Aplicación de la teoría de la familia en la práctica clínica - Hacia la diferenciación del sí-mismo en la familia de origen - El anónimo - Principios y técnicas de terapia familiar múltiple - La reacción de la familia frente a la muerte - Una entrevista con Murray Bowen.

The Handbook of Bowen Family Systems Theory and Research Methods presents innovative approaches on a range of issues inherent in family research and discusses the links between theory, data collection, and data analysis based on Bowen family systems theory. This multi-authored volume discusses core issues within family systems theory, including anxiety, stress, emotional cutoff, differentiation of self, multigenerational transmission process, and nuclear family emotional process. Chapters also examine related constructs in the research literature such as adaptation, resilience, social support, social networks, and intergenerational family relations. Readers will be able to view theoretical and methodological issues from the perspective of Bowen theory and develop a clearer knowledge of ways to navigate the challenges faced when studying individual, familial, and societal problems. An essential resource for clinicians and researchers in the social and natural sciences, the Handbook of Bowen Family Systems Theory and Research Methods provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the application of Bowen theory to family practice and family research.

Un Manual es un libro en que se compendia lo más sustancial de una materia, por lo que no es extraño que, las instituciones que se dedican a la formación en un determinado saber tengan, tarde o temprano, la tentación de escribir un Manual que ponga ordenadamente y por escrito los conocimientos que los docentes tratan de transmitir a sus alumnos. Este era un tema recurrente de la nuestra, la Escuela Vasco-Navarra de Terapia Familiar, hasta que finalmente nos hemos puesto a la tarea, decididos a poner negro sobre blanco lo que, durante treinta largos años, hemos intentado transmitir a los cientos de alumnos que hemos tenido la suerte de conocer en nuestros diferentes programas formativos, tanto presenciales como online. Pero este programa docente, hasta llegar a ser un Psicoterapeuta Familiar y de Pareja acreditado por la Federación Española de Asociaciones de Terapia Familiar – Featf – y la Federación Española de Asociaciones de Psicoterapeutas – Feap -, es largo, intenso y con un elevado número de temas. Pronto nos dimos cuenta de que todo eso no nos cabía en un solo volumen que resultara manejable, por lo que decidimos dividirlo en tres tomos. Este que tiene en sus manos es el primero de los tres, dedicado a las Bases de la Terapia Familiar Sistémica, a sus fundamentos teóricos, el punto de partida imprescindible que es necesario conocer antes de aventurarse por los vericuetos de la intervención sistémica o la terapia familiar o de pareja. Dividido en cuatro grandes Bloques - Modelos Teóricos Básicos, Evaluación y Técnicas de Entrevista Familiar, Contexto y Proceso y, por último, Modelos Sistémicos Básicos – recoge fielmente nuestro programa formativo del primer año, al que llamamos Curso Básico, ya que, todos sus autores, son profesores de la EVNTF, tanto en su modalidad presencial como online. Así, aunque estos cambien en cada capítulo, hay una coherencia en la manera de enfocar la docencia, de exponer lo que saben y tratan de transmitir, compartiendo una estructura común. El resultado, además de un manual formativo para todos aquellos que quieran formarse en el modelo sistémico, es una obra de consulta para los que quieran acercarse a este modelo psicoterapéutico y tengan interés en conocer la visión del mundo que propone la epistemología eco-sistémica relacional.

Learn how to take different models of therapy from theory to real world practice Delivering proven therapeutic strategies that can be used immediately by students of marital and family therapy, this text brings 15 modern and postmodern therapy models to life through guiding templates and interviews with master therapists. The text progresses step-by-step through marriage and family essentials, describing in detail the systemic mindset and basic terminology used by the marriage and family therapist. Interviews with such master therapists as Albert Ellis, David V. Keith, and Mariana Martinez—who each provide commentary on a single Case Study—give readers the opportunity to observe different models in action, clarifying theory and practice simultaneously. Instructive templates for each model illuminate the nuts and bolts of the therapy process and help instructors bring content to life, so students can visualize and practice the process. The updated third edition presents new interviews with master therapists, a new case study that reflects the modern-day client, and a section on social justice in each chapter. Also featured in the third edition are links to valuable new websites, recommended reading for in-depth study of each model, and an updated Instructor Manual, Test Bank, and Instructor Chapter PowerPoints. Audio and Video content are also available for chapters focusing on therapy models to dive deeper into practical application, interviews, and role play. New to the Third Edition: New chapters on social justice, teletherapy practices, marriage and family therapy in times of crisis including COVID-19, and the advantages of an accredited program New interviews with master therapists who are evolving the systemic mindset, including an updated Case Study that reflects the contemporary client A section on social justice for each therapy model Audio and video content with interviews, discussions, and role play to enhance learning Key Features: Provides a guiding template for each model from assessment through termination Introduces the theory, history, theoretical assumptions, techniques, and components of each paradigm Delivers numerous interviews, case study commentaries, and analyses by prominent master therapists Provides theory and practice on supervision, research, ethics, and self-care of the therapist

The concepts of Murray Bowen, one of the founders of family therapy and the originator of family systems theory, are brought together here in an integrative fashion. Michael Kerr (who worked with Bowen for many years) and Bowen propose that the enormously complex task of evaluating a clinical family can be orderly when it is grounded in family systems theory. Using family diagrams and case studies, the book is devoted to an elegant explication of Bowen theory, which analyzes multigenerational family relationships and conceptualizes the family as an emotional unit or as a network of interlocking relationships, not only among the family members, but also among biological, psychological, and sociological processes. Bowen’s persistent inquiry and devotion to family observation, in spite of obstacles and frustrations, have resulted in a theory that has radically changed our ways of looking at all behavior.