The Wiley-blackwell Handbook of Family Psychology

by Bray, James H.; Stanton, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781118344644
• ISBN10: 1118344642
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-09-11
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The Handbook of Family Psychology provides a comprehensive overview of family psychology a field that transcends the treatment of families to include psychological services to individuals, couples, and large organizations. Beginning with the fields epistemological and theoretical underpinnings, the book also includes relevant scientific and clinical models and methods. With over 50 essays by recognized experts in the field, this is an invaluable resource for all mental health professionals providing family-related psychological services.

Author Biography

James H. Bray is Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Director of the Family Counseling Clinic at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He has published and presented numerous works in the areas of divorce, remarriage, adolescent substance use, intergenerational family relationships, and collaboration between physicians and psychologists. He was the principal investigator of the federally funded longitudinal study, Developmental Issues in Step Families Research Project. He is currently working on a federally funded project on alcohol and other drug abuse in families with adolescents, the Baylor Adolescent Alcohol Project. He is the 2009 President of the American Psychological Association.

Mark Stanton is Professor of Psychology and Dean of the School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences at Azusa Pacific University, California. He is certified in Family Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology and a licensed psychologist in the state of California. He was President of the Society of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association in 2005, Editor of The Family Psychologist from 2002 to 2007, and awarded the Family Psychologist of the Year in 2007 by the Society of Family Psychology.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	p. x
Preface	p. xiv
Foundations of Family Psychology	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
The Systemic Epistemology of the Specialty of Family Psychology	p. 5
The Revolution and Evolution of Family Therapy and Family Psychology	p. 21
The Fascinating Story of Family Theories	p. 37
Changing Landscape of American Family Life	p. 53
Family Diversity	p. 68
Qualitative Research and Family Psychology	p. 85
Systemic Research Controversies and Challenges	p. 100
Training in Family Psychology: A Competencies-Based Approach	p. 112
Education in Family Psychology	p. 129
Clinical Family Psychology	p. 147
Introduction	p. 149
Couple and Family Assessment	p. 151
Couple and Family Processes in DSM-V: Moving Beyond Relational Disorders	p. 165
Ethical and Legal Considerations in Family Psychology: The Special Issue of Competence	p. 183
Clinical Practice in Family Psychology	p. 198
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy	p. 212
Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies	p. 226
Psychodynamic Family Psychotherapy: Toward Unified Relational Systematics	p. 240
Personality-Guided Couples Psychotherapy	p. 258
Intensive Family-of-Origin Consultation: An Intergenerational Approach	p. 272
Psychotherapy Based on Bowen Family Systems Theory	p. 286
Collaborative Practice: Relationships and Conversations that Make a Difference	p. 300
Science, Practice, and Evidence-Based Treatments in the Clinical Practice of Family Psychology	p. 314
Functional Family Therapy: Traditional Theory to Evidence-Based Practice	p. 327
Multidimensional Family Therapy: A Science-Based Treatment System for Adolescent Drug Abuse	p. 341
Structural Ecosystems Therapy (SET) for Women with HIV/AIDS	p. 355
Multisystemic Therapy (MST)	p. 370
Behavioral Couples Therapy for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse	p. 388
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Loving Relationships	p. 402
Brief Strategic Family Therapy™ for Adolescents with Behavior Problems	p. 416
Empirically Informed Systemic Psychotherapy: Tracking Client Change and Therapist Behavior During Therapy	p. 431
Dimensions of Family Psychology	p. 447
Introduction	p. 449
Relationship Education Programs: Current Trends and Future Directions	p. 450
Children of Divorce: New Trends and Ongoing Dilemmas	p. 463
Collaborative Divorce: A Family-Centered Process	p. 475
Treating Stepfamilies: A Subsystems-Based Approach	p. 487
A Family-Centered Intervention Strategy for Public Middle Schools	p. 499
Families and Schools	p. 515
Family Psychology in the Context of Pediatric Medical Conditions	p. 527
Families and Health: An Attachment Perspective	p. 539
Anorexia Nervosa and the Family	p. 551
Combining Work and Family: From Conflict to Compatible	p. 564
Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Family Psychology: A Systemic, Life-Cycle Perspective	p. 576
The Psychology of Men and Masculinity	p. 588
Religion and Spirituality in Couple and Family Relations	p. 600
Moral Identity in the Family	p. 613
Family Stories and Rituals	p. 625
Systemic Treatments for Substance Use Disorders	p. 637
Couples Therapy for Depression	p. 650
Families and Public Policy	p. 661
Family Psychology of Immigrant Mexican and Mexican American Families	p. 668
International Family Psychology	p. 684
Family Forensic Psychology	p. 702
Families and HIV/AIDS	p. 717
Families, Violence, and Abuse	p. 729
Serious Mental Illness: Family Experiences, Needs, and Interventions	p. 742
Conclusion: The Future of Family Psychology	p. 755
Subject Index	p. 761
Author Index	p. 766
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