Becoming a marriage and family therapist : from classroom to consulting room / D. Eugene Mead.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mead, D. Eugene (Donald Eugene), 1934- author.

Contributor:

ebrary, Inc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family psychotherapy--Practice.

Family psychotherapy.

Psychotherapy--Vocational guidance.

Psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 294 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley and Sons, Incorporated, 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Becoming a Marriage and Family Therapist is a practical "how-to" guide designed to help trainee therapists bridge the gap between classroom and consulting room. Drawing on over 40 years' experience, D. Eugene Mead demonstrates that for supervision to result in the positive changes needed to create successful client outcomes, therapists must focus on two basic factors: a good supervisory relationship, and attention to the task of improving therapy skills. The book shows readers how to reinforce these competencies by applying empirically-based methods to each of the core tasks of therapy.

Part I presents generic guidelines for all therapy models, including initial contact, assessment and treatment planning, evaluating treatment delivery, continuous evaluation of therapy outcomes, and terminating therapy. Part II goes on to provide treatment protocols that apply these guidelines to a number of well-known and empirically-supported marriage and family treatments.

The book also provides extended coverage on assessment and beginning treatment with crisis areas, often a difficult aspect for new therapists, and suggests how supervisors can support trainees in these and other challenging areas. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I

1 Becoming a Competent Marriage and Family Therapist 3

2 Basic Therapist Skills 17

3 The Initial Phone Call and Assessing Clients' Complaints and Goals 63

4 Establishing a Treatment Plan and Delivering the Planned Treatment 85

5 Evaluating Adherence to the Treatment Plan and Evaluating Treatment Outcomes 109

6 Terminating Therapy 135

Part II Protocols for Selected Models of Marriage and Family Therapy: Delivering Evidence-Based Treatments

Introduction to Part II 147

7 Protocol for Conducting Gottman Method Couple Therapy 149

8 Protocol for Conducting Emotionally-Focused Therapy with Couples 195.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

OCLC:

828198323

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.