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Authors: Lynell Yingling, Susan T. Galewaler, Alice L. McDonald
ISBN-13: 9780876308646, ISBN-10: 0876308647
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: January 1998
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Lynell Yingling

Yingling, Lynelle C., PhD (J & L Human Systems Development); Miller, William E., Jr., EdD (Texas A & M Univ); McDonald, Alice L., MS (Christian Counseling Associates); Galewaler, Susan T., MS

Book Synopsis

The GARF Assessment Sourcebook is a comprehensive guide to the Global Assessment of Relational Functioning (GARF) scale for family assessment. This comprehensive guide to the GARF is an essential tool for practicing professionals as well as students in training programs. It provides a thorough description of each element of the GARF, a comprehensive review of the GARF in relation to other marriage and family assessment tools, summaries of GARF research, and a comprehensive appendix of reproducible GARF-related forms.

The GARF Assessment Sourcebook challenges marriage and family therapists to use, evaluate, and refine the GARF so that it may be included in the main portion of the next revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). As managed care becomes more pervasive and providers start giving more direction over treatment options, the GARF will become an important new tool in family mental health treatment to assist clinicians who are struggling to improve services and justify their work to the broader health-care community.

Booknews

A guide to using the Global Assessment of Relational Functioning (GARF) scale for family assessment, for practicing professionals as well as students in training programs. Describes each element of the scale, compares it to other marriage and family assessment tools, and summarizes GARF research. Appendices offer 26 reproducible GARF- related forms, including illustrations of practical applications, record-keeping charts, and forms for Spanish-speaking clients. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

	Foreword
	Preface
Ch. 1	A Multi-Systems Approach: Collaborating for Health Through Systems Theory	1
Ch. 2	DSM-IV: GARF	9
Ch. 3	Systemic Assessment Tools	35
Ch. 4	Putting GARF Assessment into Clinical Context	45
Ch. 5	Comparison with Other Family Assessment Tools	77
Ch. 6	GARF in Multi-Systems Partnering	95
	References	109
	Appendixes	113
App. A	Systemic MFT Skill Development Scale	115
App. B	GARF Training and Record Keeping Charts	117
App. C	Developed GARF Tools	121
App. D	Systemic Assessment of the Family Environment (SAFE)	127
App. E	Record Keeping Forms Including GARF Ratings	145
App. F	Clinic Research/Clinical Forms Not Including GARF Ratings	151
	Index	165