Family Therapy Case Conceptualization

Creating Therapeutic Stories Across Models
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-13186-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

This textbook provides a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the primary models of family therapy and helps readers conceptualize various theories around a single case. Designed as a core text for marriage and family therapy courses, this edited volume presents the conceptualization of problem formation, problem resolution, and diversity considerations from fifteen of the most influential family therapy models. By applying traditional and contemporary models to a single case, the reader is able to compare and contrast the models. Each theory chapter is divided into five parts: 1) the therapeutic story of problem formation; 2) diversity considerations; 3) the therapeutic story of problem resolution; 4) a hypothetical case transcript of a first session with explanations of how and why the therapist is creating a specific therapeutic story; and 5) the developed therapeutic story. This textbook is a core text for graduate and doctoral marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, clinical psychology, and social work students. The book is also a useful resource for practicing professionals who want to explore how to apply a specific model of counseling to family systems.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, Professional Reference, and Professional Training

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reiter, Michael D.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Beratungspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Familientherapie, Paartherapie, Gruppentherapie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Creating Therapeutic Stories. Michael D. Reiter. Case Conceptualizations. Therapy and Storytelling. Recursive Frame Analysis. Structuring Change Through Conceptual Frameworks. Constructing the Therapeutic Story. Continuing the Story of Case Conceptualizations. The Effectiveness of Case Conceptualizations: A Brief Primer. Kyle Killian. Importance of Case Conceptualizations. Evidence of Effectiveness of Case Conceptualization and Case Conceptualization Training. The Daniels Family. Michael D. Reiter. Bowen Family Systems Therapy. Tequila Hill & Cindy McIntire. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Formation. Diversity Conceptualization. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Resolution. Case Transcript. The Therapeutic Story. Contextual Family Therapy. Kelly Heenan & Natalie Richardson. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Formation. Diversity Conceptualization. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Resolution. Case Transcript. The Therapeutic Story. Object Relations Family Therapy. George Pate & Michael D. Reiter. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Formation. Diversity Conceptualization. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Resolution. Case Transcript. The Therapeutic Story. Adlerian Family Therapy. Len Sperry, Marina Bluvshtein, & Jon Sperry. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Formation. Diversity Conceptualization. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Resolution. Case Transcript. The Therapeutic Story. Satir's Experiential Growth Therapy. Kayleigh Sabo. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Formation. Diversity Conceptualization. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Resolution. Case Transcript. The Therapeutic Story. Brief Therapy: Mental Research Institute. Pei-Fen Li. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Formation. Diversity Conceptualization. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Resolution. Case Transcript. The Therapeutic Story. Milan Systemic Family Therapy. Carlos Ramos & Claire Loucke. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Formation. Diversity Conceptualization. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Resolution. Case Transcript. The Therapeutic Story. Strategic Family Therapy. Roxanne Bamond, Anastasia Hanson, & Rosemary Leone. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Formation. Diversity Conceptualization. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Resolution. Case Transcript. The Therapeutic Story. Structural Family Therapy. Michael D. Reiter. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Formation. Diversity Conceptualization. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Resolution. Case Transcript. The Therapeutic Story. Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy. Woochul Park. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Formation. Diversity Conceptualization. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Resolution. Case Transcript. The Therapeutic Story. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. Carol Messmore & Arlene Brett Gordon. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Formation. Diversity Conceptualization. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Resolution. Case Transcript. The Therapeutic Story. Narrative Family Therapy. Weston Crafton & Ashley McErlean. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Formation. Diversity Conceptualization. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Resolution. Case Transcript. The Therapeutic Story. Internal Family Systems. Keran Flynn-Kroska. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Formation. Diversity Conceptualization. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Resolution. Case Transcript. The Therapeutic Story. Emotionally Focused Family Therapy. Matt Pace & Todd Workman Jesness. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Formation. Diversity Conceptualization. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Resolution. Case Transcript. The Therapeutic Story. Feminist Family Therapy. Coreen Haym & Anne Prouty. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Formation. Diversity Conceptualization. The Therapeutic Story of Problem Resolution. Case Transcript. The Therapeutic Story.

Über Autor(innen)

Michael D. Reiter, Ph.D., LMFT, is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor and family therapist for over 30 years. Throughout his career, he has worked in private practice, community mental health centers, home-based programs, and university counseling centers. Michael has been a full-time faculty member for over 25 years. He was Professor of Family Therapy at Nova Southeastern University in the Marriage and Family Therapy program and also taught in the Psychology, Clinical Psychology, School Guidance and Counseling, and Mental Health Counseling programs at NSU. Currently, Michael is a core faculty member at Capella University in the Marriage and Family Therapy program. He has written 14 books and co-edited three books. These books include Substance Abuse and the Family (3rd ed. Routledge, 2026), Family Therapy: An Introduction to Process, Practice, & Theory (2nd ed) (Routledge, 2025), A Therapist’s Guide to Writing in Psychotherapy (Routledge, 2023), Family Therapy: The Basics (Routledge, 2022), Therapeutic Interviewing (2nd ed. Routledge, 2022), It’s Not you, It’s Them…And You (2020), Systems Theories for Psychotherapists (Routledge, 2019), The Craft of Family Therapy (2nd ed. Routledge, 2021)—written with Dr. Salvador Minuchin, one of the most important figures in the field of family therapy, edited Case Conceptualization in Couple Therapy (Routledge, 2025), and co-edited books with Dr. Ron Chenail, Behavioral, Humanistic-Experiential and Psychodynamic Approaches to Couples Counseling and Constructivist, Critical, and Integrative Approaches to Couples Counseling (Routledge, 2017). Michael has written over 20 journal articles and been a Special Edition editor for the Journal of Systemic Therapies and the American Journal of Family Therapy. Michael has presented at many state, national, and international conferences on various issues in psychotherapy and family therapy. He currently lives in South Florida with his wife, Yukari, and their children Maya and Koji.