Assessment of Couples and Families

Description

Assessment of Couples and Families considers the impact of recent changes on the assessment process and provide practitioners with a review of contemporary techniques and the means by which they can be implemented into practice in conjunction with new reporting inventories and observational methods. These new assessment strategies will be presented collaterally with case material that addresses a specific problem, such as family violence or marital suitability. This unique problem focus will provide practitioners with a handy point of reference to acquaint themselves with modern practice techniques that address issues new to the therapy session while providing a supplement to coursework on assessment.

Contents

Contributors. Series Foreword. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Part I: Basic Considerations and Models. Sperry, Assessment of Couples and Families: An Introduction and Overview. Bray , Models and Issues in Couple and Family Assessment. Part II: General Strategies. Duffy, Chenail, Qualitative Strategies in Couple and Family Assessment. Nurse, Sperry, Effective Use of Psychological Tests with Couples and Families. Hampson, Beavers, Observational Assessment of Couples and Families. Sperry, Clinical Outcomes Assessment of Couples and Families. Part III: Specific Applications. Bagarozzi, Sperry, Couples Assessment: Strategies and Inventories. Yingling, Child and Family Assessment: Strategies and Inventories. Fernandez, Veshinski, Child Custody and Divorce Assessment: Strategies and Inventories.Friedrich, Olafson, Connelly, Child Abuse and Family Assessment: Strategies and Inventories . Part IV: Postscript and Future Prospects. L'Abate, Couple and Family Assessment: Postscript and Future Prospects. Index.

Related Subject

1. Marriage, Family & Sex Therapy