Family Assessment Handbook: An Introductory Practice Guide to Family Assessment - Softcover

Barbara Thomlison

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With a focus on how to conduct a family assessment for case intervention, this practical guide offers a step-by-step approach to family practice. It includes family case studies that demonstrate the process of assessment and selected interventions for working with diverse families.

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PART I: FOUNDATIONS FOR FAMILY ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION. 1. Family Contexts. 2. A Framework for Understanding Families. 3. Family Systems. 4. Intergenerational Family Systems. PART II: FAMILY ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION. 5. Family Assessment. 6. Evidence-Based Assessment and Intervention Strategies. 7. Evaluating Change. 8. Common Family Conflicts and Parenting Challenges. PART III: PREPARING FOR FAMILY ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION. 9. Critical and Reflective Thinking. 10. Narratives: Journals, Stories, and Letter Writing. 11. Exploring You Own Family Systems. PART IV: PRACTICING FAMILY ASSESSMENT THROUGH CASE STUDIES. 12. The Yellowbird Family: Foster Care, Delinquency, and Transition to Independent Living. 13. The Foxx Family: Physical Abuse, Aggression, and Parent-Child Management. 14. The Sherman Family: Applying for Adoption. 15. The Fernandez Family: Supporting an Older Adult. 16. The Del Sol Family: Marital Conflict and Parenting Concerns. 17. The McCoy Family: Coping with Role Change after a Mother's Death. 18. The Jacques Family: Assessment and Intervention in Intimate Partner Violence. 19 Brief Case Studies. References. Index.

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9780495601210: Family Assessment Handbook: An Introductory Practice Guide to Family Assessment (PSY 647 Child Therapy)

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ISBN 10:  0495601217 ISBN 13:  9780495601210
Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2009
Softcover