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Eli A. Karam, PhD, LMFT, is a full professor in and former Acting Director of the Couple & Family Therapy Program at the University of Louisville's Kent School of Social Work and Family Science. He has been a practicing therapist in both community and private practice settings since 2001. His leadership in the MFT profession includes service as President of the Kentucky Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (KAMFT) and as a member of Board of Directors of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). Dr. Karam is the recipient of several prestigious awards from the AAMFT, including their Dissertation Award, Training Award, Divisional Contribution Award, and Media Award. Eli serves as host and co-executive producer of the award-winning AAMFT Podcast.
Foreword Preface Acknowledgments PART 1. MFT Exam Prep Overview Chapter 1. How to Use this Book/AMFTRB Exam Make-Up PART 2. The Practice of Systemic Therapy/Designing and Conducting Treatment with the Major Models and Theories of MFT (Domains 1 and 3) Chapter 2. Historical and Conceptual Foundations of MFT Chapter 3. Strategic Family Therapy Chapter 4. Structural Family Therapy Chapter 5. Experiential Family Therapy Chapter 6. Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral MFT Approaches Chapter 7. Transgenerational Family Therapy Chapter 8. Psychodynamic Family Therapy Chapter 9. Postmodernism, Social Constructionism, and the Feminist Critique Chapter 10. Solution-Focused Therapy Chapter 11. Narrative Therapy PART 3. Assessing, Hypothesizing and Diagnosing (Domain 2) Chapter 12. Domains of Systemic Assessment Chapter 13. Diagnosing with the DSM-5 PART 4. Evaluating Ongoing Process and Terminating Treatment (Domain 4) Chapter 14. Evaluating Progress and Terminating Treatment PART 5. Managing Crisis Situations in MFT (Domain 5) Chapter 15. Common MFT Crisis Situations and Appropriate Therapist Responses PART 6. Maintaining Ethical/Legal/Professional Standards (Domain 6) Chapter 16. Ethical and Legal Principles PART 7. The Mock Exam Chapter 17. Test Taking Strategies Chapter 18. Preparing for Test Day Chapter 19. MFT Mock National Exam Index
