Family Therapy Review : Preparing for Comprehensive and Licensing Examinations

by Coombs, Robert Holman; Kleepsies, Phillip M.; Lucariello, Joan M.; Hodapp, Robert M.

• ISBN13: 9780805851755
• ISBN10: 0805851755
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-01
• Publisher: ROUTLEDGE

Summary

This book offers a clear, readable overview of allthe 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,and Career 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 find Family 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	xi
Acknowledgments	xxvii
BASIC CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
PART I: INDIVIDUALS AND THE FAMILY
Family Health and Dysfunction	3	(18)
John DeFrain
Richard Cook
Gloria Gonzalez-Kruger
Human Lifespan Development	21	(20)
Joan M. Lucariello
Jacqueline V. Lerner
Human Diversity	41	(26)
Barbara F. Okun
Psychopathology	67	(20)
Len Sperry
Maureen P. Duffy
Richard M. Tureen
Scott E. Gillig
Psychopharmacology	87	(30)
Roy Resnikoff
PART II: THERAPEUTIC SKILLS AND TOOLS
Theories of Family Therapy (Part I)	117	(26)
Kim Snow
Hugh C. Crethar
Patricia Robey
Jon Carlson
Theories of Family Therapy (Part II)	143	(26)
Hugh C. Crethar
Kim Snow
Jon Carlson
Assessment, Diagnoses, and Treatment Planning	169	(22)
Jo Ellen Patterson
Todd M. Edwards
Stefanie L. Carnes
Case Management	191	(22)
Patricia C. Dowds
David G. Byrom
Managing Behavioral Emergencies	213	(22)
Phillip M. Kleespies
Barbara L. Niles
Catherine J. Kutter
Allison N. Ponce
COMMON CLIENT PROBLEMS
PART III: DISTRESSED COUPLES
Conflict and Disenchantment	235	(22)
Edward F. Kouneski
David H. Olson
Separation, Divorce, and Remarriage	257	(20)
Craig A. Everett
Steve E. Livingston
Lee Duke Bowen
Sexual Problems	277	(24)
Joan D. Atwood
Intimate Partner Violence	301	(24)
Sandra M. Stith
Karen H. Rosen
PART IV: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ISSUES
Developmental Disabilities	325	(24)
Robert M. Hodapp
Jaclyn N. Sagun
Elisabeth M. Dykens
Behavioral and Relationship Problems	349	(22)
Thomas L. Sexton
Alice E. Sydnor
Marcy K. Rowland
James F. Alexander
Substance Abuse	371	(22)
Aaron Hogue
Sarah Dauber
Leyla Faw
Howard A. Liddle
Child Abuse and Neglect	393	(22)
Carrie C. Capstick
Peter Fraenkel
PART V: DIMINISHED HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Care Giving and Grief	415	(20)
Dorothy S. Becvar
Alcohol and Other Drug Dependencies	435	(24)
Edward L. Hendrickson
Eric E. McCollum
Nonpharmacological Addictions	459	(24)
William G. McCown
Depression and Anxiety	483	(26)
Frank M. Dattilio
HIV/AIDS	509	(22)
Julianne M. Serovich
Shonda M. Craft
CAREER ISSUES
PART VI: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Ethical and Legal Issues in Family Therapy	531	(18)
Samuel T. Gladding
Preparing for Licensing Examinations	549	(20)
Kinly Sturkie
Continuing Professional Development	569	(20)
William C. Nichols
About the Authors	589	(12)
Appendix: Answer Key	601	(18)
Author Index	619	(14)
Subject Index	633