Three assessment tools for family therapy

In this paper the authors attempt to utilize existing knowledge of the family and family therapy in order to develop a universal tool for family analysis. The assessment tools represent a conceptualization of the three phases of family analysis. Using a simplistic guide, such as these assessment tools, should aid the therapist in organizing the overwhelming volume of information that is obtained in a short amount of interviewing time. Again the assessment tools are only as applicable as the family therapist is imaginative and creative.