Published in the year 1986, Handbook of Structured Techniques in Marriage and Family Therapy is a valuable contribution to the field of Family Therapy.

Chapter 1 Development and Use of Techniques; Chapter 2 Fantasy and Imagery; Chapter 2_1 Early Recollections; Chapter 2_2 Family Photographs; Chapter 2_3 Family Puppet Interview; Chapter 2_4 Poetry and Song Lyrics in Couples Groups; Chapter 2_5 "If I Were"; Chapter 2_6 Creating Analogous Situations; Chapter 2_7 Sentence Completion; Chapter 2_8 Values Clarification; Chapter 2_9 Value Assessment Comparison; Chapter 2_10 The Use of Dreams in Family Therapy; Chapter 2_11 Draw a Dream; Chapter 2_12 The Role of Dreams in Sex Therapy; Chapter 2_13 Imagery, Shaping, and Orgasm in Sex Therapy; Chapter 2_14 Imagery; Chapter 2_15 Guided Imagery; Chapter 2_16 Couple Images; Chapter 2_17 The Empty Chair in Family Therapy; Chapter 3 Sociometric Techniques; Chapter 3_18 Sculpting; Chapter 3_19 Family Choreography; Chapter 3_20 The Genogram; Chapter 3_21 Role Card Game; Chapter 3_22 The Ecomap; Chapter 3_23 The Straw Tower; Chapter 3_24 The Family Floor Plan; Chapter 3_25 The Family Sociogram; Chapter 4 Structural Moves; Chapter 4_26 Tracking; Chapter 4_27 Supporting Generational Boundaries; Chapter 4_28 Allying with a Subsystem; Chapter 4_29 Strategic Alliances; Chapter 4_30 The Family Ritual; Chapter 4_31 The Vacation; Chapter 4_32 Role Reversal; Chapter 4_33 The Complementarity Challenge; Chapter 5 Behavioral Tasks; Chapter 5_34 The Couple Conference and Family Council; Chapter 5_35 The Marriage Contract Game; Chapter 5_36 Caring Days; Chapter 5_37 Within-Session Structured Tasks; Chapter 5_38 Positive Exchanges; Chapter 5_39 Reading Aloud as an Initial Assignment in Marital Therapy; Chapter 5_40 Teaching Choice Awareness; Chapter 5_41 Symbolism and Gift Giving; Chapter 5_42 Structured Communication Training; Chapter 5_43 The Squeeze Technique in Sex Therapy; Chapter 6 Paradox; Chapter 6_44 Reframing; Chapter 6_45 Pretending to have the Symptom; Chapter 6_46 Illusion of Alternatives; Chapter 6_47 The Paradoxical Letter; Chapter 6_48 Contaminating the Suicidal Fantasy; Chapter 6_49 The Therapist as Director of the Family Drama; Chapter 6_50 Prescribing Indecision; Chapter 6_51 The Winner's Bet with Adolescents; Chapter 6_52 Joining the Opposition; Chapter 6_53 Putting the Client in Control of the Symptom; Chapter 7 Alternative Models; Chapter 7_54 Co-Therapy; Chapter 7_55 Videotape Playback; Chapter 7_56 Telephone Calls Within the Session; Chapter 7_57 Home Visits; Chapter 7_58 Time-Extended Family Interviewing; Chapter 7_59 The Surrogate Family Group; Chapter 8 Epilogue;