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This fourth edition text features the latest, most common, and important assessment measures and strategies for addressing problematic clinical issues related to working with families, couples and children.
List of contents
1. Choosing Effective Couple and Family Assessments
Len Sperry
2. Assessment and Case Conceptualization with Couples and Families
Len Sperry
3. Qualitative Assessment of Couple and Families
Lori Pantaleao, Ronald J. Chenail, and Maureen Duffy
4. Standardized Assessment of Couples and Families
Len Sperry
5. Observational Assessment of Couples and Families
Robert B. Hampson and W. Robert Beavers
6. Ongoing Assessment of Couples and Families
Len Sperry
7. Couple Assessment
Dennis A. Bagarozzi and Len Sperry
8. Child and Adolescent Assessment
Ali Cunningham Abbott
9. Parent–Child Assessment
Len Sperry
10. Child Custody and Divorce Assessment
Sloane E. Veshinski and Christine Sacco-Bene
11. Child Abuse Assessment
Tiffany E. Vastardis, Vassilia Binensztok, and Len Sperry
12. Family Trauma and Illness Assessment
Tiffany E. Vastardis and Len Sperry
About the author
Len Sperry, M.D., Ph.D., is emeritus professor at Florida Atlantic University and the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is the editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Family Therapy and author of 14 books on couples and families.
Summary
This fourth edition text features the latest, most common, and important assessment measures and strategies for addressing problematic clinical issues related to working with families, couples and children.