Family Therapy: The Basics provides a clear and concise overview of the field of family therapy and its foundational models. This text explores the history, skills, and theories upon which family therapy rests, highlighting the main figures, concepts, ethical principles, and methods.Focusing on the breadth of the field, readers are provided answers to some of the most important questions for potential therapists:

• What are the primary skills family therapists use to help families change?

• How do family therapists incorporate aspects of diversity into their practice?

• What are the major models of family therapy practice?

• Where is the field of family therapy headed in the future?

Family Therapy: The Basics

is an ideal introduction for students exploring the field of psychotherapy and how a focus on the family and the use of various family therapy theories can help shift family organizations and relationships.