{"product_id":"2026100008118-secondhand-paradox-and-counterparadox","title":"Paradox And Counterparadox","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 3rd pr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth\/board in good condition. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Tight and intact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the landscape of family therapy, few works have proven as groundbreaking or as fiercely debated as Paradox and Counterparadox. Written by the Milan Associates — Mara Selvini Palazzoli, Luigi Boscolo, Gianfranco Cecchin, and Giuliana Prata — this landmark text chronicles the development of the Milan Systemic approach to family therapy, presenting a rigorous and innovative model for treating families with schizophrenic members. Drawing on the cybernetic theories of Gregory Bateson, the authors detail how paradox and counterparadox function as therapeutic interventions, illustrating the complex relational games that sustain psychotic behaviour within family systems.\n\nThe work stands as a foundational pillar of systemic and strategic family therapy, reshaping how clinicians understand the interactional dynamics of disturbed family units. The authors argue with clarity and conviction that the family, not the individual, is the true unit of treatment — a perspective that permanently altered the course of psychotherapy. Precise in its clinical case studies and bold in its theoretical assertions, this text remains essential reading for any serious student of family systems theory, leaving practitioners to question every assumption they hold about the nature of therapeutic change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130695196891,"sku":"2026100008118-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/ce64cc11-6989-4287-ba59-cf7e8949e53e.png?v=1786588711","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008118-secondhand-paradox-and-counterparadox","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}