{"product_id":"family-evaluation-9780393700565","title":"Family Evaluation","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFamily Evaluation\u003c\/strong\u003e by Michael E. Kerr. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780393700565.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe concepts of Murray Bowen, one of the founders of family therapy and the originator of family systems theory, are brought together here in an integrative fashion. Michael Kerr (who worked with Bowen for many years) and Bowen propose that the enormously complex task of evaluating a clinical family can be orderly when it is grounded in family systems theory.\n\nUsing family diagrams and case studies, the book is devoted to an elegant explication of Bowen theory, which analyzes multigenerational family relationships and conceptualizes the family as an emotional unit or as a network of interlocking relationships, not only among the family members, but also among biological, psychological, and sociological processes. Bowen’s persistent inquiry and devotion to family observation, in spite of obstacles and frustrations, have resulted in a theory that has radically changed our ways of looking at all behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45254167429173,"sku":"ByrdShop_0393700569","price":31.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780393700565_edd13a12-6959-4c48-9014-3aa2ed2e5f48.jpg?v=1779954981","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/family-evaluation-9780393700565","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}