ABSTRACT
The systems approach to the family is based on the assumptions that there is equality between men and women in the family, and that women and men are treated equally in clinical practice. The contributors to this book challenge these hidden assumptions, discussing the issues from both a conceptual and clinical viewpoint. They argue strongly that questions of gender and power should be central to family therapy training and practice.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part one|50 pages
Conceptual Frameworks
part two|74 pages
Strategies of Intervention
part three|57 pages
Applications: Specific Clinical Issues
chapter seven|12 pages
The mother-daughter relationship and the distortion of reality in childhood sexual abuse
part four|25 pages
What About Men?
part five|51 pages
Applications: Wider Systems