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The history of family therapy in South Africa is presented from 1960 up to the present. The early days leading to the establishment of the South African Association of Marital and Family Therapy, national conferences, publications, national and international links are discussed.
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Mason, J., Shuda, S. The History of Family Therapy in South Africa. Contemporary Family Therapy 21, 155–172 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021691308349
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