Positive psychology and family therapy: creative techniques and practical tools for guiding change and enhancing growth

The family is the basic building block of the individual and the community. Families can cultivate virtues, such as empathy, kindness, responsibility, involvement, social justice, work ethic, teamwork, purpose, and volunteerism. Applying the philosophy and principles of positive psychology to family therapy isa natural progression that will make sense to families, therapists and socialscientists. Positive psychology contributes the next step in the evolution offamily therapy. Through the philosophy and research in promoting human strengths, positive psychology establishes thriving as the goal. This volume will contribute a unique perspective to the field that combines the research, practice and theory associated with the latest in positive psychology and family therapy. The contribution will be welcomed as the next extension of the family therapy as a process that enhances productive power of the family. Helping families build upon their strengths, overcome dysfunction, and move to new levels ofharmony and thriving.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-26277-1
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 192
• Fecha Publicación: 09/04/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés