This functional new volume introduces professionals to the Circumplex Model of Family Systems--one of the most respected and widely used approaches of its kind in family studies. Internationally known scholar/practitioners in the marriage and family therapy field demonstrate how the model can be used to assess couple and family dynamics and plan treatment interventions. They extend the use of the Circumplex Model for treating problem families using a range of clinical interventions at both the family level and broader social system level--including specific treatment populations--sex offenders, juvenile delinquents, truants, and multi-problem families. Designed as a multidisciplinary resource, this authoritative and accurate volume will assist social workers, psychologists, pastoral counselors, family therapists, and other mental health professionals who work with individuals in a family treatment context.

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Douglas H Sprenkle, David Olson, Candyce Smith Russell

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Contents Introduction

Circumplex Model of Family Systems VIII: Family Assessment and Intervention
Utility of the Circumplex Model With Severely Dysfunctional Family Systems
Symptoms as Regulators of Distance and Change
The Clinical Use of the Circumplex Model in the Assessment and Treatment of Intrafamily Child Sexual Abuse
Sexually Addicted Families: Clinical Use of the Circumplex Model
Integrating Milan Therapy and the Circumplex Model: Ecosystemic Consultation With Families and Their Helpers
Cross-Generational Coalitions, Discrepant Perceptions, and Family Functioning
Ethnic Families in the Circumplex Model: Integrating Nuclear With Extended Family Systems
Can Therapists Use FACES III With Mexican Americans? A Preliminary Analysis
The Circumplex Model With Adjudicated Youths' Families
School-Family Intervention and the Circumplex Model
Index