A great resource!

Working with families can be challenging. I think Nagy understood that, and it was his unrelenting desire to 'do right by families' that underpinned his Contextual Model of Family Therapy. In their 2003 text, 'The New Contextual Therapy', Terry Hargrave and Franz Pfitzer (Brunner-Routledge) provide a usable and insightful look at the model, and present its components in a way that can be understood by seasoned practitioners and newcomers to the field of family therapy. Contextual therapy is such a valuable tool for therapists- and it is just as timely today as when Nagy proposed it in the 50s. In the book, the authors examine the four dimensions of the model--relationships-objectifiable facts, individual psychology, systemic interactions and relational ethics. If you do family therapy, and don't have a copy, get one! It will turn you on to contextual therapy, a way of helping to reshape and heal human relationships!