Clinician's Guide to Research Methods in Family Therapy: Foundations of Evidence-Based Practice

A research methods text with a unique focus on evidence-based practice with couples and families, this book bridges the divide between research and clinical work. The text offers comprehensive, user-friendly coverage of measurement and design issues and basic qualitative and quantitative methods. Illustrating research concepts with clinically relevant examples and sample studies, it teaches clear steps for evaluating different types of studies and identifying common threats to validity. Of special value to therapists, it provides a systematic framework for using research to guide the selection and evaluation of interventions that meet the needs of particular clients. Pedagogical features: *End-of-chapter"Applications"� sections showing how to evaluate specific methods. *Appendices with quick-reference guides and recommended resources. *Instructive glossary. See also the authors' Essential Skills in Family Therapy, Third Edition: From the First Interview to Termination, which addresses all aspects of real-world clinical practice, and Essential Assessment Skills for Couple and Family Therapists, which shows how to weave assessment into all phases of therapy.Clinician's Guide to Research Methods in Family Therapy: Foundations of Evidence-Based Practice is written by Lee Williams; Jo Ellen Patterson; Todd M. Edwards and published by The Guilford Press. ISBNs for Clinician's Guide to Research Methods in Family Therapy are 9781462516063, 1462516068 and the print ISBNs are 9781462515974, 1462515975. Additional ISBNs include 9781462536061.