Traditionally, those who have worked with families have relied solely on interviews in planning therapeutic or preventative treatment. But in this volume, Luciano L'Abate points out that there are a host of other methods that the therapist can use to better understand and assess the family to provide more effective therapy.

In Family Evaluation, L'Abate outlines the reasons for evaluating families and teaches the reader many of these methods, including multiple types of interviews, tests, and written exercises. He shows the reader how to use them to develop interpretations and to produce a report on the family. An extended case study illustrates the methods presented

. Family Evaluation is an ideal text for students in family psychology, family therapy, and the human services that deal with families. Professionals in these areas will also benefit from the methods described.