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Towards an integrated model of family therapy

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One of the most important tasks for the contemporary family therapist is to be able to use efficiently and effectively the knowledge base already established in the field. This entails having a familiarity with the literature and also having a systematic model which organizes the material. This paper presents a model integrating six major family theories.

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Moultrup, D. Towards an integrated model of family therapy. Clin Soc Work J 9, 111–125 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00761560

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