The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Family Psychology

by Editor: James H. Bray (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA); Editor: Mark Stanton (Azusa Pacific University, USA )

• ISBN13: 9781444310245
• ISBN10: 1444310240
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-10-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The Handbook of Family Psychology provides a comprehensive overview of the theoretical underpinnings and established practices relating to family psychology. Provides a thorough orientation to the field of family psychology for clinicians Includes summaries of the most recent research literature and clinical interventions for specific areas of interest to family psychology clinicians Features essays by recognized experts in a variety of specialized fields Suitable as a required text for courses in family psychology, family therapy, theories of psychotherapy, couples therapy, systems theory, and systems therapy

Table of Contents

Family Psychology Foundations

Family Psychology Foundations: Introduction (Editors)

The Systemic Epistemology of the Specialty of Family Psychology

The Revolution and Evolution of Family Therapy and Family Psychology

The Fascinating Story of Family Theories

Changing Landscape of American Family Life

Family Diversity

Qualitative Research and Family Psychology

Systemic Research Controversies and Challenges

Training in Family Psychology: A Competencies-Based Approach

Education in Family Psychology

Clinical Family Psychology

Clinical Family Psychology: Introduction (Editors)

Couple and Family Assessment

Couple and Family Processes in DSM-V: Moving beyond Relational Disorders

Ethical and legal considerations in family psychology: The special issue of competence

Clinical Practice in Family Psychology

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies

Psychodynamic Family Psychotherapy: Toward Unified Relational Systematics

Personality-Guided Couples Psychology

Intensive Family-of-Origin Consultation: An Intergenerational Approach

Psychotherapy Based on Bowen Family Systems Theory

Collaborative Practice: Relationships and Conversations that Make a Difference

Science, Practice, and Evidence-based Treatments in the Clinical Practice of Family Psychology

Functional Family Therapy: Traditional Theory to Evidence-based Practice

Multidimensional Family Therapy: A Science-Based Treatment System for Adolescent Drug Abuse

Structural Ecosystems Therapy (SET) for Women with HIV/AIDS

Multisystemic Therapy (MST)

Behavioral Couples Therapy for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Loving Relationships

Brief Strategic Family Therapy for Adolescents with Behavior Problems

Empirically Informed Systemic Psychotherapy: Tracking Client Change and Therapist Behavior During Therapy

Dimensions of Family Psychology

Dimensions of Family Psychology: Introduction (Editors)

Relationship Education Programs: Current Trends and Future Directions

Children of Divorce: New Trends and Ongoing Dilemmas

Collaborative Divorce: A Family-Centered Process

Treating Stepfamilies: A Subsystems-based Approach

A Family-Centered Intervention Strategy for Public Middle Schools

Family and Schools

Family Psychology in the Context of Pediatric Medical Conditions

Families and Health: An Attachment Perspective

Anorexia Nervosa and the Family

Combining Work and Family: From Conflict to Compatible

Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Family Psychology: A Systemic, Life Cycle Perspective

The Psychology of Men & Masculinity

Religion and Spirituality in Couple and Family Relations

Moral Identity in the Family

Family Stories and Rituals

Systemic Treatments for Substance Use Disorders

Couples Therapy for Depression

Families and Public Policy

Family Psychology of Immigrant Mexican and Mexican American Families

International Family Psychology

Family Forensic Psychology

Families and HIV/AIDS: Willo Pequegnat and the NIMH Consortium on Families and HIV/AIDS

Families, violence, and abuse

Serious Mental Illness: Family Experiences, Needs, and Interventions

Conclusion

The Future of Family Psychology

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