Becoming a Marriage and Family Therapist : From Classroom to Consulting Room.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes -- Figures -- Tables -- Boxes -- About the Author -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1 -- Chapter 1: Becoming a Competent Marriage and Family Therapist -- Introduction -- The Role of Common Factors in Therapy Outcomes -- The Therapeutic Alliance -- Marriage and Family Theories and Evidence-Based Marital and Family Therapy -- Selecting an Evidence-Based Model for Marriage and Family Therapy Interns -- Practicing Within Your Competence -- The Remainder of the Book -- What Should You Take Away from Chapter 1? -- Notes -- Chapter 2: Basic Therapist Skills -- Introduction -- The Therapist's Contribution to the Therapy Relationship -- Crisis Management of Suicidal Ideation and Family Violence -- Guidelines for Family Violence Risk Assessment: Partner-to-partner, Adult-to-Child, and Elder Maltreatment -- Case Progress Notes -- What Should You Take Away From Chapter 2? -- Chapter 3: The Initial Phone Call and Assessing Clients' Complaints and Goals -- Introduction -- The Initial Phone Call: A Semi-Structured Interview -- Therapy Task 1: Assessment -- What Should you Take Away from Chapter 3? -- Note -- Chapter 4: Establishing a Treatment Plan and Delivering the Planned Treatment -- Introduction -- Therapy Task 2: Establishing a Treatment Plan -- Therapy Task 3: Delivering the Planned Treatment -- What Should You Take Away from Chapter 4? -- Chapter 5: Evaluating Adherence to the Treatment Plan and Evaluating Treatment Outcomes -- Introduction -- Therapy Task 3: Evaluating Adherence to the Planned Treatment -- Evaluating the Clients' Treatment Outcomes -- What You Should Take Away from Chapter 5 -- Note -- Chapter 6: Terminating Therapy -- Introduction -- Defining Termination -- Fitting Termination Processes to the Needs of the Clients.

Review of Your Clients' Gains in Therapy and Practicing for a Relapse -- The Written Treatment Summary -- What Should You Take Away from Chapter 6? -- Part 2: Protocols for Selected Models of Marriage and Family Therapy -- Introduction to Part II -- Outline of Protocol Chapters -- Chapter 7: Protocol for Conducting Gottman Method Couple Therapy -- Introduction -- Theory and Research -- The Gottman Method Couples Therapy Treatment Protocol -- The Sessions -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Chapter 8: Protocol for Conducting Emotionally-Focused Therapy with Couples -- Introduction -- Theory and Research -- Protocol for Emotionally-Focused Therapy for Couples -- The Sessions -- Epilogue -- Appendix A -- Person of the Therapist Checklist -- Appendix B -- Therapist Self-Soothing Procedures -- Determining When to Apply Therapist Self-Soothing Techniques -- Appendix C -- Standard Assessment Battery for Marital Relational Problems -- Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS) -- Marital Status Inventory-Revised -- Brief Screen for Depression (BSD) -- Conflict Tactics Scale 2 (CTS2) -- Comprehensive Areas of Change Questionnaire (CAC) Item Ranking Form -- Comprehensive Areas of Change Questionnaire (CAC) -- Outcome Rating Scale -- The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) -- Appendix D -- Written Case Progress Notes -- Appendix E -- Observations of the Couples' Communication and Problem-solving Behaviors Therapist's Rating Form Based on Gottman (1999) -- Appendix F -- Clinical Experience Log -- Appendix G -- Preparing a Written Treatment Plan -- Appendix H -- Written Treatment Summary -- Appendix I -- Therapy Tailoring Skills Rating Form -- Appendix J -- Homework Success: Therapist Guidelines -- Appendix K -- Preparation for Supervision Checklist: Couples -- References -- Index.

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