Becoming a marriage and family therapist : from the classroom to the consulting room

__Becoming a Marriage and Family Therapist__ is a practical "how to" guide designed to help trainee therapists successfully bridge the gap between classroom and consulting room. Readers will learn how to apply empirically-based methods to the core tasks of therapy in order to improve competency, establish effective supervision, and deliver successful client outcomes.* A practical guide to improving competency across the core tasks of therapy, based on over 40 years of observation and teaching by an internationally acclaimed author * Presents treatment protocols that show how to apply therapy task guidelines to a range of empirically-supported marriage and family treatments * Provides extended coverage on assessing and beginning treatment with crisis areas such as suicidal ideation, and family violence with children, elders, and spouses * Suggests how supervisors can support trainees in dealing with crisis and other challenging areas, to build competence and successful delivery Content: Chapter 1 Becoming a Competent Marriage and Family Therapist (pages 1–15): Chapter 2 Basic Therapist Skills (pages 17–62): Chapter 3 The Initial Phone Call and Assessing Clients' Complaints and Goals (pages 63–84): Chapter 4 Establishing a Treatment Plan and Delivering the Planned Treatment (pages 85–108): Chapter 5 Evaluating Adherence to the Treatment Plan and Evaluating Treatment Outcomes (pages 109–134): Chapter 6 Terminating Therapy (pages 135–143): Chapter 7 Protocol for Conducting Gottman Method Couple Therapy (pages 149–193): Chapter 8 Protocol for Conducting Emotionally?Focused Therapy with Couples (pages 195–216): This text presents a state-of-the-art, evidence-based integrated model for supervision in marital and family therapy from the author of the classic Effective Supervision (Brunner-Mazel).