Applying Critical Social Theories to Family Therapy Practice

• Main Author: McDowell, Teresa (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: AFTA SpringerBriefs in Family Therapy,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Psychotherapy.; Families.; Families > Social aspects.; Clinical psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Family.

This volume applies critical social theories to family therapy practice, using sociopolitical context for a clearer focus on the power dynamics of couple and family relationships. Its decolonizing approach to therapy is shown countering the pervasive cultural themes that grant privilege to specific...