Theory and Practice of Couples and Family Counseling 3rd Edition by James Robert Bitter 9781119685159 111968515X

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• ISBN 10: 111968515X
• ISBN 13: 9781119685159
• Author: James Robert Bitter 

This introduction to couples and family counseling lays the foundation for student skill-building by encouraging the development of personal, professional, and ethical standards of practice. This third edition has been expanded to include couples counseling and updated to reflect recent research and current practice. Primary text features include a genogram delineating the history of the field; a comprehensive discussion of 13 widely used theories with real-life examples of quality work for each approach; a single, bicultural couple/family system case for comparison across models; and strategies for the integration and application of the models into clinical practice with diverse clients. To help readers apply the concepts they have learned, Dr. Bitter provides numerous Illustrative examples, case studies, sample client dialogues, and exercises for personal and professional growth.

Table contents:

CHAPTER 1: Introduction and Overview

CHAPTER 2: Genograms of Couples and Family Counseling

CHAPTER 3: The Couples and Family Practitioner as Person and Professional

CHAPTER 4: Virtue, Ethics, and Legality in Couples and Family Practice

CHAPTER 5: Object Relations Family Counseling

CHAPTER 6: Adlerian Family Counseling

CHAPTER 7: Multigenerational Family Counseling

CHAPTER 8: Human Validation Process Model

CHAPTER 9: Structural Family Counseling1

CHAPTER 10: Strategic Family Counseling

CHAPTER 11: Solution-Focused and Solution-Oriented Family Counseling

CHAPTER 12: Postmodernism, Social Construction, and Narratives in Couples and Family Counseling

CHAPTER 13: Feminist Family Counseling

CHAPTER 14: Cognitive Behavioral Family Counseling

CHAPTER 15: The Science of Couples Counseling

CHAPTER 16: Emotionally Focused Counseling With Couples

CHAPTER 17: Imago Relationship Counseling With Couples

CHAPTER 18: Integration: Forming a Relationship, Couple and Family Assessment, and Treatment

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