Essential Assessment Skills for Couple and Family Therapists (eBook)

Lee Williams, PhD, LMFT, is Professor of Marital and Family Therapy at the University of San Diego and does couple therapy with veterans at the VA San Diego Medical Center.   Todd M. Edwards, PhD, LMFT, is Professor and Director of the Marital and Family Therapy Program at the University of San Diego and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of California, San Diego.   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 and Preventive Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego.   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.

1. Introduction to Assessment2. Tools for Assessment3. The Initial Interview4. Assessing Issues of Safety5. Assessing Health and Well-Being in Adults6. Assessing Adults for Psychopathology7. Assessing Children and Adolescents8. Assessing for Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents9. Assessing Family Interaction10. Assessing the Multigenerational Family through Time11. Assessing Couples12. Special Topics in Couple Assessment13. From Assessment to Treatment (and Beyond)Appendix. Summary of Assessment Tools, Instruments, and Mnemonics