Part I: INTRODUCING FAMILY ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION. 1. Family Contexts. 2. A Framework for Understanding Families. 3. The Family System. 4.

Core Tasks of Family Assessment. 5. Setting Goals and Selecting Family Interventions. Part II: EFFECTIVE FAMILY STRENGTHENING INTERVENTIONS: FAMILIES COPING WITH DIFFICULT LIFE STRESSORS. ????? 6. Standardized Measures. 7. Common Practice Approaches to Family Practice.

8. Families, Life Stressors, and Older Adults. 9. Evidence-Based Interventions for Strong Families. Part III: THE ROLE OF REFLECTIONS AND DISCLOSURE WRITING SKILLS FOR ENGAGING WITH FAMILIES. 10. Reflective Thinking and Reflective Writing. 11.

Getting Connected With Your Own Family Systems.? Part IV: PRACTICING FAMILY ASSESSMENT THROUGH CASE STUDIES. 12. Sharon and Her Family. 13. The Foxx Family: Physical Abuse, Aggression, and Parent/Child Management. 14. The Fernandez Family: Supporting an Older Adult.

? 15. The Del Sol Family: Marital Conflict and Parenting Concerns. 16. The McCoy Family: Coping with Role Change after a Mother's Death. 17. The Jacques Family: Assessment and Intervention in Intimate Partner Violence. 18. Brief Case Studies: Brittany and Her Family, Melissa and Her Family, Jeanine and Her Family.

Appendix A: Checklist of Ethical Concerns. Appendix B: Contract for Goals and Service. Or, Sample Assessment and Plan for Service ?? noted in manuscript of final preface, dated 8-11-14? Appendix C: Assessment Report. Or, "Sample Assessment Reports" as noted in final preface (manuscript)? References.? Index.