Product Description

Saves you hours of painstaking paperwork, while providing optimum latitude in developing customized treatment plans for working with families

Patterned after the bestselling The Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, this invaluable sourcebook brings a proven, well-regarded treatment planning system to the family treatment arena. It contains all the necessary elements for developing focused, formal treatment plans for family relational problems that satisfy all of the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payers, and state and federal review agencies.

Organized around 38 main presenting problems, from child/parent conflict and alcohol abuse to divorce/separation, depression, jealousy, and more, this timesaving resource also features:

• Over 1,000 well-crafted, clear statements that describe the behavioral manifestations of each relational problem, long-term goals, short-term objectives, and clinically tested treatment options
• A sample treatment plan that can be emulated in writing plans that meet all requirements of third-party payers and accrediting agencies, including the JCAHO and the NCQA
• A quick-reference format that allows you to easily locate treatment plan components by behavioral problem or DSM-IV™ diagnosis
• Large workbook-style pages affording plenty of space to record your own customized definitions, goals, objectives, and interventions

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28519 in Books
• Published on: 2000-04-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

From the Back Cover
Treatment plan components for 34 behaviorally based family problems A step-by-step guide to writing treatment plans 1,000s of prewritten treatment goals, objectives, and interventions Handy workbook format with space to record your own treatment plan options Over 200,000 Practice Planners(tm) sold

Saves you hours of painstaking paperwork, while providing optimum latitude in developing customized reatment plans for working with families

Patterned after the bestselling The Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, this invaluable sourcebook brings a proven, well-regarded treatment planning system to the family treatment arena. It contains all the necessary elements for developing focused, formal treatment plans for family relational problems that satisfy all of the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payers, and state and federal review agencies.

Organized around 34 main presenting problems, from child/parent conflict and alcohol abuse to divorce/separation, depression, jealousy, and more, this time-saving resource also features:

Over 1,000 well-crafted, clear statements that describe the behavioral manifestations of each relational problem, long-term goals, short-term objectives, and clinically tested treatment options A sample treatment plan that can be emulated in writing plans that meet all requirements of third-party payers and accrediting agencies, including the JCAHO and the NCQA A quick-reference format that allows you to easily locate treatment plan components by behavioral problem or DSM-IV(tm) diagnosis Large workbook-style pages affording plenty of space to record your own customized definitions, goals, objectives, and interventions

About the Author
ARTHUR E. JONGSMA, Jr., PhD, is the founder and Director of Psychological Consultants, a group private practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the coauthor of the bestselling book The Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Second Edition as well as TheraScribe® 4.0 for Windows®.
FRANK M. DATTILIO, PhD, ABPP, is a Clinical Associate in Psychiatry with the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Clinical Director of the Center for Integrative Psychotherapy. He is a clinical member and approved supervisor of the AAMFT and author of more than 100 professional books and journal articles on couples and family therapy. Dr. Dattilio is a noted teacher and lecturer worldwide.

Customer Reviews

The Family Therapy Treatment Planner
This is great practical knowledge. The manual takes the practitioner from guessing and gives concrete and practical answers that are applicable to everyday work. Excellent.

Helpful resource
This book will be helpful for therapists and counselors working with families. Provides practical information on developing treatment plans.

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The Family Therapy Treatment Planner
Great book for those counseling, reviews what interventions to use with families. Homework Planners are better though.