This text on family assessment integrates psychodynamic and systemic perspectives. German and US authors draw from both perspectives and integrate their cultural backgrounds. The family is evaluated on three levels: the individual, the dyads and triads, and the family system. Interwoven with clinical examples, the first part of the book discusses the importance of the initial interview from the first contact with a family to goal setting and treatment planning. The second part presents the various clinical perspectives that underlie the three-level model. These perspectives include the family's contextual factors, such as its stage in the family life cycle, its social world, and related areas such as parenting styles and behaviour. Finally, the third part of the book presents some clinical applications focusing on the use of family sculpting procedures as assessment tools. This family assessment book is a true integration of theoretical perspectives and international expertise, edited and written by family assessment researchers in Germany and the United States.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Hogrefe Publishing
ISBN-13
9780889372405
eBay Product ID (ePID)
88165912
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Children & Family, Social Services, Social Psychology
Author
Douglas H. Sprenkle, Volker Thomas, Manfred Cierpka
Publication Name
Family Assessment: Integrating Multiple Clinical Perspectives
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Psychology
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
312 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
153mm
Item Width
229mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
Canada
Editor
Volker Thomas, Douglas H. Sprenkle, Manfred Cierpka