Family Therapy Techniques (Hardcover)

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Among family therapists, Minuchin is recognized as a most original innovator, a superb clinician, and an outstanding teacher. He has been able to transmit all of his background and experience into this excellent book. Anyone who has a serious interest in family therapy today will want to have and to know this book. (Journal of Psychotherapy )

For the individual therapist searching for a better family model, Families and Family Therapy is recommended at the top of any list of acquisitions. It is doubtful whether any other family therapy publication today can match it. (Contemporary Psychology )

Product Description

A master of family therapy, Salvador Minuchin, traces for the first time the minute operations of day-to-day practice. Dr. Minuchin has achieved renown for his theoretical breakthroughs and his success at treatment. Now he explains in close detail those precise and difficult maneuvers that constitute his art. The book thus codifies the method of one of the country's most successful practitioners.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Harvard University Press; 1 edition (January 1, 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0674294106
• ISBN-13: 978-0674294103
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,544 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great HOW TO's for working with families, July 13, 2000

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Minuchin is a master not only of the art of Family Therapy, but of informative prose as well. Very specific techniques for responding to a range of family dynamics are presented along with relevant theory and poignant vignettes. Though developed in the 1970's, Minuchin's vision for sparking change by "joining" and then working from within families remains powerful and relevant. The techniques in this well written manual resemble those of the modern Narrative Therapy movement, but are presented in a fashion both accessable to the Family Therapy novice and usefull to the seasoned professional.

7 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Family Therapy Techniques, September 25, 2005

By	Kate Gulyayev - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Very nice written book. It is full of examples from clinical practice. Easy to read.

0 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars brand new condition, March 8, 2007

By	Shu-hui Wu (san diego) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It's the brand new one but the price is cheaper than used ones.Fast shipping!