Competency and theory in family therapy -- Research and ethical foundations of family therapy theories -- Philosophical foundations of family therapy theories -- Systemic and strategic theories -- Structural family therapies -- Experiential family therapies -- Intergenerational and psychoanalytic family therapies -- Cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-based couple and family therapies -- Solution-based therapies -- Narrative and collaborative therapies -- Case conceptualization -- Clinical assessment -- Treatment planning -- Evaluating progress in therapy -- Document it : progress notes -- Afterword closing thoughts : Where to go from here? -- Appendix A: The family therapy core competencies -- Appendix B: CACREP competency-based standards -- Appendix C: Psychology benchmarks -- Appendix D: Social work 2015 competencies.