Question 1

Which of the following is not a recommended educational or behavioral strategy that can help strengthen aspects of single-parent families?

Accepted Answer

A)  helping family members maintain negative communication patterns 
B)  encouraging weekly family conferences to talk about concerns, resolve problems and plan for the future 
C)  linking family members to needed sources of social support (e.g., Parents Without Partners) 
D)  suggesting educational methods such as reading books and newsletters 
A)  helping family members maintain negative communication patterns 
B)  encouraging weekly family conferences to talk about concerns, resolve problems and plan for the future 
C)  linking family members to needed sources of social support (e.g., Parents Without Partners) 
D)  suggesting educational methods such as reading books and newsletters

Question 2

Working with families to arrange predictable and mutually satisfactory visitation arrangements is not an appropriate role for a family therapist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Noncustodial parents do not have the same legal, parental rights as custodial parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In most blended families, family members have a realistic attitude concerning how to establish cohesion and trust among new family members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Two thirds of marriages end in divorce within the first 10 years of marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is not a recommended educational or behavioral strategy that can help strengthen aspects of single-parent families?

Working with families to arrange predictable and mutually satisfactory visitation arrangements is not an appropriate role for a family therapist.

Noncustodial parents do not have the same legal, parental rights as custodial parents.

In most blended families, family members have a realistic attitude concerning how to establish cohesion and trust among new family members.

Two thirds of marriages end in divorce within the first 10 years of marriage.

The History of Family Therapy: Evolution and Revolution

The Theoretical Context of Family Therapy

Types and Functionality of Families

Working With Culturally Diverse Families

Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Family Therapy

The Process of Family Therapy

Couple and Marriage Therapy and Enrichment

Transgenerational Theories: Psychodynamic Family Theory and Bowen Family Systems Theory

Experiential Family Therapy

Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapies

Structural Family Therapy

Strategic Family Therapies

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Narrative Family Therapy

Working With Substance-Related Disorders, Domestic Violence, and Child Abuse

Research and Assessment in Family Therapy

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Exam 4: Working With Single-Parent and Blended Families

Which of the following is not a recommended educational or behavioral strategy that can help strengthen aspects of single-parent families?

Working with families to arrange predictable and mutually satisfactory visitation arrangements is not an appropriate role for a family therapist.

Noncustodial parents do not have the same legal, parental rights as custodial parents.

In most blended families, family members have a realistic attitude concerning how to establish cohesion and trust among new family members.

Two thirds of marriages end in divorce within the first 10 years of marriage.

The History of Family Therapy: Evolution and Revolution

The Theoretical Context of Family Therapy

Types and Functionality of Families

Working With Culturally Diverse Families

Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Family Therapy

The Process of Family Therapy

Couple and Marriage Therapy and Enrichment

Transgenerational Theories: Psychodynamic Family Theory and Bowen Family Systems Theory

Experiential Family Therapy

Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapies

Structural Family Therapy

Strategic Family Therapies

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Narrative Family Therapy

Working With Substance-Related Disorders, Domestic Violence, and Child Abuse

Research and Assessment in Family Therapy

Filters