Download or read book Basic Family Therapy written by Philip Barker and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1986 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eclectic, readable, and up-to-date, this text highlights the strengths and limitations of the main contemporary schools of family therapy. The second edition is thoroughly revised, with new chapters on basic concepts in family therapy, how to establish treatment goals, and strategic and developed therapies as well as fuller coverage on healthy families and optimal family functioning, the different schools of family therapy, supervision and consultation, and how to deal with treatment interruptions.