This book provides a pragmatic guide to Multi-Family Therapy (MFT), as employed in a variety of different settings: health, social care, and education.

Bringing 6 - 8 families together to work on similar issues in MFT has become an increasingly successful intervention that encourages service user-participation and moves towards a more patient- and family-centred care. This text describes the concepts, therapeutic stances, interventions, and techniques of MFT, bringing together all the major recent developments in the field. Specific topics covered include how to engage families in working together with up to 8 families with similar issues and problems; how to set up and conduct multi-family groups; and how to evaluate and develop interventions. The book covers working with and across diverse cultures, conditions, and problems and will include a chapter on different MFT exercises, activities, and games.

Systemic Multi-Family Therapy is written for a range of practitioners including psychotherapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, group therapists, and family therapists, and will also be relevant for most professionals working in social care and schools.

About the Author

Eia Asen, MD, Consultant Psychiatrist, Anna Freud Centre London; Visiting Professor, University College London. Previously Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Clinical Director, Marlborough Family Service London (NHS).

Emma Morris, DClinPsy, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Head of Innovation, Anna Freud Centre, London. Previously Clinical Psychologist, Marlborough Family Service London (NHS).

Noel Pommepuy, PhD, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Head of Child and Adolescent Department, Ville-Evrard Hospital, Neuilly-sur-Marne (France). MFT-trainer, Aprtf Paris.

Reviews

'This book creates ready access to MFT which is at once the most challenging and the most rewarding of psychological therapies. The book catapults readers to the 'sweet-spot' for helping members of family groups re-acquire social understanding in the contexts where it matters most - collaborating with other families, supporting and being supported in equal measure.'

Prof. P. Fonagy, University College London

'The authors draw on the wealth of their own pioneering work developing intensive forms of MFT for various problems, as well as an in-depth knowledge of the literature, making the book a veritable MFT compendium. The book is both a great cover-to-cover read, as well as a useful reference book to return to when seeking inspiration for creative MFT activities or some problem-solving clinical wisdom.'

Prof. I. Eisler, Institute of Psychiatry London

'This book by internationally-acclaimed MFT expert Dr. Eia Asen and his colleagues, is the most comprehensive guide to creating, implementing, and evaluating Multi-Family Therapy. It should be a core text for any graduate course in mental health disciplines, as MFT is the most efficient, cost-effective approach to working with troubled families, and to building family-based communities of support.'

Prof. P. Fraenkel, The City College of the City University of New York

Book Information
ISBN 9781032580760
Author Eia Asen
Format Hardback
Page Count 214
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd