pt. I.Sowing the Seeds. -- Ch. 1. Professional Issues and Ethics. -- Ch. 2. Diversity: Where Do You Stand? -- pt. II. Founding Roots of Systemic Theory. -- Ch. 3. A New Systemic Perspective About Mental Health. -- Ch. 4. Elements of the Process of Change -- pt. III. Systemic Branches. -- Ch. 5. Intergenerational and Psychoanalytically Based Family Theory and Therapy. -- Ch. 6. Experiential Family Theory and Therapy. -- Ch. 7. Structural Family Theory and Therapy. -- Ch. 8. Strategic Family Theory and Therapy. -- Ch. 9. Behavioral Couples/Family Theory and Therapy -- pt. IV. Language as Reality. -- Ch. 10. Postmodern, Social Constructionism. -- Ch. 11. Solution Focused Theory and Therapy. -- Ch. 12. Collaborative Therapies -- pt. V. Research Perspectives. -- Ch. 13. How effective is couple and family therapy -- Ch. 14. Epilogue.