The present text aims to outline a brief theoretical, conceptual, empirical and technological course of family studies under a systemic perspective, and to point out the consequent proposal of interventions for family clinic. Different Family Therapy Schools are presented: from schools mainly influenced by Cybernetic to those that assimilated the contributions of Constructivism and Social Constructionism. Next, comments about family research and the interest of researchers about the theme in our country are made. Finally, our opinion about the future tendency of Family Therapy in Brazil is given.
family; familiar therapy; systemic theory; family therapy schools