Systems Theory and Family Therapy: A Primer

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 more to begin giving examples of how to apply the theory that occupies most of the text.

Explains basics of systems theory. Great text book. Love the lists of principles towards the end. A good list to keep around

Great condensed resource for understanding the broader concepts of Systems Theory. Very helpful in understanding key concepts and gathering concise information for academic writing.

- well presented and easy to understand- keep this book for reference- will use in practice non n

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; didn’t enjoy it and wouldn’t have ever purchased it if I wasn’t forced to have bought it for my graduate course. It’s outdated in my opinion

I'm a social work student and I was taking a class on system theory. This was good for definitions. Since it's under 200 pages you can find what you're looking for fast.

I really needed this book and found it to be of good quality and price.