The State of the Art in Family Therapy Research: Controversies and Recommendations

Clinical and theoretical writings, workshops, and training program on family therapy have proliferated for three decades, but key questions about its processes and effectiveness remain. In this volume, 17 leading family clinicians and researchers discuss the premises and design of optimal family therapy research in relation to present-day concepts, methods, and practical restraints. Their recommendations reveal areas of consensus as well as ongoing controversy and illuminate family therapy as a filed for complex and adventurous inquiry.