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Family Therapy

A Constructive Framework

ISBN-13: 9780761943037
Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS
Imprint: SAGE PUBLICATIONS
By Roger Lowe
Price: AUD $109.00
Stock: 8 in stock
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Local release date: 18/06/2004
Format: Paperback (234.00mm X 156.00mm) 224 pages Weight: 350g
Categories: Psychotherapy [MMJT]

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Google Preview: Family Therapy introduces practitioners to the principles of using a constructive approach with families. Unlike more traditional approaches to family therapy, the focus is on creating an atmosphere of safety, inclusion and reflection in the therapy room, and avoiding the tensions and conflict which often characterize family therapy sessions. Setting out a clear framework for practice, Roger Lowe describes the key tasks for the therapis in: hosting meetings; negotiating concerns, and; evoking client's preferences, goals and competencies. Exploring the idea of the therapist's 'inner conversation' which takes during a session, the author shows how this can be used as a tool to overcome obstacles to the therapeutic process. Throughout the book, case studies are used to show how the constructive framework is used in practice and to highlight the range of challenging situations which are encountered during family therapy. Although often assumed to only suited to brief interventions, the book also describes ways of working constructively over a longer period of time. Roger Lowe's book provides a refreshingly different approach to working with families, which chimes with the growing interest in constructive approaches. It is written for trainees and for practitioners who are interested in new ways of working.; Roger Lowe is Lecturer in the School of Psychology and Counselling at Queensland University of Technology, Australia.; Introduction Travelling Light Hosting Family Members Negotiating Concerns and Requests Clarifying `Who Wants What?' Evoking Possibilities Working Constructively over Time Using Inner Conversation Borrowing from Other Frameworks Responding to Challenges Final Reflections; `Roger Lowe achieves the almost impossible task of bringing together various theories, techniques and case examples in clear and accessible ways. Readers of all disciplines, from front-line hard-pressed practitioners to students on therapy and social work courses, will be grateful for the simple and, above all, useful way he tackles the burning questions that arise in working with the family group. Highly recommended!' - Harvey Ratner, Brief Therapy Practice, London; Google Preview content

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