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The Family System Test (FAST): A new tool for the planning and evaluation of family interventions in clinical pracitice and research

The Family System Test (FAST) is a new approach for the quantitative and qualitative analysis of relational structures. This clinically-derived figure placement technique was designed to evaluate cohesion and hierarchy in the family and its subsystems in a variety of situations. Cohesion is represented by the distance between figures on the board. Hierarchy is represented by the elevation of figures with blocks. The FAST is a versatile clinical and research tool which can be used in individual and family settings with respondents as young as six years. For more detailed information please visite

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Gehring, T.M., Debry, M. & Smith, P.K. The Family System Test (FAST): Theory and Application. London and Philadelphia: Routledge, 2001.

Gehring, T.M. Family System Test (FAST). Seattle: Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, 1998.