Becoming a Marriage and Family Therapist
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-0-470-02737-0 (ISBN)
Becoming a Marriage and Family Therapist is a practical "how to" guide designed to help trainee therapists successfully bridge the gap between classroom and consulting room. Readers will learn how to apply empirically-based methods to the core tasks of therapy in order to improve competency, establish effective supervision, and deliver successful client outcomes.
A practical guide to improving competency across the core tasks of therapy, based on over 40 years of observation and teaching by an internationally acclaimed author
Presents treatment protocols that show how to apply therapy task guidelines to a range of empirically-supported marriage and family treatments
Provides extended coverage on assessing and beginning treatment with crisis areas such as suicidal ideation, and family violence with children, elders, and spouses
Suggests how supervisors can support trainees in dealing with crisis and other challenging areas, to build competence and successful delivery
D. Eugene Mead is Emeritus Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy at Brigham Young University, Utah. Over the course of 40 years, he developed and initiated the university's family therapy, sex therapy, marriage and family practicum, and marriage and family therapy supervision classes. He is a member of the American Psychological Association and Clinical Member and Fellow of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), having taught the Approved Supervision course at their Winter Institute. He is the author of the acclaimed Effective Supervision: A Task-oriented Model for the Mental Health Professions (1990).
List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes ix
About the Author xi
Foreword xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Part I
1 Becoming a Competent Marriage and Family Therapist 3
2 Basic Therapist Skills 17
3 The Initial Phone Call and Assessing Clients’ Complaints and Goals 63
4 Establishing a Treatment Plan and Delivering the Planned Treatment 85
5 Evaluating Adherence to the Treatment Plan and Evaluating Treatment Outcomes 109
6 Terminating Therapy 135
Part II Protocols for Selected Models of Marriage and Family Therapy: Delivering Evidence-Based Treatments
Introduction to Part II 147
7 Protocol for Conducting Gottman Method Couple Therapy 149
8 Protocol for Conducting Emotionally-Focused Therapy with Couples 195
Notes 217
Appendix A Person of the Therapist Checklist 219
Appendix B Therapist Self-Soothing Procedures 221
Appendix C Standard Assessment Battery for Marital Relational Problems 223
Appendix D Written Case Progress Notes 235
Appendix E Observations of the Couples’ Communication and Problem-solving Behaviors Therapist’s Rating Form Based on Gottman (1999) 237
Appendix F Clinical Experience Log 239
Appendix G Preparing a Written Treatment Plan 241
Appendix H Written Treatment Summary 247
Appendix I Therapy Tailoring Skills Rating Form 249
Appendix J Homework Success: Therapist Guidelines 251
Appendix K Preparation for Supervision Checklist: Couples 253
References 257
Index 285
| Verlagsort | Hoboken |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 172 x 248 mm |
| Gewicht | 481 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-470-02737-1 / 0470027371 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-470-02737-0 / 9780470027370 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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