Snag Systems Theory And Family TherapyThird Edition: A Primer, 3rd Edition Narrated By Raphael Becvar Print

condensed resource for understanding the broader concepts of Systems Theory, Very helpful in understanding key concepts and gathering concise information for academic writing, Explained a lot abour the theory of systems The writing style of this book and the complex theories presented were a poor combination or theoretical confusion for me didnt enjoy it and wouldnt have ever purchased it if I wasnt forced to have bought it for my graduate course.
Its outdated in my opinion The book provides a thorough theoretical introduction to some great areas of thought and care provision it will open your eyes to new ways of thinking about yourself, your family, your community, and those you care for.
The text is at times dense and repetitive, and there are some typos peppered throughout, but the value of the ground being covered and the short length of the book make these things easy to look beyond.
Helpful too is the summary chapter in the middle that helps crystallize the theoretical components laid out before that point, Note that if you are looking for a manualized therapy system,

you'll want to read elsewhere the section on practical applications is not very structured, and is meant to begin giving examples of how to apply the theory that occupies most of the text.
I'm a social work student and I was taking a class on system theory, This was good for definitions, Since it's underpages you can find what you're looking for fast, This book provides an overview of the basic concepts of a systems theoretical perspective using families and family therapy as examples and illustrations of their application in professional practice, This meta perspective focuses on viewing problems in context, The difference between first order and second order cybernetics is explicated, Readers then are invited to see themselves as parts of the systems with which they are working consistent with a second order cybernetics perspective, Along the way a difference between modernism and post modernism as well as constructionism and social constructionism also are described, In addition, theories of individual and family development are presented with implications for their use in family therapy, The book concludes with thanexamples of how the meta perspective of systems theory can be used in work with families, .