Doug Sprenkle - Awarded the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) 2010 Award for Distinguished Contribution to Family Therapy Research and Practice! Grounded in theory, research, and extensive clinical experience, this pragmatic book addresses critical questions of how change occurs in couple and family therapy and how to help clients achieve better results. The authors show that regardless of a clinician's orientation or favored techniques, there are particular therapist attributes, relationship variables, and other factors that make therapy - specifically, therapy with couples and families...

This timesaving resource features:

• Treatment plan components for 40 behaviorally based presenting problems
• Over 1,000 prewritten treatment goals, objectives, and interventions--plus space to record your own treatment plan options
• A step-by-step guide to writing treatment plans that meet the requirements of most accrediting bodies, insurance companies, and third-party payors
• Includes new Evidence-Based Practice Interventions as required by many public funding sources and private insurers

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