Revolutionizing Family Therapy: A Comprehensive Guide to Cultural Competence

By Monica McGoldrick and Kenneth V. Hardy, this groundbreaking text has been significantly revised with 65% new material to provide a comprehensive guide to family therapy that transcends the basics of family systems theory, intervention techniques, and diversity. This influential work explores how family relationships and therapy are profoundly shaped by race, social class, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and other intersecting dimensions of marginalization and privilege.

Challenging Assumptions and Embracing Cultural Competence

Chapters from leading experts guide the practitioner to challenge assumptions about family health and pathology, understand the psychosocial impact of oppression, and tap into clients’ cultural resources for healing. This book interweaves practical clinical strategies with theoretical insights, case examples, training ideas, and therapists’ reflections on their own cultural and family legacies.

What’s New in the Third Edition

Existing chapters have been thoroughly updated, and 21 new chapters have been added, expanding the perspectives in the book. This edition reflects over a decade of theoretical and clinical advances and the growing diversity of the United States. New sections include re-visioning clinical research, trauma and psychological homelessness, and larger systems.

A Comprehensive Resource for Therapists

This book serves as a comprehensive resource for therapists, providing them with the tools and knowledge needed to navigate the complex landscape of family therapy. With its focus on cultural competence and challenging assumptions, it offers a fresh perspective on how to approach family relationships and therapy.

Key Features

• 65% new material, including 21 new chapters
• Explores the impact of race, social class, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and other dimensions of marginalization and privilege on family relationships and therapy
• Includes practical clinical strategies, theoretical insights, case examples, training ideas, and therapists’ reflections
• Covers topics such as re-visioning clinical research, trauma and psychological homelessness, and larger systems
• A comprehensive guide for therapists looking to improve their cultural competence

About the Authors

Monica McGoldrick and Kenneth V. Hardy are renowned experts in the field of family therapy. Their work has been instrumental in shaping the understanding of how cultural competence is essential in therapeutic settings.