Foundations Of Contextual Therapy: Collected Papers of Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy

Author: Boszormenyi-Nagy, Ivan

Brand: Routledge

Edition: 1

Number Of Pages: 336

EAN: 9780876304495

Release Date: 01-04-1987

Package Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.9 x 1.1 inches

Languages: English

Binding: hardcover

Details: These collected papers, covering a period of some 30 years, allow the reader to trace the developing thought of one of the world's seminal family therapists and theoreticians. In addition to providing a wealth of clinical experience, these writings reveal a characteristic familial, cultural as well as national heritage. With roots in Hungary, experiences of Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia, the writings reflect the unlikely survival of a small country through extreme efforts and cultural vitality. These were the ultimate sources of Ivan Boszormanyi-Nagy's lifelong concern with the disadvantaged minority, whether a disadvantaged child in a family, a disadvantaged family in a community, or a disadvantaged nation in the world community of nations. While his thoughts and writings show a clear identity with European tradition of scholarship and philosophical inquiry, there is here too a unique and dogged effort by this pioneer to develop a coherent therapeutic perspective and system that broke new ground in the area of family therapy.