TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1 Crisis and Therapy. 2 The Question of Cure. 3 The Family as a Psychosocial Entity. 4 The Breakdown of Healthy Process. 5 The Functions of the Family Therapist. 6 Treating Husband and Wife. 7 Child-Oriented Intervention. 8 Rescuing the Scapegoat. 9 Return to Reality. 10 A Closing Note.