Not all family practitioner models subscribe to the idea of defining effective parenting let alone teaching it. The rationale for including a chapter on parenting in a textbook on family therapy is:

A. Family practitioners working in schools, hospitals, community agencies, and clinics are expected to address parenting issues in one form or another with most of the families they see
B. Often, the most critical stress point in a marriage is when couples first become parents
C. Family coaching, an intermediate step between parent education and family therapy or family counseling, is fast becoming a growth industry in the United States, Canada, and Europe
D. All of the above


ANS: D

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