CONJOINT MARITAL-THERAPY - A PRACTITIONERS APPROACH TO SINGLE-SYSTEM EVALUATION

Although some practitioners are beginning to use single-system evaluat ion methods with various client problems and treatment perspectives, m any practitioners are still unsure about how to use these methods with more than one individual in a client system. The authors demonstrate the applicability of a practice-driven, single-system evaluation to co njoint therapy. The primary focus of this integration of practice and research methods is to assist the practitioner in making informed trea tment decisions based on the couple's progress toward the attainment o f measurable treatment goals. A case presentation using a cognitive-dy namic approach in treating marital disaffection illustrates the specif ic activities involved in an evaluation.