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by: JoEllen Patterson, PhD Lee Williams, PhD Claudia Grauf-Grounds, PhD Larry Cha

ISBN: 9781572303072 | 1572303077

An ideal introduction to practicing family therapy, this work provides students and new therapists with the basic skills and tools necessary to become empathic, confident, and successful practitioners in today's rapidly changing field of mental health. Written from a biopsychosocial perspective, chapters take readers step by step through the entire therapy process. Numerous case examples and recent research findings complement the text, and special sections on getting started, gaining self-confidence, diagnosing DSM-IV disorders, and understand... MOREing managed care offer practical guidance for entering the field.

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Designed throughout to meet the developmental needs of the beginning family therapist, this handbook provides readers with the basic skills and tools necessary to become empathic, confident, and successful practitioners in today's rapidly changing field of family therapy. From initial client intake to the nuts-and-bolts of the interview, assessment, diagnosis, goal setting, treatment planning, intervention techniques, troubleshooting, and termination, the book translates current research findings into cogent recommendations for practice. Numerous case examples and sample treatment plans, forms, and questionnaires complement the text.

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An ideal clinical resource and text, this volume provides students and new therapists with the basic skills and tools necessary to become em pathic, confident, and successful practitioners in today's rapidly cha nging field of family therapy. Easing the transition from academic exp ertise to therapeutic competence, chapters take readers step by step t hrough the entire therapy process. From initial client intake to the n uts-and-bolts of the interview, assessment, diagnosis, goal setting, t reatment planning, intervention techniques, troubleshooting, and termi nation, the book translates current research findings into cogent reco mmendations for practice. Numerous case examples and sample treatment plans, forms, and questionnaires complement the text. Special sections on getting started, gaining self-confidence, diagnosing DSM-IV disord ers, and understanding managed care offer practical guidance for enter ing the field.

JoEllen Patterson, PhD, is Director of the COAMFTE-approved Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling Program at the University of San Diego and serves on the Behavioral Science faculty of Sharp HealthCare's Family Practice Residency. Her publications focus primarily on training and integration of mental health services with healthcare delivery systems.

Lee Williams, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling Program at the University of San Diego. A licensed family therapist and an Approved Supervisor of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, Dr. Williams has published articles on topics including premarital counseling, family therapy training, and supervision.

Claudia Grauf-Grounds, PhD, teaches in the Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling Program at the University of San Diego. She also serves on the Behavioral Science faculty of Sharp HealthCare's Family Practice Residency and is Director of San Diego's New Life Clinics, a multidisciplinary mental health practice.

Larry Chamow, PhD, has been a practicing family therapist for 18 years. He serves on the faculties of the Marital and Family Therapy Program, University of San Diego, and the California School of Professional Psychology. An Approved Supervisor of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and a member of the American Family Therapy Academy, he conducts his private practice at the Pacific Family Institute in Carlsbad, California.