Mastering Competencies in Family Therapy A Practical Approach to Theory and Clinical Case Documentation

by Gehart, Diane R.

• ISBN13: 9780495597247
• ISBN10: 0495597244
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-20
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

MASTERING COMPETENCIES IN FAMILY THERAPY: THEORY-BASED ASSESSMENT provides a competency-based approach to teaching clinical skills in marriage and family therapy, an approach already adopted by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). Using a light and inviting tone, Gehart offers a comprehensive five-step model for competent treatment which includes case conceptualization, clinical assessment (diagnosis) and case management, treatment planning, evaluation of progress, and documentation. The work also includes a set of useful clinical forms that can be applied in practice environments, as well as an introduction to the importance of theory and evidence-based practice in all five steps.

Table of Contents

Marriage And Family Therapy Competencies

Competency in Family Therapy

Case Conceptualization

Clinical Assessment

Treatment Planning

Evaluating Progress in Therapy

Document It: Progress Notes

Marriage And Family Therapy Theories

Understanding the Role of Theory in Therapy

Philosophical Foundations of Family Therapy Theories

Systemic and Strategic Therapies

Structural Therapy

Experiential Family Therapies

Intergenerational and Psychoanalytic Family Therapies

Behavioral and Cognitive Couple and Family Therapies

Solution-Based Therapies

Collaborative and Narrative Therapies

Group Therapy With Couples and Families

Closing Thoughts: Where to Go From Here?

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