| Abstract: | Research has indicated that traditional office‐based family therapy services are not always effective with at‐risk families and that there is an increasing trend toward home‐based delivered services (W. Snyder & E. McCollum, 1999). In this qualitative study, the author explored experienced home‐based family therapists' perceptions of the competencies most salient to the provision of family‐based therapy. Several themes emerged from this study. The author presents 2 central themes: joining—including joining with the family, the family's community, and school personnel—and bridging the gap between academia and current community‐based programs. |
