Family Therapy Review: Preparing for Comprehensive and Licensing Examinations

by Coombs; Robert Holman

• ISBN13: 9780805843125
• ISBN10: 0805843124
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-08-20
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book offers a clear, readable overview ofallthe knowledge and skills those training as marriage and family therapists and counselors need to pass final degree program, certification or licensing examinations. It is organized into three sections:Basic Clinical Knowledge and Skills, Common Client Problems,andCareer Issues.Each chapter includes challenging study questions that enable readers to assess their own level of understanding--15 true/false questions at the outset checking on baseline knowledge, 30 multiple-choice questions interspersed through the text underlining crucial points, and 10 provocative discussion questions at the end facilitating synthesis. Each chapter also provides a glossary of key terms and, in addition to references, annotated suggestions for further reading and Web site exploration. Students and trainees will findFamily Therapy Review: Preparing for Comprehensive and Licensing Examinationsa resource to which they will go on referring long after it has helped them through their examinations; faculty and established professionals will find it a useful one-stop summary of current thinking about best practice.

Author Biography

Robert Holman Coombs, Ph.D., C.A.S., Professor of Biobehavioral Sciences at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine, is trained as a sociologist, counseling psychologist, family therapist, certified addiction specialist, and certified group psychotherapist. A Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, he serves on the International Certification Advisory Committee of the American Academy of Healthcare Providers in the Addictive Disorders.
When a member of the California Commission for the Prevention of Drug Abuse, he developed the conceptual framework that guided the Commissions' activities. Dr. Coombs has authored or edited more than 200 publications, including 18 books. He received the Award for Excellence in Education from the University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine, the Distinguished Faculty Educator Award from the University of California at Los Angeles Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital, and was a Nominee for the Faculty Excellence Award from the University of California at Los Angeles Mortar Board Senior Honors Society.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xxvii
Basic Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Individuals and the Family
Family Health and Dysfunction	p. 3
Human Lifespan Development	p. 21
Human Diversity	p. 41
Psychopathology	p. 67
Psychopharmacology	p. 87
Therapeutic Skills and Tools
Theories of Family Therapy (Part I)	p. 117
Theories of Family Therapy (Part II)	p. 143
Assessment, Diagnoses, and Treatment Planning	p. 169
Case Management	p. 191
Managing Behavioral Emergencies	p. 213
Common Client Problems
Distressed Couples
Conflict and Disenchantment	p. 235
Separation, Divorce, and Remarriage	p. 257
Sexual Problems	p. 277
Intimate Partner Violence	p. 301
Child and Adolescent Issues
Developmental Disabilities	p. 325
Behavioral and Relationship Problems	p. 349
Substance Abuse	p. 371
Child Abuse and Neglect	p. 393
Diminished Health and Well-Being
Care Giving and Grief	p. 415
Alcohol and Other Drug Dependencies	p. 435
Nonpharmacological Addictions	p. 459
Depression and Anxiety	p. 483
HIV/AIDS	p. 509
Career Issues
Professional Development
Ethical and Legal Issues in Family Therapy	p. 531
Preparing for Licensing Examinations	p. 549
Continuing Professional Development	p. 569
About the Authors	p. 589
Answer Key	p. 601
Author Index	p. 619
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