Pt. 1. The Systemic Framework. 1. Two Different World Views. 2. The Historical Perspective. 3. The Paradigmatic Shift of Systems Theory. 4. Postmodernism and Family Therapy. 5. Therapeutic Intervention and Strategies. 6. The Family: Process, Development, and Context -- Pt. 2. Models of Family Therapy. 7. Psychodynamic Approaches. 8. Experiential Approaches. 9. The Structural Approach. 10. Communication Approaches. 11. Strategic Approaches and the Milan Influence. 12. Behavioral/Cognitive Approaches. 13. Evolving Therapeutic Models. 14. The Many Modalities of Family Therapy -- Pt. 3. Epistemological Challenges. 15. Assessment and Research. 16. Cybernetics of Cybernetics and Family Therapy: Pathologies of Epistemology and Contemporary Challenges.