Qualitative methods in family evaluation: Creative assessment techniques

Traditionally, family therapists have used experiential activities primaril y as interventions. In this article, the authors discuss the role that expe riential therapy methods can play in qualitative family assessment. It is b elieved that these methods can be quite helpful in engaging family members in a collaborative evaluation process. The authors discuss the advantages o f qualitative assessment as complement to more quantitative family evaluati on measures and present several illustrative qualitative assessment procedu res.