ABSTRACT

Published in the year 1986, Handbook of Structured Techniques in Marriage and Family Therapy is a valuable contribution to the field of Family Therapy.

chapter |8 pages

Development and Use of Techniques

chapter |57 pages

Fantasy and Imagery

chapter |4 pages

Early Recollections

chapter |4 pages

Family Photographs

chapter |3 pages

Family Puppet Interview

chapter |4 pages

“If I Were”

chapter |2 pages

Creating Analogous Situations

chapter |3 pages

Sentence Completion

chapter |4 pages

Values Clarification

The “Mom Always Said … Dad Always Said …” Values Sentence Completion Form

chapter |2 pages

Value Assessment Comparison

chapter |4 pages

The Use of Dreams in Family Therapy

chapter |2 pages

Draw a Dream

chapter |3 pages

The Role of Dreams in Sex Therapy

chapter |3 pages

Imagery

Events in the Family of Origin

chapter |4 pages

Guided Imagery

The Inner Adviser

chapter |2 pages

Couple Images

chapter |3 pages

The Empty Chair in Family Therapy

chapter |46 pages

Sociometric Techniques

chapter |6 pages

Sculpting

chapter |4 pages

Family Choreography

chapter |8 pages

The Genogram

chapter |6 pages

Role Card Game

chapter |5 pages

The Ecomap

Mapping a Family Network

chapter |4 pages

The Straw Tower

chapter |4 pages

The Family Floor Plan

chapter |5 pages

The Family Sociogram

chapter |32 pages

Structural Moves

chapter |4 pages

Tracking

chapter |4 pages

Supporting Generational Boundaries

chapter |4 pages

Allying with a Subsystem

chapter |2 pages

Strategic Alliances

chapter |4 pages

The Family Ritual

chapter |3 pages

The Vacation

chapter |3 pages

Role Reversal

chapter |3 pages

The Complementarity Challenge

chapter |42 pages

Behavioral Tasks

chapter |4 pages

The Marriage Contract Game

chapter |3 pages

Caring Days

chapter |3 pages

Within-Session Structured Tasks

chapter |4 pages

Positive Exchanges

chapter |3 pages

Teaching Choice Awareness

chapter |6 pages

Symbolism and Gift Giving

chapter |5 pages

Structured Communication Training

chapter |2 pages

The Squeeze Technique in Sex Therapy

chapter |40 pages

Paradox

chapter |4 pages

Reframing

chapter |2 pages

Pretending to have the Symptom

chapter |2 pages

Illusion of Alternatives

chapter |3 pages

The Paradoxical Letter

Bringing a Resistant Family Member to Therapy

chapter |4 pages

Contaminating the Suicidal Fantasy

chapter |3 pages

Prescribing Indecision

chapter |3 pages

The Winner's Bet with Adolescents

chapter |4 pages

Joining the Opposition

Paradox with an Oppositional Acting-Out Client and his Compliant Family

chapter |18 pages

Alternative Models

chapter |4 pages

Co-Therapy

chapter |3 pages

Videotape Playback

chapter |2 pages

Telephone Calls Within the Session

chapter |2 pages

Home Visits

chapter |3 pages

Time-Extended Family Interviewing

chapter |3 pages

The Surrogate Family Group

chapter |4 pages

Epilogue