. New directions in family therapy -- Social construction models I: solution-focused therapy and collaborative therapy -- Social construction models II: narrative therapy -- Population-based family treatments -- part V. Clinical research: the synergy of science and practice -- part VI. -- Family theories and family therapies: a comparative assessment -- Comparative view of family theories and therapies.