Integrating Family Therapy

Both family psychology and systems therapy repre­sent new perspectives on family therapy and psy­chology. Family psychology brings to family therapy the research and theory building skills that are the hallmark of psychology as a profession. Systems ther­apy expands the context of psychological practice to families and other larger systems, such as schools, medical settings, and the broader community in which they are embedded. Integrating Family Therapy: Handbook of Family Psychology and Systems Theory in­tegrates these perspectives in both broad and focused areas of application.