Foundations of Family Therapy A Conceptual Framework for Systems Change

Hoffman provides a brilliant synthesis of family therapy. Starting with Gregory Bateson's seminal ideas on social fields, the book examines the key concepts of general systems theory. The author then explores the major schools of family therapy and such figures as Minuchin, Bowen, Whitaker, Haley, Erickson, and Ackerman, as well as the revolutionary work of Selvini Palazzoli.Hoffman, Lynn is the author of 'Foundations of Family Therapy A Conceptual Framework for Systems Change', published 1981 under ISBN 9780465024988 and ISBN 046502498X.