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Readable and concise yet immensely informative, this bestselling text prepares students and new therapists to work confidently and effectively in real-world clinical practice with families. The authors offer wise and compassionate guidance on everything from intake and assessment to treatment planning, the nuts and bolts of specific interventions, the nuances of establishing therapeutic relationships, and how to troubleshoot when treatment gets “stuck.” They help the novice clinician navigate typical dilemmas and concerns, and spell out the basics of therapist self-care. Vivid case examples, sample forms, and quick-reference tables enhance the utility of the text.

New to This Edition
*Updated throughout to reflect current clinical findings and practices.
*Many new or revised case examples.
*Now more integrative--shows how to flexibly draw on multiple theories and techniques.
*New topics, including "Dealing with Clients We Dislike."

See also the authors' Essential Assessment Skills for Couple and Family Therapists, which shows how to weave assessment into all phases of therapy, and Clinician's Guide to Research Methods in Family Therapy.

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  1. ISBN-10
    160623305X
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1606233054
  3. Edition
    2nd
  4. Publisher
    The Guilford Press
  5. Publication date
    July 21, 2009
  6. Book 7 of 17
    The Guilford Family Therapy Series
  7. Language
    English
  8. Dimensions
    6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
  9. Print length
    286 pages
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"This book is every beginning family therapist’s bible. The second edition updates the family therapy knowledge base and presents the essential skills needed for clinical success. It makes complex theory easy to grasp and the related techniques easy to implement. I enthusiastically recommend this excellent text."--Susan H. McDaniel, PhD, The Dr. Laurie Sands Distinguished Professor of Families and Health and Director, Institute for the Family, University of Rochester Medical Center

"An indispensable resource for clinicians interested in the basic operations of doing family therapy. The book's integrative framework blends clinical expertise with evidence-based practice and the characteristics, preferences, and context of the family. This second edition offers invaluable practical resources at the end of each chapter. For example, the assessment chapter concludes with useful guides that range from general assessment to the specifics of evaluating suicide risk, substance abuse, and mental status, as well as the parameters for holistic and spiritual assessment. Your students will be forever grateful for this book. This splendid second edition raises the bar on introductory texts for graduate-level courses in family therapy."--Guillermo Bernal, PhD, Director, Institute for Psychological Research, University of Puerto Rico

"Essential Skills in Family Therapy is packed full of the information that beginning family therapists want to know once they actually start seeing clients. This impressive second edition has been enhanced even further with updates and the addition of new topics of vital clinical importance. It is an unparalleled 'almanac' of clinical issues for new family therapists, especially those practicing in a context of multidisciplinary collaboration. My recommendation of this book to our trainees now will be even stronger!"--Wayne H. Denton, MD, PhD, Director, Family Studies Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas "Patterson et al. provide exactly the kind of hands-on, 'what-to-do' guidance that every beginning family therapist needs. Even better than the original text, the second edition succinctly covers all the most important topics in family therapy practice from a broad perspective that fits well with nearly any theoretical orientation. Nicely organized, the book takes the reader from before the first session through assessment, treatment planning, intervention, and termination. It also provides guidance about such specific topics as couple therapy and working with families in the context of individual difficulties. This is the best available book of its kind for the beginning family therapist, and should be a core text for introductory graduate classes."--Jay Lebow, PhD, The Family Institute at Northwestern University

"A perennial favorite,Essential Skills in Family Therapy provides real world skills to students for their first session and beyond. This is one of the few textbooks my students take to their field placements and refer to again and again."--Diane R. Gehart, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapy Program, California State University, Northridge "I found Essential Skills in Family Therapy to be an extremely useful supplemental text for the doctoral students in my combined master's-doctoral level Introduction to Family Counseling course. These students were already actively engaged in working with clients and the text provided an overview of clinical issues they might be facing. I recommend it as a complete 'hands-on' guide for the beginning family therapist."--Lydia B. Smith, PhD, Counseling Department, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

"As a teacher and supervisor of marriage and family therapy, I consider this my essential text for encouraging and nourishing the developing skills of our graduate students. The text not only normalizes beginning-therapist anxiety, but it is also a vehicle for growth and self-awareness, both in the classroom and in group supervision. Every student of family therapy should read this book as part of their training."--Kristina S. Brown, PhD, LMFT, Marriage and Family Therapy Program, The School of Professional Psychology at Forest Institute

"A very rich and practical volume for students and beginning therapists. I imagine it helps many to overcome initial problems. The outline is very clear and helpful to get a better grasp at the practice of therapy....A very practical and useful book for beginners and essential for every course on therapy in general and family therapy in particular." ― Journal for the Study of Marriage and Spirituality Published On: 2009-07-23

About the Author

JoEllen Patterson, PhD, is Professor of Marital and Family Therapy at the University of San Diego and Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego.

 

Lee Williams, PhD, is Professor of Marital and Family Therapy at the University of San Diego and does couple therapy with veterans at the VA San Diego Medical Center.

 

Todd M. Edwards, PhD, is Associate Professor and Director of the Marital and Family Therapy Program at the University of San Diego and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of California, San Diego.

 

Larry Chamow, PhD, is Clinical Professor of Marital and Family Therapy at the University of San Diego and is in full-time private practice at the Pacific Family Institute in Carlsbad, California.

 

Claudia Grauf-Grounds, PhD, is Professor and Chair of Marriage and Family Therapy at Seattle Pacific University and a clinical faculty member at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Guilford Press; 2nd edition (July 21, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 286 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 160623305X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1606233054
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
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School, Family and Mental Health Professions

Ph.D University of North Carolina Greensboro

M.Ed. Wake Forest University

B.A. Baylor University

Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.

- Anthony Brandt

Recognizing the profound impact of the family on human development, Jo Ellen Patterson, Ph.D. became interested in families - their joys and sorrows, early in her career but, it wasn't until her twenties that she discovered a relatively new profession - Marriage and Family Therapy.Simultaneously, she learned about a new medical speciality - Family Medicine. Immediately thereafter, she decided to spend her career exploring family well being. Using an interdisciplinary perspective which blends the social and biological sciences, she focuses on training and education that offers the most comprehensive understanding of family functioning.

Now, many years later, Dr. Patterson has published four books on family health and family therapy and is finishing her fifth book on evidence based practice. Her bestseller, Essential Skills in Family Therapy 2nd ed. (Guilford, 2009), has been adopted by many training programs across the United States.In addition, it has been translated into Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

A second and equally important interest of Dr. Patterson has been understanding the role of culture on families and development. Dr. Patterson realized that religious work, therapy, education, indeed any enterprise that involves cross cultural exchanges, requires an understanding and respect for culture.

Jo-Ellen obtained a Rotary Scholarship to Cambridge University for a year to study history and culture. A few years later, she moved with her husband to Zaire and did field work in rural Zaire for the Agency for International Development(AID). Then, she lived in Cairo for two years where she served as a consultant for the international school and taught at the American University in Cairo (AUC).

Since coming to USD over twenty years ago, Dr. Patterson's interests have remained steadfast. She has worked to develop mental health services in Pediatrics, Reproductive Medicine, and Family Medicine in the UCSD healthcare system. Additionally, she has been given a faculty appointment as voluntary Associate Clinical Professor in the Departments of Family Medicine and Psychiatry. At UCSD, she also serves as a Voluntary Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Global Health. She has served on the board of the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association and has had 3 Fulbrights to Norway, New Zealand and Hong Kong. She also serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy and Family Systems and Health

Jo-Ellen currently has a lead article coming out in March Family Process(journal).

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/famp.12057/abstract

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This is an amazing book for potential therapist or current therapist wanting to brush up on their skills.
I'm a potential therapist still doing my Masters and this book caters to all the anxiety, stress and concerns therapists and clients are experiencing and how to over them
Really Great book. Soooo Glad I have it. it is very useful. Definitely a must have.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful step by step preparation for working with clients
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Wonderful step by step preparation for working with clients. Helps, almost like a checklist, to remember the therapeutic process in each session.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent textbooks
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This book is a required reading for my practicum and internship class in Marriage and Family therapy, but it's an excellent book to help new therapists understand the realities of therapy. It breaks down the models and interventions that I've been learning about for 3 years into practical applications for working with real clients. It also explains creating treatment plans and writing process that are a necessity in the field.
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5.0 out of 5 stars easy to follow
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Well written, easy to follow. Helps you to put together all the theories and knowledge you acquire while going through college. A most read for us, beginner therapists!
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5.0 out of 5 stars The book came on time and in good conditions
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I liked that the book explains the therapy process very well for someone new.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
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I needed this for a class. It is well written and lots of information to help with family therapy matters. I will keep it for future use.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Alright
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2013
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I had to purchase it for a textbook for college. It was simple to read with short chapters. It had different sub-sections in it of what to expect in your internship or therapy sessions.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great for starters in the field
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2014
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Although I am not quite finished this book, it has helped me decrease my anxiety as a beginning family therapist. It gives some insight on where to begin as a family therapist and skills that you can utilize. It gives input on treatment plans, assessment, and other valuable information. I recommend this book for beginning practitioner.
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A super reference book to have on your shelf.
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