Sperry, L. (Ed.). (2019). Couple and family assessment: Contemporary and cutting‐edge strategies. Taylor & Francis Group. Chapters 5 provides information about the specific assessment tools used with families that will be the focus of this week’s assignment. Focus your reading on the assessments used for the assignment.
Chapter 6 is optional reading that provides additional options for ongoing assessment with families.
Williams, L., Edwards, T. M., Patterson, J., & Chamow, L. (2011). Essential assessment skills for couple and family therapists. The Guilford Press. Read Chapters 9 and 10. These chapters provide information on assessing family interaction and constructing a genogram.
Reiter, M. D. (2022). Therapeutic interviewing: Essential skills and contexts of counseling. Taylor & Francis Group. Read Chapter 15, which emphasizes skills needed in the therapy room along with key contextual factors to consider.
Lerner, S. (Producer). (1983). Constructing the multigenerational family genogram: Exploring a problem in context [Video]. Stephen Lerner. Retrieved from Academic Video Online: Premium database. This video illustrates the process of constructing a genogram.
Hampson, R. B., Beavers, W. R., & Hulgus, Y. F. (1989). Self-Report Family Inventory. PsycTESTS. This resource is the SFI assessment tool and administration, scoring, and interpretation instructions.
Olson, D. H., Portner, J., & Lavee, Y. (n. d.). Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales. This resource is the FACES III assessment tool and administration and scoring instructions. This is an earlier version of this assessment than has been referred to in the readings. It is being used because it is the most current version available to NCU.
Family Assessment Device. (n. d.). National University. This resource is the FAD assessment tool and administration, scoring, and interpretation instructions.
