The provision of family counseling services in home- and communitybased settings is becoming an increasingly common and viable option for many human service organizations, either as the primary mode of service delivery or as part of a continuum of services. This article discusses the importance of providing family counselors in training with an introduction to home-based service delivery and provides methods for helping students to explore the home as a therapeutic milieu.
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