Families that return for treatment time and again often have problems that seem unrelated--such as compulsive, addictive, or abusive behaviors--but that are linked by an underlying process of shame. Comparing the shame-bound family system with the respectful family system, Fossum and Mason outline the assumptions underlying their depth approach to family therapy and take the reader step by step through the stages of therapy. Case examples are used to illustrate the process.

Author: Merle A. Fossum
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 05/01/1989
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780393305814
Revised Edition

About the Author
Fossum, Merle A.: - Merle A. Fossum, ACSW, is co-founder of the Family Therapy Institute in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he is director of training. He has been a family therapist for twenty-five years.Mason, Marilyn J.: - Marilyn M. Mason, Ph.D., is a family therapist at the Family Therapy Institute in St. Paul. She is also clinical assistant professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School.