Building family practice skills : methods, strategies, and tools /

Ragg, D. Mark.

Building family practice skills : methods, strategies, and tools / D. Mark Ragg. - Belmont, CA : Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2006. - xix, 508 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 467-495) and index.

Thinking family : theories and frameworks -- Four parenting functions -- Cultural influences on family functions -- Exploration and data collection with families -- Structuring the family exploration -- Moving from assessment to treatment -- Preliminary engagement with family members -- Interactive engagement with family members -- Positioning families for change -- Direct change strategies for influencing family action systems -- Direct change strategies for influencing family processing systems -- Influencing family members through indirect strategies of change -- Challenges and promise -- Multiagency work -- Support-focused intervention.

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Families--Pscyhological aspects.
Family counseling.
Family social work.
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