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Conjoint Family Therapy: A Guide to Theory and Technique
Virginia Satir’s Conjoint Family Therapy (1964) presents an approach to working with families together. This entry identifies the 1964 publication.
Book details
Author of listed edition: Virginia Satir
Edition: 1964 edition; revised editions followed in 1967 and 1983
Publisher: Science and Behavior Books
Edition year: 1964
Language and origin: English (United States)
Form and genre: Treatment Manual & Clinical Guide
Level: Introductory
Historical era: 1960–1979 · Humanistic, Cognitive & Systemic Turn
Covers: Family relationships and communication; The family interview; The author’s approach to conjoint work
APA 7th reference: Satir, V. (1964). Conjoint family therapy: A guide to theory and technique. Science and Behavior Books.
What it is & historical context
Satir’s book appeared in 1964. A revised edition followed in 1967 and a third edition in 1983. The ISBN formerly shown here identifies the later 1983 edition, not the 1964 book.
Core clinical themes & arguments
The available contents list addresses family theory, communication and family interviews. These headings describe the author’s framework; they do not establish that a family interaction causes a particular symptom.
Clinical practice, reception & legacy
The catalogue of the 1983 edition describes Satir’s approach to initial family interviews. The catalogue is not an independent evaluation of whether an intervention helps a particular family.
Reader level & educational scope
This introductory entry offers historical context. Library catalogue records and contents were consulted; the full editions were not reviewed. Family situations and appropriate forms of support vary.
Paired academic and clinical scholarship
Paired work: The Satir Model: Family Therapy and Beyond (Virginia Satir, John Banmen, Jane Gerber, and Maria Gomori, 1991)
Reference: Satir, V., Banmen, J., Gerber, J., & Gomori, M. (1991). The Satir model: Family therapy and beyond. Science and Behavior Books.
A later work by Satir and colleagues on family therapy. The full book was not reviewed for this entry.
Source-mapped claims and evidence notes
Claim 1: The 1964 book addresses family therapy and communication. (Based on the catalogue and contents listing; the full first edition was not reviewed.) [Source 1: WorldCat. Conjoint family therapy: 1964 catalogue record.]
Claim 2: Later editions present Satir’s clinical approach to family interviewing. (The 1983 catalogue describes the third edition. A clinical model does not establish the cause of a person’s difficulties.) [Source 2: CiNii Research. Conjoint family therapy: Third edition.]
Sources and inspection notes
WorldCat. Conjoint family therapy: 1964 catalogue record.
Supports: Catalogue identifies Satir’s 1964 publication; the full edition was not reviewed.
CiNii Research. Conjoint family therapy: Third edition.
Supports: Catalogue identifies the revised and expanded 1983 third edition and ISBN 9780831400637.
Google Books. Conjoint family therapy: 1964 contents listing.
Supports: Record and partial contents for the 1964 publication; the complete text was not reviewed.
Supports: Bibliographic record for a later work; its full text was not reviewed.