Handbook Of Measurements For Marriage And Family Therapy

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Introduction to Marriageand Family Testing

Why do we need tests about marriage and families? As a matter of fact, we are testing informally all the time. The therapist asks questions and makes judgments at both the initial meeting and the subsequent meetings with the couple. After all, “What’s going on?” is constantly being asked, silently or aloud. All right, then: Why do we need formal, objective tests about marriage and families? When Browning asked: “How do I love thee?/Let me count the ways,” she did not come up with a T-score and a standard ...