Description
Presents 18 cases within a similar format. Each case opens with background about clients and therapist, then discusses diagnosis and therapeutic goals, describes client sessions, and reports on outcome. Final comments from therapists discuss how they might have handled the case differently, and look at how the therapist's own marital and family issues influenced the conduct of the case. Golden is affiliated with the University of Texas at San Antonio. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Expanding readers' exposure to practice, this new casebook presents the major marriage and family therapy approaches. Cases in Marriage and Family Counseling contains cases contributed by 18 seasoned marriage and family therapists who include real-life data about sessions, and their own decision-making process, emotions, and errors. Identifies Patients/Presenting Strategies; Systemic Foci; and Features Strategies. Cases are organized under subheadings: Commentary; Conceptualization; Process; Outcome; and Discussion. Appropriate for readers interested in counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology, and social work.
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