Randy Gerson

Monica McGoldrick

Widely used by both family therapists and family physicians, the genogram is a graphic way of organizing the mass of information gathered during a family assessment and finding patterns in the family system. Both entertaining and instructive, this book is the ideal way to introduce all those involved in family treatment to this essential assessment tool.

Genograms in Family Assessment

Sueli S. Petry

The genogram is a graphic way of organizing information gathered during a family assessment and identifying patterns in the family system. This title thoroughly explains how to draw, interpret and apply the genogram.

Assessment and Intervention

Genograms

Froma Walsh

This work provides a guide to coping with the death of a family member.

Death in the Family

Living Beyond Loss

Sylvia Shellenberger

Widely used by both family therapists and family physicians, the genogram is a graphic way of organizing the mass of information gathered during a family assessment and finding patterns in the family system. This popular text, now updated and expanded, provides a standard method for constructing a genogram, doing a genogram interview, and interpreting the results. Both entertaining and instructive, Genograms is an ideal way to introduce all those involved in family treatment - family therapists, physicians, nurses, social workers, pastoral counselors, and trainees in these fields - to this essential assessment and intervention tool.

Kenneth V. Hardy

Now in a significantly revised and expanded second edition, this groundbreaking work illuminates how racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression constrain the lives of diverse clients a " and family therapy itself. Practitioners and students gain vital tools for re-evaluating prevailing conceptions of family health and pathology; tapping into clients' cultural resources; and developing more inclusive theories and therapeutic practices. From leaders in the field, the second edition features many new chapters, case examples, and specific recommendations for culturally competent assessment, treatment, and clinical training. The section in which authors reflect on their own cultural and family legacies also has been significantly expanded.

Race, Culture, and Gender in Clinical Practice

Re-visioning Family Therapy

Joe Giordano

Nydia Garcia Preto

This widely used clinical reference and text provides a wealth of knowledge on culturally sensitive practice with families and individuals from over 40 different ethnic groups. Each chapter demonstrates how ethnocultural factors may influence the assumptions of both clients and therapists, the issues people bring to the clinical context, and their resources for coping and problem solving.

Ethnicity and Family Therapy, Third Edition

Walsh and McGoldrick have fully revised and expanded this landmark work on the impact of death on the family system.

Monica McGoldrick

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