Family Assessment Handbook An Introductory Practice Guide to Family Assessment

by Thomlison, Barbara

• ISBN13: 9780495601210
• ISBN10: 0495601217
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-25
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

FAMILY ASSESSMENT HANDBOOK: AN INTRODUCTORY PRACTICE GUIDE TO FAMILY ASSESSMENT, Third Edition, will prove to be an immensely helpful book whether you're preparing for a career working with families, or you just want to increase your knowledge of family sociology. 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. Fascinating family case studies demonstrate the process of assessment and selected interventions for working with diverse families. The Third Edition includes numerous resources to help readers develop evidence-based practice competencies, attitudes, and skills that support assessment of diverse family systems.

Table of Contents

Foundations For Family Assessment And Intervention

Family Contexts

A Framework for Understanding Families

Family Systems

Intergenerational Family Systems

Family Assessment And Intervention

Family Assessment

Evidence-Based Assessment and Intervention Strategies

Evaluating Change

Common Family Conflicts and Parenting Challenges

Preparing For Family Assessment And Intervention

Critical and Reflective Thinking

Narratives: Journals, Stories, and Letter Writing

Exploring You Own Family Systems

Practicing Family Assessment Through Case Studies

The Yellowbird Family: Foster Care, Delinquency, and Transition to Independent Living

The Foxx Family: Physical Abuse, Aggression, and Parent-Child Management

The Sherman Family: Applying for Adoption

The Fernandez Family: Supporting an Older Adult

The Del Sol Family: Marital Conflict and Parenting Concerns

The McCoy Family: Coping with Role Change after a Mother's Death

The Jacques Family: Assessment and Intervention in Intimate Partner Violence

Brief Case Studies

References

Index

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