Clinical Manual of Couples and Family Therapy

the clinical Manual Of Couples And Family Therapy Presents A Conceptual Framework For Engaging Families Of Psychiatric Patients. It Outlines Practical, Evidence-based Family Therapy Skills That Make It Easier For Clinicians To Effectively Integrate Families Into The Treatment Process. Moreover, It Reestablishes The Role Of The Psychiatrist As The Leader Of The Team Of Professionals Providing Mental Health Care To Patients In Need. the Underlying Assumption In This Concise Manual Is That Most Psychiatric Symptoms Or Conditions Evolve In A Social Context, And Families Can Be Useful In Identifying The History, Precipitants, And Likely Future Obstacles To The Management Of Presenting Problems. The Book Clarifies The Clinical Decision-making Process For Establishing Family Involvement In Patient Care In Different Clinical Settings, And It Outlines Distinct Steps In Family Assessment And Treatment Within A Biopsychosocial Organizing Framework That Can Be Applied To All Families, Regardless Of The Patient’s Presenting Problems. The Book’s Approach Is Based On A Broad Model Of Family Functioning, Which Provides A Multidimensional Description Of Families And Has Validated Instruments To Assess Family Functioning From Both Internal And External Perspectives. Unique Features And Benefits Of The Manual Include: • A Focus On One Consistent Model Of Assessment And Treatment That Can Be Applied To A Wide Range Of Psychiatric Conditions And Clinical Settings • Numerous Case Examples, Tables, And Charts Throughout The Text To Further Highlight The Material • A Summary Of Key Concepts At The End Of Each Chapter • A Companion Dvd, Keyed To Discussion In The Text, That Demonstrates How To Perform A Family Assessment And Treatment all Psychiatrists Should Be Proficient In Assessing The Social And Familial Context In Which A Patient’s Psychiatric Illness Evolves. The clinical Manual Of Couples And Family Therapy Is A Practical Guide Designed To Facilitate A Clinician’s Ability To Evaluate And Treat Couples And Families. doody Review Services reviewer: aaron Plattner, Md(rush University Medical Center) description: this Book Illustrates The Importance Of Family Therapy In The Treatment Of Psychiatric Patients, Outlining The Therapy Skills Using The Problem-centered Systems Therapy Of The Family Within An Evidence-based Biopsychosocial Framework. purpose: it Is Intended To Equip Healthcare Providers With Family Therapy Skills That Will Enable Them To Engage Families Effectively In The Treatment Process. Families Are Very Influential In The Treatment Process And The Potential Benefits For Patients And Their Families Of Using These Techniques Are Significant. audience: psychiatrists Are The Primary Audience, But The Information Can Be Helpful For All Physicians And Allied Mental Health Professionals. Psychiatric Residents Will Find This A Very Useful Supplement To Their Psychiatric Education. features: the Book Begins By Setting A Standard Of How A Healthy Family Should Function And Reviewing The Most Current Research On Relational Factors. The Next Section Instructs Readers How To Collect, Organize, And Use The Data From Interactions With Family Members Of A Given Patient With An Emphasis On A Biopsychosocial Formulation Using The Problem-centered Systems Therapy Of The Family. The Remainder Of The Book Reviews Other Models For Family Therapy, Describes Techniques For Specific And Special Family Situations, And Provides Further Direction For Additional Training That Is Needed To Fully Implement The Techniques. Chapters Begin With Main Objectives And End With A Summary Of The Main Points. Several Helpful Case Examples And Charts Are Woven Throughout. An Accompanying Dvd With References Is Very Helpful, Enabling Readers To View The Various Concepts Presented In Real Practice. assessment: my Training In Family And Couples Therapy Has Mostly Been Drawn From Photocopies Of Various Books And Journal Articles And I Appreciate That This Book Provides An Efficient Yet Complete Framework For Basic Therapeutic Practices With Family Members. Before Reading This Book, I Often Felt Overwhelmed By How To Organize The Information I Would Get When Meeting With Families, But Now I Feel More Confident In My Ability To Work More Effectively With Them. Listing References At The End Of The Chapter Makes For Smoother Reading Than Citing Them In The Body Of The Text. However, The Title May Be Misleading Because The Book Does Not Make A Clear Distinction Between Family Therapy And Couples Therapy. Clarification Of The Similarities And Differences Would Be Helpful. Further, The Dvd Was Damaged Causing It To Skip In Several Places. Healthy family functioning Family research Family assessment Site specific family assessment Biopsychosocial formulation Diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision-making process Family/couples therapy : models The problem centered systems therapy of the family (PSCTF) Integrating family treatment into biopsychosocial care Family interventions with specific disorders Special situations Training in family skills and family therapy.