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A master of family therapy, Salvador Minuchin, traces for the first time the minute operations of day-to-day practice Dr. Minuchin has achieved renown for his theoretical breakthroughs and his success at treatment. Now he explains in close detail those precise and difficult maneuvers that constitute his art. The book thus codifies the method of one of the country's most successful practitioners.

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No other book in the field today so fully combines vivid clinical examples, specific details of technique, and mature perspectives on both effectively functioning families and those seeking therapy. The views and strategies of a master clinician are presented here in such clear and precise form that readers can proceed directly from the book with comparisons and modifications to suit their own styles and working situations.

Dr. Minuchin presents six chapter-length transcripts of actual family sessions-two devoted to ordinary families who are meeting their problems with relative success; four concerned with families seeking help. Accompanying each transcript is the author's running interpretation of what is taking place, laying particular stress on the therapist's tactics and maneuvers.

These lively sessions are interpreted in a brilliant theoretical analysis of why families develop problems and what it takes to set them right. The author constructs a model of an effectively functioning family and defines the boundaries around its different subsystems, whether parental, spouse, or sibling. He discusses ways in which families adapt to stress from within and without, as they seek to survive and grow.

Dr. Minuchin describes methods of diagnosing or "mapping" problems of the troubled family and determining appropriate therapeutic goals and strategies. Different situations, such as the extended family, the family with a parental child, and the family in transition through death or divorce, are examined. Finally, the author explores the dynamics of change, examining the variety of restructuring operations that can be employed to challenge a family and to change its basic patterns.

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A master class in family therapy--now updated with an additional ten years' case experience



Few people have had as profound an impact on the theory and practice of family therapy as Salvador Minuchin. As one commentator put it, "Memories of his classic sessions have become the standard against which therapists judge their own best work." This new edition of the classic, Mastering Family Therapy, offers beginners and experienced practitioners alike the opportunity to learn the art and science of family therapy under this pioneering clinician and teacher.

In elegant clinical interplays, Minuchin, his colleagues Wai-Yung Lee and George Simon, and eight advanced students provide answers to such critical questions as:
* What does it take to master the art of family therapy?
* How do I create an effective personal style?
* How can I become an instrument for growth for troubled families?


This updated Second Edition features:
* An overview and critique of new models of treatment in the field, especially evidence-based models of family treatment
* New case material highlighting the impact of societal context on families
* Minuchin's conceptualization of a four-step process of family assessment, including how history can impact current family functioning


A new and thoroughly revised version of the classic text, Mastering Family Therapy, Second Edition is essential reading for all those who practice, study, or teach family therapy..
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An eminent family therapist recounts his own personal experiences and those of troubled families under his care to point out the implicit rules that bind family members into negative roles and help foster marital conflict and similar problems..
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En la úttima década, en los Estados Unidos,la terapia familiar ha dejado de ser un proceso experimental, usado en lugares especializados, y se ha convertido en una de las modalidades terapéuticas que se practica en los centros de salud mental", dice el autor en el prólogo para la edición española. La influencia de este libro y del Dr. Minuchin, entre otros factores, ha logrado que esta modalidad terapéutica sea hoy también una realidad incontrovertible en los países de habla hispana.En Familias y terapia familiar el individuo es considerado como un subsistema en el conjunto familiar, cuyas modificaciones contribuyen a la producción de cambios en la conducta. En la terapia, el terapeuta se asocia al sistema y utitiza su persona para transformarlo. El presente ensayo aporta las principales nociones teóricas de esta técnica apoyadas por el estudio de casos concretos, realizado por el Dr. Minuchin al frente de la Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic..
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