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New - A Recommended Reading list is included at the end of each chapter. New - Review Questions and Reflection Questions at the end of each chapter are designed to help students think critically about the principles in the chapter and apply them to their life. New/updated - Additional real-world case studies with Reflect and Reply questions help students learn to think about how to apply therapeutic principles. All of the cases presented are drawn from the authors'' own practice or from experts in the field. Current material helps students understand the field of family therapy today, including: Updated - An enhanced focus on clinical practice that helps readers gain a full understanding of how each theory makes sense of change, and what each theory looks like in practice Updated - Current research findings integrated into each chapter New - A new chapter about research (Ch. 14), which includes a discussion of why research has failed to influence clinical practice and suggestions New - Guidelines for productive problem-solving conversations Updated - A more concise chapter on Bowen family systems therapy (Ch. 4) Coverage of gender, culture, ethnicity, and ethical issues relating to family therapy are discussed throughout New - A new section on working with transgender persons (Ch. 10) Updated - A significantly revised cognitive-behavioral chapter (Ch.
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