Eco-Informed Practice Family Therapy in an Age of Ecological Peril /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Laszloffy, Tracey A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Twist, Markie L. C. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: AFTA SpringerBriefs in Family Therapy,
• Subjects: Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Families.; Families-Social aspects.; Ecology .; Psychotherapy and Counseling.; Family.; Ecology.

This innovative book examines how family health and well-being have been impacted by increased alienation from the natural world and calls for greater incorporation of ecological issues into therapeutic practice. Positioning environmental activism as a critical social justice issue, the book highlig...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• What is An Eco-Informed Approach to Family Therapy?
• Evaluating How Mental, Physical and Relational Health Are Tied to Ecological Issues
• Eco-Informed Couple and Family Therapy, Systems Thinking and Social Justice
• Children and Nature
• Clinical Applications of an Eco-Informed Approach to Therapy: A Systemic Perspective
• Wilderness and Adventure Therapy Immersion
• Indigenous Healing: Mental Health and the Path of the Condor
• Family Therapy and Eco-Activism
• Incorporating an Eco-Informed Orientation into Family Therapy Education.