Foundations of Couples, Marriage, and Family Counseling

by David Capuzzi (editor), Mark D. Stauffer (Editor)

Foundations of Couples, Marriage, and Family Counseling A newly updated and practical approach to marriage, couples, and family counseling Now in its second edition, Foundations of Couples, Marriage, and Family Counseling delivers a comprehensive treatment of current theory, research, and real-life practice in family therapy. The text is fully aligned with the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE). It covers foundational and advanced topics of critical importance to student counselors and therapists seeking to work in family settings, including sexuality, trauma, divorce, domestic violence, addictions, filial play therapy, and the positioning of culture and context in family therapy. The new edition includes updated content in each chapter and entirely new chapters on assessments and helping families mitigate, adapt, and transition during crisis. This important At once comprehensive and concise, the Second Edition of Foundations of Couples, Marriage, and Family Counseling offers readers a guide to the complex and interconnected concepts required to support a full understanding of couples and family therapy.

Genres: Grad School

464 pages, Paperback

First published January 7, 2015

Reviews

[Dana Libhart · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am not a huge fan of editorial-style textbooks because the overall writing and presentation of information is not 100% consistent as every chapter has different authors. This book offered a lot of valuable hypothetical insight for FMT, but I found myself needing to do extra research outside the book to dig deeper into the tangible topics. Yes, I do this with most textbooks, however, I found this one to be particularly lacking in depth. I also prefer textbooks to have a glossary of terms in the back...

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Needs a copyeditor; multiple non-sentences and several repeated paragraphs. Good sidebars, but would have appreciated some discussion of approaches for each example. Not impressed by final chapter on Climate change impacting families.