Systems Of Family Therapy

Download or read book Foundations Of Family Therapy written by Lynn Hoffman and published by . This book was released on 1981-08-07 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hoffman provides a brilliant synthesis of family therapy. Starting with Gregory Bateson's seminal ideas on social fields, the book examines the key concepts of general systems theory. The author then explores the major schools of family therapy and such figures as Minuchin, Bowen, Whitaker, Haley, Erickson, and Ackerman, as well as the revolutionary work of Selvini Palazzoli.