ABSTRACT
Clinical assessment in multiple systems therapy is a complex process, which integrates traditional individual-psychological with systemic evaluation techniques. Whereas individual psychological assessment has become fairly standardized in approach among practitioners, family assessment is a new field with little in the way of standard practice. One reason for this is that most family therapy models are less based on pathotypes than traditional individual models. This results in few standardized constructs upon which to assess. Family assessment is usually based on the assessor's orientation and is thought of more as an adjunct to intervention than a clinical end unto itself.
