Detailed clinical guidelines for preparing, conducting, and documenting a family interview.Clinical examples of diversity issues such as ethnicity, race, culture, sexual orientation, gender, and socioeconomic classCoverage of current issues in families, including genetics, terrorism, obesity, ethics, spirituality, intergenerational adoption, infertility, and diversity.Genograms for blended families with multiple parents and siblings.

Introduction
1. Family Assessment and Intervention: An Overview
2. Theoretical Foundations of the Calgary Family Assessment and Intervention Models
3. The Calgary Family Assessment Model
4. The Calgary Family Intervention Model
5. Family Nursing Interviews: Stages and Skills
6. How to Prepare for Family Interviews
7. How to Conduct Family Interviews
8. How to Use Questions in Family Interviewing
9. How to Do a 15-Minute (or Shorter) Family Interview
10. How to Move Beyond Basic Family Nursing Skills
11. How to Avoid the Three Most Common Errors in Family Nursing
12. How to Terminate With Families
13. Pulling It All Together
References
Index