Showing how to weave assessment into all phases of therapy, this
indispensable text and practitioner guide is reader friendly,
straightforward, and practical. Specific strategies are provided for
evaluating a wide range of clinical issues and concerns with adults,
children and adolescents, families, and couples. The authors demonstrate
ways to use interviewing and other techniques to understand both
individual and relationship functioning, develop sound treatment plans,
and monitor progress. Handy mnemonics help beginning family therapists
remember what to include in assessments, and numerous case examples
illustrate what the assessment principles look like in action with
diverse clients.
See also the authors' Essential Skills in Family Therapy, Third
Edition: From the First Interview to Termination, which addresses all
aspects of real-world clinical practice, and Clinician's Guide to
Research Methods in Family Therapy.