![]() ![]() He talked about admiring a 15 year old girl's breasts, and discussed wrinkles and the weight of the older women. Also, I found the author to be quite sexist, which may be appropriate for the time, but was off-putting. That seems like an excellent way to get sued and lose a therapy license in my book. Keeping that in mind was helpful as I went through the rest of the book, but I found myself struggling with almost every aspect of the author's approach to therapy, including the tone taken with the patients, the handling of sessions, and some extremely odd things that happened, such as a therapist wrestling a 10 year old boy to the ground and then sitting on him. As I worked through the first few chapters, I was struck by how unworkable the author's approach was in any therapeutic setting I've ever worked in, so I flipped to the copyright date and realized it was written in 1978. “A thoughtful, well-written book.I read this book because I'm going to be teaching a family therapy course where this is required reading. ![]() “Highly absorbing and readable.” - American Journal of Psychiatry “This is a book that shows how psychological growth occurs and opens new avenues of thought about changing daily life patterns.” - Los Angeles Times “Brings fresh insight to our understanding of family interactions, the forces that contribute to marital failure, and how family therapy can aid in revitalizing interpersonal relationships.” - Psychology Today You will discover the general patterns that are common to all families-stress, polarization and escalation, scapegoating, triangulation, blaming, and the diffusion of identity-and you will gain a vivid understanding of the intriguing field of family therapy. This extraordinary book presents scenarios of one family’s therapy experience and explains what underlies each encounter. The classic groundbreaking book on family therapy by acclaimed experts Augustus Y. that are remarkably fresh and helpful.” - New York Times Book Review “If you have a troubled marriage, a troubled child, a troubled self, if you’re in therapy or think that there’s no help for your predicament, The Family Crucible will give you insights. ![]()
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