Multi-Family Therapy: Concepts and Techniques心理学空间

Review
"This book captures and makes clear how Multi-family therapy employs anattractive style of always approaching issues through activities that aremultiply layered in terms of sensory experiences and also have alateral/creative fun twist, e.g. in work with diverse ethnic groups anddifferent languages having an exercise of babbling (Tower of Babel) in differentfantasy languages. The sessions have a feel of being at the circus, the theatre,stand-up comedy, children’s party. Above all they transform problems by fun,creativity and humour. A book that is both substantial in its thought andcontent and also a pleasure and fun to read." - Rudi Dallos, Programme Directorof Clinical Psychology, University of Plymouth, UK

"In this vividly-written landmark text, Asen and Scholz capture the excitement,creativity, challenges, and effectiveness of Multi-Family Therapy. It is packedwith innovative, systemically-based activities readily applicable to workingwith families in groups or individually. It provides detailed guidance on how tomanage the complex group processes that engage families as resources for oneanother. The authors demonstrate the usefulness of MFT for a wide range ofpsychiatric and social problems and in a range of institutional settings. Forthose readers who already practice MFT, this book will expand their repertoire;those new to MFT will be compelled to start a multi-family group immediately. Aninspiring, comprehensive book." - Peter Fraenkel, Associate Professor, The CityCollege of the City University of New York, USA, and Director, Center for Workand Family, Ackerman Institute for the Family, USA

Product Description
Multi-Family Therapy (MFT) involves the bringing together of different familiesin a therapeutic context in order to work jointly to overcome each of theirspecific and very individual problems. This innovative book combines the theoryand concepts of MFT with detailed practical examples of techniques and exerciseswhich have been proven to help with problematic children, teenagers and adults.

In this book Asen and Scholz discuss how MFT has been developed over the past 30years and has been applied nationally and internationally across a range ofsettings with a variety of clients, including:

Children and teenagers who are excluded from school
Multi-problem families with abuse and violence who challenge social workers andthe legal system
Children, teenagers and adults who present with mental health issues.
Multi-Family Therapy: Concepts and Techniques is written for professionals inmental health, social work and education. Its unique pragmatic approach makes itan essential guide for anyone wishing to employ MFT.

About the Author
Eia Asen is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and a ConsultantPsychiatrist in Psychotherapy, and is clinical director of the MarlboroughFamily Service, London.

Michael Scholz is a systemic psychotherapist and the Emeritus Professor of Childand Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Dresden,Germany.