1. The Beginning Family Therapist: Taking On the Challenge
2. Before the Initial Interview
3. The Initial Interview
4. Guidelines for Conducting Assessment
5. Developing a Treatment Focus and Treatment Plan
6. Basic Treatment Skills and Interventions
7. Working with Families and Children
8. Working with Older Adults and Their Caregivers
9. Working with Couples
10. When a Family Member Has a Mental Illness
11. Getting Unstuck in Therapy
12. Termination
13. Family Therapy in the Future
Appendix. Screening Instruments
JoEllen Patterson, PhD, LMFT, is Professor of Marital and Family
Therapy at the University of San Diego and Associate Clinical
Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health,
Division of Global Health, and the Department of Psychiatry at the
University of California, San Diego. She is on the editorial boards
of five journals focused on families and has published five books.
Dr. Patterson has written books and articles on family therapy
training and the integration of mental health services into primary
care. In addition, she has received Fulbright Awards to work in
Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Norway.
Lee Williams, PhD, LMFT, is Professor of Marital and Family Therapy
at the University of San Diego. He is a Clinical Fellow and
Approved Supervisor in the American Association for Marriage and
Family Therapy and does couple therapy with veterans at the VA San
Diego Medical Center. His research and publications have focused
primarily on marriage preparation, couples with religious
differences, and family therapy training.
Todd M. Edwards, PhD, LMFT, is Professor and Director of the
Marital and Family Therapy Program at the University of San Diego.
He is a Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor in the American
Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and a Voluntary
Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine
and Public Health at the University of California, San Diego. His
primary research interests are family therapy training and
supervision, integrative family therapy, and friendship in
adulthood.
Larry Chamow, PhD, LMFT, is Clinical Professor of Marital and
Family Therapy at the University of San Diego and is in full-time
private practice at the Pacific Family Institute in Carlsbad,
California. He is a Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor in the
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Dr. Chamow's
interests and publications focus on couple therapy, supervision,
the self of the therapist, and family businesses.
Claudia Grauf-Grounds, PhD, LMFT, is Professor of Marriage and
Family Therapy at Seattle Pacific University and served as a
clinical faculty member at the University of Washington School of
Medicine for over 10 years. She conducts research, publishes, and
presents on family therapy training, supervision, and collaborative
healthcare models that embrace spirituality. Dr. Grauf-Grounds is a
Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor in the American Association
for Marriage and Family Therapy. Honored as Supervisor of the Year
by the Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, she
enjoys mentoring the next generation of psychotherapists, pastors
and physicians.
"A classic and invaluable resource for family therapy educators,
practitioners, and students from multiple disciplines. In this
third edition, the well-respected authors offer up-to-date,
developmentally informed, and biopsychosocially oriented guidance
on the conduct of family therapy from beginning to end. The book
provides a clear picture of what actually occurs in sessions with
families and articulates strategies for addressing a diverse array
of situations. All readers will benefit from reflecting on the
thoughtfully presented information about health care reform,
emerging trends in treatment, and the personal and professional
journey of being a therapist."--Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP,
Department of Psychiatry, Emory University; past president,
American Psychological Association
"This significant revision of the definitive basic family therapy
text provides exactly the kind of nuts-and-bolts information that
beginning family therapists need. The third edition systematically
covers each of the crucial topics that need to be mastered, within
an evidence-based practice framework. Written in a very interesting
way and filled with clinical examples, this book should be a
required text in every marriage and family therapy program, as well
as in family classes in counseling, psychology, or social work.
Among the many family therapy books out there, this is the single
go-to text."--Jay L. Lebow, PhD, ABPP, LMFT, Senior Scholar and
Clinical Professor, The Family Institute at Northwestern
University
"Essential Skills in Family Therapy, Third Edition, is a clear and
practical guide for all new psychotherapists who want to facilitate
individual and relational growth and problem solving in clients,
while at the same time tending to their own self-awareness and
self-care. Emphasizing the integration of mind and body, the book
equips students and clinicians with important systemic skills for
participating in evolving health care systems."--Susan H. McDaniel,
PhD, Dr. Laurie Sands Distinguished Professor of Families and
Health, and Director, Institute for the Family, University of
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