Family Therapies: A Comprehensive Christian Appraisal

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In Family Therapies, Mark A. Yarhouse and James N. Sells survey the major approaches to family therapy and treat significant psychotherapeutic issues within a Christian framework. A landmark work, this volume was written for those studying counseling, social work, psychology, or marriage and family therapy. Fully updated and revised, this second edition includes new chapters on cohabitation, LGBT+ marriage, and family formation. Other issues covered include crisis and trauma marital conflict separation, divorce, and blended families substance abuse and addictions gender, culture, economic class, and race sexual identity Yarhouse and Sells conclude by casting a vision for an integrative Christian family therapy and offer timely wisdom for therapeutic practice in the midst of a diverse and rapidly changing global context. Family Therapies is an indispensable resource for those in the mental health professions, including counselors, psychologists, family therapists, social workers, and pastors. Cover Title Page Copyright Contents List of figures and tables Preface PART 1 FOUNDATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 1. A Christian Understanding for Family Therapy 2. Historical Foundations of Family Therapy PART 2 MODELS OF FAMILY THERAPY 3. Bowenian Family Therapy 4. Strategic Family Therapy 5. Structural Family Therapy 6. Psychodynamic Family Therapy 7. Contextual Family Therapy 8. Experiential Family Therapy 9. Solution-Focused Family Therapy 10. Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy 11. Narrative Family Therapy 12. Toward an Integrative Christian Family Therapy PART 3 INTEGRATION OF FAMILY THEORY WITH CRITICAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOTHERAPY 13. Crisis and Trauma 14. Attending to Marital Conflict 15. Separation, Divorce, and Remarriage 16. Individual Psychotherapy 17. Substance Abuse 18. Gender, Culture, Economic Class, and Race 19. Cohabiting Couples and Families: Christian Counseling’s New Reality 20. LGBT+ Couples and Families PART 4 CASTING A VISION 21. Conclusion: Casting a Vision for Christian Family Therapy Author Index Subject Index Praise for Family Therapies About the Authors More Titles from InterVarsity Press Academic Textbook Selector