Book excerpt: The next major reference in the field of family therapy has arrived] This new book is destined to become a classic, covering the emergent research, theory, and practice in the field over the past decade. In proposing a paradigm shift unique across all of the helping professions, it explores three themes: clinical practice; research; and systemic theory. The evolution and future of family therapy is recorded in the comprising chapters authored by the foremost leaders in the field. (Midwest).