Assessing Families and Couples: From Symptom to System

Assessing Families and Couples: From Symptom to System

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" soNormal>A step-by-step guide to assessing couples and families, this text offers a clear delineation of the process of family therapy through richly illustrated case material, featuring clients from a diversity of backgrounds</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" soNormal> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" soNormal>Appealing to both experienced and novel therapists, <I>Assessing Families and Couples</I> portrays a clear picture of what occurs in a two-session model in conducting a family therapy assessment. In the absence of a videotape to depict the process of therapy, readers can still visualize the details of the therapeutic journey in a step-by-step manner. Students and instructors, alike, will find this book an invaluable tool for the learning and teaching of family therapy assessment.   </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" soNormal> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" soNormal>The text begins with a brief historical review of family therapy today and continues with a detailed explanation of the authors’ four-step assessment model. The assessment model is illustrated by a series of thoroughly detailed case studies, featuring African-American, European, Latin-American, Spanish, Irish, and Chinese families.</P>