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Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) National Exam

Your Study Guide for Success

Author

Eli A. Karam, PhD, LMFT

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Written by AAMFT Training Award Winner!

Includes free ExamPrepConnect Digital Access with print purchase!

Distinguished by its focus on two key elements for exam success: the knowledge required for licensure and effective test-taking strategies, this helpful guide to the MFT National Licensing Exam provides a total of 360 questions including practice questions with in-depth Q&A and a complete mock exam mirroring the test format. Podcasts summarizing major models and theories of marriage and family therapy are also included throughout to supplement the chapters.

This reliable resource enables readers to quickly identify areas of strength and weakness with strategic questions at the end of each chapter. It encapsulates fundamental knowledge—representative of the depth and breadth of required information—in a concise, easily digestible format. In addition to the practice questions that prepare readers for what to expect on the exam, the full-length mock exam test not only the candidate's knowledge of family therapy concepts, models, and knowledge domains, but also requires readers to be prepared to apply their knowledge to the direct practice of MFT. Additionally, the guide analyzes the components of multiple-choice questions to give test-takers a greater familiarity with the exam. Brief summaries of key MFT models and theoretical perspectives are provided, along with an overview of the content of the six domains covered in the exam, including a review of the AAMFT Code of Ethics, DSM 5, and specific test-taking strategies as introduced in the 2022 AMFTRB National Examination Handbook for Candidates. Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers along with the acclaimed digital study platform ExamPrepConnect!

Key Features:

  • Presents 360 questions including full-length mock exam
  • Includes proven strategies and tips for test-taking success
  • Pinpoints only the content you need to pass the exam
  • Written by AAMFT Training Award winner
  • Organized to correspond to the six domains of the AMFTRB exam
  • Reflects the most recent exam outline and structure
  • Provides complete glossary with purchase
  • Includes Podcasts that summarize major models and theories of MFT

ExamPrepConnect—the digital study platform that guides you confidently through your exam prep journey. With this score-boosting study tool, you can:

  • Get organized by using the personalized study plan based on your exam date
  • Review all the high-quality content from the book
  • Study by topic to identify your strengths and weaknesses
  • Strengthen your knowledge with 360 questions and detailed answer rationales
  • Connect and chat with fellow test-takers using the discussion board
  • Play games to make studying fun
Contents

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

Authors

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.

Product Details
  • Release Date: October 18, 2022
  • Paperback / softback
  • 412 Pages
  • Trim Size: 7in x 10in
  • Number of Illustrations: 4
  • ISBN: 9780826186775
  • eBook ISBN: 9780826186782
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