Chapter 1 Pretreatment Assessment and Decision Making: The Initial Interview; Chapter 2 Individual Diagnoses and Marital/Family Assessment: A Complementary Process; Chapter 3 Choosing Appropriate Assessment Instruments for Marital and Family Intervention; Chapter 4 The Assessment Interview: The Case of Mr. and Mrs. M.; Chapter 5 Assessment in Crisis Situations: The Case of Ron and Sara; Chapter 6 Assessment of Developmental Transitions: The Case of Mr. and Mrs. Z.; Chapter 7 Assessments in Context: Two Case Studies—Nuclear Family and Inter generational Systems; Chapter 8 Accountability in Managed Mental Health Care Practice; References Index; Subject Index;