Marriage and Family Assessments
1. only (1) of
1) 39%
mar- riage
and fami- ly 2) understanding the ways in which behavioral problems function within the
therapists use
family system.
standardized
as- sessment
instru- ments.
This is
unfortu- nate
because as-
sessment in
FT should
focus on (2)
the phase of FT treatment.
2. The focus of
assessment
de- pends on
3. In FT, assessment 1) on-going
is:
5.
4. Focus of
Assess- ment:
, Marriage and Family Assessments
2) multi-dimensional
3) multi-method
4) multifaceted
6) changes in each phase
of therapy.
1) What goes on
during daily family life
(e.g. parenting,
teaching, supporting,
providing, and
relating)
2) can include
behavioral and
contextual factors
including external and
social factors or
protective factors.
, Marriage and Family Assessments
FT has identified 1) model
formal and
clini- cal tools 2) adherence
for (1), (2), and
(3) as- 3) outcome
sessment.
1) assess behavior
6. Assessment
Fo- cus in the 2) relational problems (needs/functions)
EARLY PHASE
of thera- py: 3) context (setting, protective factors)
7. Assessment 1) Quality of relational skills (communication, parenting)
Fo- cus in the
2) Compliance with Behavior
MID- DLE
PHASE of
3) Change plans
therapy:
4) Relational problem sequence
1) Identification of community resources needed
8. Assessment
Fo- cus in the 2) Maintenance of change
LATE PHASE
of thera- py:
Basically, the human body attempts to maintain homeostasis. Any life or
9. Family fami- ly change upsets the body's steady state and calls for
Stress readjustment. Excessive
Theory changes tax the body's capacity and causes stress. These life events or family
events require change in the individual's life pattern and change in the
family.
Within a family (functioning as one unit), one minor change or transition,
may trigger change in the unit.
, Marriage and Family Assessments
For example, in the case of
divorce, the family unit will
struggle with loss of
member,
1. only (1) of
1) 39%
mar- riage
and fami- ly 2) understanding the ways in which behavioral problems function within the
therapists use
family system.
standardized
as- sessment
instru- ments.
This is
unfortu- nate
because as-
sessment in
FT should
focus on (2)
the phase of FT treatment.
2. The focus of
assessment
de- pends on
3. In FT, assessment 1) on-going
is:
5.
4. Focus of
Assess- ment:
, Marriage and Family Assessments
2) multi-dimensional
3) multi-method
4) multifaceted
6) changes in each phase
of therapy.
1) What goes on
during daily family life
(e.g. parenting,
teaching, supporting,
providing, and
relating)
2) can include
behavioral and
contextual factors
including external and
social factors or
protective factors.
, Marriage and Family Assessments
FT has identified 1) model
formal and
clini- cal tools 2) adherence
for (1), (2), and
(3) as- 3) outcome
sessment.
1) assess behavior
6. Assessment
Fo- cus in the 2) relational problems (needs/functions)
EARLY PHASE
of thera- py: 3) context (setting, protective factors)
7. Assessment 1) Quality of relational skills (communication, parenting)
Fo- cus in the
2) Compliance with Behavior
MID- DLE
PHASE of
3) Change plans
therapy:
4) Relational problem sequence
1) Identification of community resources needed
8. Assessment
Fo- cus in the 2) Maintenance of change
LATE PHASE
of thera- py:
Basically, the human body attempts to maintain homeostasis. Any life or
9. Family fami- ly change upsets the body's steady state and calls for
Stress readjustment. Excessive
Theory changes tax the body's capacity and causes stress. These life events or family
events require change in the individual's life pattern and change in the
family.
Within a family (functioning as one unit), one minor change or transition,
may trigger change in the unit.
, Marriage and Family Assessments
For example, in the case of
divorce, the family unit will
struggle with loss of
member,
