xxviii, 531 pages : 26 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-515) and indexes Part I. Fundamentals of family psychology -- Adopting a family relationship framework -- Family development: continuity and change -- Diversity in family functioning -- Systems theory and systemic thinking -- part II. The development and practice of family therapy -- Origins and growth of family therapy -- Professional issues and ethical practices -- part III. The established schools of family therapy -- Psychodynamic models -- Transgenerational models -- Experiential models -- The structural model -- Strategic models -- Behavioral and cognitive-behavioral models -- part IV. New directions in family therapy -- Social construction models I: solution-focused therapy and collaborative therapy -- Social construction models II: narrative therapy -- Population-based family treatments -- part V. Clinical research: the synergy of science and practice -- Evidence-based family therapy -- part VI. -- Family theories and family therapies: a comparative assessment -- Comparative view of family theories and therapies