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For college courses in counseling, this text examines the birth and development of the field of family theory and therapy in a practical, straightforward way. Coverage includes professional issues and ethics; the challenges of diversity for therapists; historical roots of systemic theory; five systemic theories intergenerational and psychoanalytically-based, experiential, structural, strategic, and behavioral; the adaption of postmodern thinking and social constructionism to the field; and a critical look at the effectiveness of family therapy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)