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This significant book explains why family psychology-an entirely different field from family therapy-provides a cutting-edge description of human behavior in context and as such represents the wave of the future in psychology.

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This significant book explains why family psychology—an entirely different field from family therapy—provides a cutting-edge description of human behavior in context and as such represents the wave of the future in psychology.Family Psychology: Theory, Research, and Practice is the definitive introductory text on family psychology, a fast-growing specialty and increasingly dominant voice for the field in the 21st century. Authors John W. Thoburn, PhD, ABPP, and Tom Sexton, PhD, ABPP, have created the first introductory book focused on this specialty, laying the groundwork that students as well as developing therapists can use to understand the basics of family psychology.This single-volume book makes the history and development of family psychology relevant to contemporary research and practice, explaining how the ecosystemic approach of family psychology provides a cutting-edge description of human behavior in context and as such is the most promising field in psychology. It addresses the history, research, theory, treatments, diagnoses, and assessment of family psychology; ethics and supervision along with related areas such as systems sex therapy; family forensic psychology; international family psychology; and systems consultation, providing a comprehensive overview of the career and practice of family psychology. Family Psychology: Theory, Research, and Practice also identifies how it differs from the individualistic therapy of traditional psychology and how it differs from the field of marriage and family therapy. Chapters include vignettes from family sessions that effectively illustrate the issues being addressed and examine the significance of gender, culture, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.

Author Biography

John W. Thoburn, PhD, ABPP, is professor of clinical psychology at Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA.Thomas L. Sexton, PhD, ABPP, is director of the Center for Adolescent and Family Studies and professor in the Counseling Psychology Program at the School of Education, Indiana University-Bloomington.

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This significant book explains why family psychology—an entirely different field from family therapy—provides a cutting-edge description of human behavior in context and as such represents the wave of the future in psychology.

Long Description

Family Psychology: Theory, Research, and Practice is the definitive introductory text on family psychology, a fast-growing specialty and increasingly dominant voice for the field in the 21st century. Authors John W. Thoburn, PhD, ABPP, and Tom Sexton, PhD, ABPP, have created the first introductory book focused on this specialty, laying the groundwork that students as well as developing therapists can use to understand the basics of family psychology. This single-volume book makes the history and development of family psychology relevant to contemporary research and practice, explaining how the ecosystemic approach of family psychology provides a cutting-edge description of human behavior in context and as such is the most promising field in psychology. It addresses the history, research, theory, treatments, diagnoses, and assessment of family psychology; ethics and supervision along with related areas such as systems sex therapy; family forensic psychology; international family psychology; and systems consultation, providing a comprehensive overview of the career and practice of family psychology. Family Psychology: Theory, Research, and Practice also identifies how it differs from the individualistic therapy of traditional psychology and how it differs from the field of marriage and family therapy. Chapters include vignettes from family sessions that effectively illustrate the issues being addressed and examine the significance of gender, culture, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.

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An estimated 30% of American families could benefit from therapeutic intervention.

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* Supplies a comprehensive treatise on the value of family psychology to the field of psychology as a whole * Provides a historical overview of family psychology and makes the important differentiation between family psychology and marriage and family therapy * Examines the relationship between research and practice, cure and care, and the science and art of family psychology * Documents how family psychology strives to view persons in context of their situation and the relationships within the family

Details ISBN1440830762 Author Thomas L. Sexton Short Title FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY Language English ISBN-10 1440830762 ISBN-13 9781440830761 Media Book Edition 1st Year 2015 Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc Subtitle Theory, Research, and Practice Place of Publication Westport Country of Publication United States Illustrations 7 Birth 1953 Publication Date 2015-11-23 UK Release Date 2015-11-23 NZ Release Date 2015-11-23 US Release Date 2015-11-23 Audience Age 7-17 Pages 280 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Format Paperback Alternative 9781440830723 DEWEY 155.924 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2015-11-22 We've got this

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