Essential skills in family therapy
Subtitle: from the first interview to termination
By: JoEllen Patterson ... [et al.] ; foreword by Douglas H. Sprenkle.
Contributors: Patterson, JoEllen.
Series: The Guilford family therapy series
Publisher: Guilford Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
Subjects: Family psychotherapy.; Family psychotherapy -- Practice.
Description: An ideal clinical resource and text, this volume provides students and new therapists with the basic skills and tools necessary to become empathic, confident, and successful practitioners in today's rapidly changing field of family therapy. Easing the transition from academic expertise to therapeutic competence, chapters take readers step by step through the entire therapy process. Numerous case examples and sample treatment plans, forms, and questionnaires complement the text.

Offering a wealth of eminently useful "how-to" information, this comprehensive guide is designed throughout to meet the developmental needs of the beginning family therapist.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-241) and index.