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Van Hook, M. P. (2019). Social work practice with families: A resiliency-based approach (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.
Read Chapter 3
A complete review of the process of family assessment.

Van Hook, M. P. (2019). Social work practice with families: A resiliency-based approach (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.
Read Chapter 10
The chapter provides a thorough overview of the model, the social worker’s role, treatment process, goals, and the various multisystem levels that impact families.

MST Services. (2023). How does multisystemic therapy work? [Video]. YouTube.
A case study example of how this model can be implemented.

Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention. (2023). Intimate partner violence.
A resource page by the CDC that includes facts about IPV, prevention strategies, risk and protective factors, programs, and links to hotlines and additional resources.

Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention. (2023). Fast facts: Preventing intimate partner violence.
A resource that includes some overall facts and statistics on intimate partner violence.

Niolon, P. H., Kearns, M., Dills, J., Rambo, K., Irving, S., Armstead, T., & Gilbert, L. (2017). Preventing intimate partner violence across the lifespan: A technical package of programs, policies, and practices. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Read pages 7-47. This reading offers a technical package that thoroughly reviews the issue of intimate partner violence which includes statistics on prevalence, prevention strategies and tools, and risk and protective factors.

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. (2018). LGBTQ relationship violence [Web resource].
This website provides information outlining the statistics and specific considerations about LGBTQ+ relational violence.

Holosko, M. J., Dulmus, C. N., & Sowers, K. M. (2013). Social work practice with individuals and families: Evidence-informed assessments and interventions. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Review Chapter 10
This chapter provides a strong overview of systems theory, social work assessment with families as well as a review of evidence-based family therapy models used by social workers.

The California Evidence-based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare: Information and Resources for Child Welfare Professionals. (2023). Multisystemic Therapy.
This organization provides an overview of this model and various program implementation as well as manuals, trainings, and videos.

MST Services. (2023). MST Services.

Froerer, A. S., Lucas, B. M., & Brown, T. B. (2012). Current practices of intimate partner violence assessment among marriage and family therapy trainees at a university clinic. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy, 11(1), 16–32.
IPV assessment and screening practices are presented and reviewed.

Rathus, Z., Jeffries, S., Menih, H., & Field, R. (2019). 'It’s like standing on a beach, holding your children’s hands, and having a tsunami just coming towards you’: Intimate partner violence and “expert” assessments in Australian family law. Victims & Offenders, 14(4), 408–440.
Research on IPV, parenting capacity, relationship dissolution, and family reporting procedures is presented and critiqued.

Lerner, S. (Producer). (1983). Constructing the multigenerational family genogram: Exploring a problem in context [Video file]. Stephen Lerner.

Lim, S.-L., & Nakamoto, T. (2008). Genograms: Use in therapy with Asian families with diverse cultural heritages. Contemporary Family Therapy, 30(4), 199–219.