bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
FAMILY ASSESSMENT IN CHILD CUSTODY DISPUTES*
Authors: Everett Craig A. , Volgy Sandra S.
Published: June 2007

This paper has operationalized family systems theory to explicate the interfacing dynamics between family dissolution and child custody disputes. The authors suggest that clinical assessment and intervention in these matters which focus solely on individual and marital, or child dimensions, fail to recognize the powerful influences of systemic family process.

A family assessment model, evolved from clinical work with over 200 court‐referred custody cases, is described. The model involves a cross‐sex therapy team with each member responsible for a specific family subsystem. The role of each therapist and the functioning of the team is outlined. Specific criteria for determining custody recommendations are identified based on patterns of family process and dissolution.
PARANOIA: INTERACTIONAL VIEWS ON EVOLUTION AND INTERVENTION*
Authors: Fraser J. Scott
Published: June 2007

An interactional basis for the evolution of a paranoid cycle is presented, followed by its implications for clinical intervention. Treatment strategies and tactics are delineated along with a set of clinical examples. The major therapeutic principle advocated is for the therapist to help to build new action based upon old labels and premises. The danger of using static labels of pathology is clarified through the example of the paranoid cycle. Finally, the interactional view of the paranoid cycle is briefly related to the paradigm shift within our field. True to strategic intervention tactics, the reframing of traditional labels used by the field in general is advocated as the best pathway to change.
PERCEPTIONS OF MARRIAGE AND RATIONALITY BY LEVELS OF PERCEIVED HEALTH IN THE FAMILY OF ORIGIN*
Authors: Fine Marshall , Hovestadt Alan J.
Published: June 2007

The family therapy field has witnessed a beneficial dedication to the study of the transmission of pathology (Mueller & Pope, 1977). Of late however, there is a concern that pathology has been overly stressed (Stachowiak, 1975). It is perhaps with this overemphasis in mind, and that the absence of pathology does not necessarily equal health (Kleiman, 1981), that researchers have recently pursued the study of family health (Olson, Russell & Sprenkle, 1983; Walsh, 1982).

The concept of family health has particular significance when considering the family of origin. Bowen (1978) and Framo (1981), in particular, have described the transmission of pathology from one generation to the next. It is less clear, however, whether health follows a similar transmission process, although the notion seems appealingly logical. Anderson (1981) pointed to the dearth of investigations studying the consequences of health in the family of origin and offspring characteristics. This study addresses these concerns by investigating the extent to which subjects' rational thinking and perceptions of marriage are associated with their level of perceived health in their families of origin.
A SELF‐MANAGEMENT MODEL FOR SUPERVISION
Authors: Keller James F. , Protinsky Howard
Published: June 2007

The authors present a management‐of‐self model of supervision that is currently being used in the graduate training program in marriage and family therapy at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The major proposition of the model is that as the supervisee comes to understand how family of origin and family constellation patterns learned in the past are reenacted within the therapeutic context, he/she can then interrupt those patterns of interaction that tend to inhibit his/her therapeutic effectiveness.
THE COMMUNICATION RAPID ASSESSMENT SCALE: DEVELOPMENT OF A BEHAVIORAL INDEX OF COMMUNICATION QUALITY
Authors: Joanning Harvey , Brewster James , Koval James
Published: June 2007

The development of a rapid, easy to use, behaviorally oriented communication assessment scale is traced. A series of studies designed to determine its validity, reliability, and usefulness as an outcome measure are summarized. The current and potential uses of the scale are outlined along with guidelines for its application.
ONE COUPLE, THREE THERAPISTS: THERAPEUTIC OVERDOSE OR COLLUSION BREAKER?
Authors: Braverman Shirley
Published: June 2007

The use of multiple therapists for one case is sometimes an unnecessary overdose of therapy. This paper discusses those couples in which each has reached a plateau in his/her individual therapy and they are referred for concurrent marital therapy to break the impasse. Projective identification is the major defense used by these couples. The author suggests a time‐limited, issue‐focused approach lasting 2–6 months. The more severe the pathology, the shorter the marital therapy should be.
INFLUENCE OF THERAPIST SKILLS ON CLIENT PERCEPTIONS OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY OUTCOME: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUPERVISION
Authors: Crane D. Russell , Griffin William , Hill Robert D.
Published: June 2007

Clients seen in two marriage and family therapy training clinics were surveyed regarding treatment outcome. They rated their therapist's skill level on several therapist variables including “experience,”“confident,”“concerned,” how well the treatment used seemed to “fit” their view of the problem and if the therapist seemed to “know how to deal” with their concerns. The variable of “fit” of treatment accounted for 35% of the variance in the client's perception of treatment outcome. “Concerned,”“fit,“ and “knew how to deal” accounted for 36% of the variance in overall rating of the therapist. Suggestions for using these results in supervision of beginning therapists are given.
BULIMIA: THE TRANSGENERATIONAL VIEW*
Authors: Roberto Laura Giat
Published: June 2007

Within families presenting with bulimia, there exist interactional patterns that can be said to enable, and perpetuate, the binge‐eating and purging symptoms of the identified patient. A transgenerational treatment method is proposed, which not only intervenes in ongoing dysfunctional patterns, but also provides a frame for creating a therapeutic metaphor (“legacy”) to direct the therapy. Rationale and stages of the treatment process are outlined, and a case example is given to illustrate use of the transgenerational frame.
A SURVEY OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PREDOCTORAL PSYCHOLOGY INTERNS IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY
Authors: Solomon Jay , Ott John , Roach Arthur
Published: June 2007

The major clinical training experience for future psychologists is the one‐year predoctoral internship. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of marriage and family therapy training available to predoctoral psychology interns. All identifiable internship programs were surveyed to determine training opportunities for doctoral psychology students interested in marriage and family therapy training. A questionnaire was developed and mailed to all predoctoral internshipslisted in the 1983–84 Internship Programs in Professional Psychology (IPPP) and 18 additional sites known to offer marriage and family therapy training. Results indicate that relatively few psychology internships offer substantial training in marriage and family therapy. A listing of internships offering significant levels of training was developed.
CRITIQUING THE NEW EPISTEMOLOGIES: TOWARDMINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR A SCIENTIFIC THEORY OF FAMILY THERAPY*
Authors: Shields Cleveland G.
Published: June 2007

The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze the structures of the new epistemologies. Epistemology is a technical term within the field of scientific philosophy. When it is used looselyby family therapists, confusion results. The central argument of the present author is that the new epistemologies are, in fact, weak theories. It is suggested that the practice of using the term “epistemology” to denote theory or paradigm, be discontinued. A more limited and narrowly defined use for the term “epistemology” is proposed. Specifically, this paper presents: (a) a discussion ofthree areas of philosophy that serve as foundations for the construction of scientific theory, (b)a critical analysis of the new epistemologies, (c) a logical structure for scientific family therapy theory, and (d) minimum requirements for a scientific theory of family therapy.
HISTORICAL AND CURRENT FACTORS DISCRIMINATING SEXUALLY FUNCTIONAL FROM SEXUALLY DYSFUNCTIONAL MARRIED COUPLES*
Authors: Heiman Julia R. , Gladue Brian A. , Roberts Carl W. , LoPiccolo Joseph
Published: June 2007

Clinical literature has noted numerous past and current psychosocial factors characteristicof sexually dysfunctional individuals. However, there is almost no empirical documentation of factorsdiscriminating sexually functional from dysfunctional couples. The present study compared the responses of 94 clinical couples accepted for sex therapy with 110 nonclinical couples, selected from the same community. The couples were in their mid‐30s, married an average of 12 years, middle income, rather well educated, and over 75% had at least one child. Individuals completed a 517‐question Personal History Questionnaire (PHQ), and sex and marital defensiveness scales. The PHQ wasclinically and empirically developed, resulting in 54 internally consistent scales. Major analyses tested the discriminating power of past and current PHQ scales. The best discriminators were sexual functioning scales, historical and affective scales for women, and current and fantasy scales for men. Several surprising results appeared, including the importance of first coitus and the lack of importance of marital satisfaction, communication and sexual history scales. Four conclusionswere discussed relevant to the separation of sex and relationship satisfaction, the separation of sexualfunctioning and sexual satisfaction, and the differential impact of sexual problems on men and women.
ATTENDING TO THE CONTEXT OF FAMILY TREATMENT: PITFALLS AND PROSPECTS
Authors: Doherty William J. , Burge Sandra K.
Published: June 2007

This paper argues that family therapy is failing to attend to the contexts in which family mental health services are provided and, therefore, is losing touch with the realities of family services in communities. We present a model for describing the institutional contexts of family mental health treatment in North America, and explore how these contexts influence family treatment. The model proposes that family mental health care can be categorized into three levels, analogous to the levels of the health care delivery system: (a) primary, (b) secondary, and (c) tertiary care. These levels represent systematically different contexts for family treatment; each has unique advantages and limitations. Translating treatment methods across levels can be hazardous because of differences in contexts. We argue that delineating the contextual levels of family mental health care can encourage more fruitful and respectful collaboration among the diverse professional groups working with families.
SYSTEMIC AND NONSYSTEMIC DIAGNOSTIC PROCESSES: AN EMPIRICAL COMPARISON
Authors: McGuirk James G. , Friedlander Myrna L. , Blocher Donald H.
Published: June 2007

This study concerned the extent to which systemic and nonsystemic clinicians differ in their diagnostic processes. Experienced therapists, identified either with a family systems or a psychodynamic orientation, viewed a stimulus film of a family session and individual interviews with each parent and identified patient. Subjects listed “clinically relevant factors” and formulated hypotheses. Content analyses showed that the systemic clinicians, in contrast to the nonsystemic ones, identified as relevant a greater number of different subsystems, more triads, and fewer monads. Whereas they formulated more functional and fewer temporal hypotheses, almost no explicitly circular hypotheses were developed by either group of therapists.
INTERVENTIONS FOR THE TRIAL OF LABOR IN SYMBOLIC‐EXPERIENTIAL FAMILY THERAPY
Authors: Connell Gary M. , Russell La Vern A.
Published: June 2007

This paper describes four interventions frequently used by experiential therapists during the trial of labor to foster greater intimacy in the therapy relationship. A brief overview of the trial of labor stage of the therapy process is given, followed by a description of the four interventions. Case examples are included for clarification.
THREE WAYS OF HELPING MARRIED COUPLES
Authors: Mace David
Published: June 2007

Today, marriage has changed from a one‐vote to a two‐vote system. This offers a better relationship, but it is more difficult to manage, and, consequently, there are many failures. Two solutions are currently being offered: (a) education as information‐giving, which is often not acted upon; and (b) therapy, which can come too late to be effective. Both systems must be retained. But a third process, marriage enrichment, applies our new knowledge preventively, promises to be more effective, and needs to be more widely understood and applied.
SOLUTION‐FOCUSED THERAPY: TOWARD THE IDENTIFICATION OF THERAPEUTIC TASKS*
Authors: Molnar Alex , de Shazer Steve
Published: June 2007

Brief therapy has often been regarded as “problem solving therapy.” This article discusses the development of a solution‐focused approach to clinical practice. Solution‐focused therapeutic tasks and interventions are described.
DEPRESSION, BIOLOGY, MARRIAGE AND MARITAL THERAPY
Authors: Coyne James C.
Published: June 2007

Marital therapists have an, as yet, unrecognized contribution to make to the treatment of depression. It is incumbent upon them to keep abreast of the growing literatures concerning both biological and interpersonal aspects of depression, and to inform other mental health professionals, policy makers, and depressed persons and their families as to what marital therapy has to offer. Consistent with this goal, this article provides an introductory overview of recent findings concerning the biology of depression, the relative merits of medication versus psychotherapy, and the complex relationships between marriage and depression. While there is considerable evidence that many depressions have a biological component and that medication is an efficacious way of providing symptomatic relief, this in no way contradicts findings concerning the efficacy of psychotherapy and the importance of the marital relationship in the outcome of a depressive episode.
WHAT IF FAMILY THERAPY WERE A KIND OF PSYCHOTHERAPY? A READING OF THE HANDBOOK OF PSYCHOTHERAPY AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE*
Authors: Grunebaum Henry
Published: June 2007

Editor's Note. This piece by Grunebaum is not an “original article,” although his approach to presenting Garfield and Bergin's Handbook to a family therapy audience is certainly original; it does not meet the usual requirements as apiece for the “Connections” section of the Journal, although it certainly does forge such connections with the mental health world beyond family therapy; and it is not a typical “book review,” and thus, is appropriately described in its subtitle as a “reading,” rather than a review. It is a most creative demonstration of the fact that family therapists can learn a good deal of practical value from their colleagues who are “outside” our field.
EVALUATING FAMILY THERAPY: DIVERGENT METHODS, DIVERGENT FINDINGS
Authors: Kolevzon Michael S. , Green Robert G. , Fortune Anne E. , Vosler Nancy R.
Published: June 2007

This study reports on a triangulation strategy for assessing family interaction, involving family members, their therapist and coders independently viewing videotapes. Utilizing a standardized scale, the Beavers‐Timberlawn Model of Family Competence, the study found weak agreement between paired assessments within the family triad, and within the therapist‐coder dyad. In addition, more complex scaling techniques such as composite “family scores” or discrepancy scores between family member dyads added no predictive power. The findings suggest that a “limit of concordance” may exist when comparing varying raters' assessments of a given family, and that methodological and/or scaling strategies designed to maximize agreement may be both fruitless and diversionary.
COURSEWORK AND SELF‐STUDY IN THE FAMILY TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE: EXPANDING HEATH AND ATKINSON'S CURRICULUM
Authors: Stanton M. Duncan
Published: June 2007

In designing a course on the family treatment of alcohol and drug problems, a number of important issues and topics need to be addressed. A design by Heath and Atkinson (1988) provides an excellent, innovative model for such coverage. These authors, however, had to contend with certain constraints that have had a bearing on the course content and how it is taught. The present paper offers some revisions and alternatives to Heath and Atkinson's model in order to make it generalizable to a greater number of contexts. For clinicians who are less interested in teaching such a course, the two papers, combined, could serve as a guide for self‐study in this area.
THE FAMILY TASK INTERVIEW: A TOOL FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH IN FAMILY INTERACTION
Authors: Kinston Warren , Loader Peter
Published: June 2007

The Family Task Interview (FTI) is a multiple task interview administered by tape recorder and designed to elicit clinically relevant family interaction. The FTI has been designed to improve on previous similar instruments and a series of studies to evaluate its validity, reliability, and acceptability have been carried out. Further psychometric and practical evaluation is necessary, but results so far suggest that the FTI is a well standardized and easily administered instrument which is useful for research where assessment of family interaction using direct observation is required.
INTERACTING INDIVIDUAL BELIEF SYSTEMS IN MARITAL RELATIONSHIPS
Authors: Israelstam Kenneth V.
Published: June 2007

Drawing on Maturana's concept of structure determinism and Bowlby's attachment theory, a model of marital interactions is described based on the nature of the “fit” between each individual's belief systems, particularly those related to the fears inherent in intimacy. It is proposed that these marital interactions can be either belief‐con firming, leading to alienation, conflict and unhappiness, or belief‐disconfirming, leading to intimacy, successful conflict resolution and happiness. Suggestions are made as to how therapists can intervene in troubled relationships to facilitate negative belief‐disconfirming interactions, interrupt negative belief‐confirming interactions and prevent the development of negative belief‐generating interactions.
THE EFFECT OF LONG‐TERM OUTCOME STUDIES ON THE THERAPY OF SCHIZOPHRENIA: A CRITIQUE
Authors: Stein Leonard I.
Published: June 2007

The reader of this commentary on Haley's paper by Stein will note that Stein refers to Haley as “the author of the critiqued paper” or “ACP,” rather than by name. This unusual style was occasioned by the Editor's decision that Stein should comment on the paper without any knowledge of its authorship, in order that the focus of Stein's comments be on the substance of that paper and that his comments not be influenced by who had written it. The admittedly somewhat awkward references to “ACP” have been retained in Stein's comments in order to make that point clear.‐Ed.
THE USE OF COLOR‐CODED GENOGRAMS IN FAMILY THERAPY
Authors: Lewis Karen Gail
Published: June 2007

A variable color‐coding system has been added to the standard family genogram. Characteristics or issues associated with a particular presenting problem or for a particular family are arbitrarily assigned a color. The family is then asked to mark each family member with the colors that represent characteristics that fit. Advantages of the color‐coding are presented, followed by clinical examples of the color‐coding as an assessment tool and as a family task during treatment.
DEPRESSION, MARITAL SATISFACTION, AND MARITAL AND PERSONALITY MEASURES OF SEX ROLES*
Authors: Whisman Mark A. , Jacobson Neil S.
Published: June 2007

The present study examined the relationship between depression, marital satisfaction, and marital and personality measures of sex roles. Subjects included 50 couples in which the woman was clinically depressed (and of which 26 were maritally distressed), and 24 nondepressed, nondistressed control couples. Results indicated that compared to nondepressed couples, husbands and wives in relationships in which the wife was depressed showed greater inequality in decision making and dissatisfaction with the distribution of decision making and household tasks; wives additionally indicated greater dissatisfaction with distribution of childrearing responsibilities. The relationship between marital roles and depression was largely mediated by the impact of marital distress in the clinic couples. In addition, depressed wives were less masculine than nondepressed wives, and women with high levels of masculinity reported less depression than women with low levels.
DEFINING THE PSYCHOMEDICAL AND SYSTEMIC PARADIGMS IN MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY
Authors: Cottone R. Rocco
Published: June 2007

A framework for defining paradigms within the field of marital and family therapy is presented. The term “paradigm” is critically analyzed as applied to mental health services. Paradigm crisis in marital and family therapy is described as resulting primarily from practical‐theoretical, professional, andpolitical concerns rather than scientific anomaly. Subsequently, two paradigms are defined as related to marital and family therapy: the psychomedical and the social systems (systemic) paradigms. Both paradigms are defined according to basic propositions and methodological tenets. The need for, and the design of, critical paradigmatic experiments of the psychomedical paradigm against the systemic paradigm are addressed. Critical paradigmatic experiments are viewed as an offshoot of a postpositivistic empiricism in keeping with a contextual view of knowledge.
THE PREVALENCE OF LATER LIFE FAMILY CONCERNS IN THE MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY JOURNAL LITERATURE (1976–1985): A CONTENT ANALYSIS*
Authors: Flori Denise E.
Published: June 2007

This study assessed the frequency with which the marital and family therapy journal literature focused on problems associated with aging in a family context. Content analysis was used to assess the prevalence of later life family concerns in two leading journals, Family Process and the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, during a 10‐year period (1976–1985). Results indicate that neither journal covered later life family issues to any appreciable degree. It is concluded that elders in marital and family relationships constitute a new frontier for the extension and elaboration of family therapy.
COUPLE AND FAMILY THERAPY ALLIANCE SCALES: EMPIRICAL CONSIDERATIONS1
Authors: Heatherington Laurie , Friedlander Myrna L.
Published: June 2007

The introduction of the concept of the therapeutic alliance to the family literature has considerable heuristic value. We undertook a study of the psychometric properties of the Couple and Family Therapy Alliance Scales (IPAS) (Pinsof & Catherall, 1986), two theoretically derived and systemically based measures of the alliance. Outpatient couple and family clients completed the respective scale and the Session Evaluation Questionnaire (SEQ) (Stiles, 1980; Stiles & Snow, 1984) immediately following an early‐to‐mid treatment interview. Descriptive analyses provided support for the continued use of the instruments. Specifically, ratings were fairly normally distributed, reliability estimates reflected good internal consistency, and no statistical differences in mean ratings were found between couples and families or between men and women. Patterns of association between the content subscales and the SEQ depth and smoothness scales were consistent with some predictions. Finally, Pinsof and Catherall's theoretical concept of the split alliance was found to be empirically identifiable among family members' ratings.
SUGAR AND SPICE, TOADS AND MICE: GENDER ISSUES IN FAMILY THERAPY TRAINING
Authors: Roberts Janine McGill
Published: June 2007

Whereas family therapists have become increasingly aware of gender as a central organizing principle in how we think about families, few methods have been presented to help trainees and clinicians articulate how to adress gender. Four experiential exercises (including gender survival messages, gender framed circular questions, and process observation sheets) that can be used in training and adapted for use with clients are described. What we have learned about gender from our families of origin, the larger culture, and in the construction of family therapy models can be examined with these activities.
HERE WE GO AGAIN: MAPS, TERRITORIES, INTERPRETATIONS, AND THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN “THE” AND “A” OR “AN”
Authors: de Shazer Steve
Published: June 2007

Humpty Dumpty was dead wrong when he said, “When I use a word hellip; it means just what I choose it to mean‐neither more nor less.”“The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things” (Carroll, 1972, p. 90).

And Humpty Dumpty was quite right when he continued, “The question is hellip; which is to be master‐that's all” (Carroll, 1972, p. 90). And the answer is, it is the word that is master not its user. A word always means more and less than we, as users, as authors, mean it to mean.
EMPIRICAL VALUES AND THE CULTURE OF FAMILY THERAPY*
Authors: Liddle Howard A.
Published: June 2007

The research‐clinical practice connection is weak in family therapy. Some have argued, in an inordinate ideological and political tone, that traditional research methods are inappropriate for family therapy. This position mischaracterizes modern day clinical researchers and research. In presenting 10 key dimensions of the research‐clinical practice issue in family therapy, this paper addresses some of these misrepresentations. If research and practice are to interact more productively, a major commitment, the scope and implications of which have not yet been realized, will need to be made. Actualizing the research‐practice link is a training problem and a fundamental professional issue. Progress in this realm would change the particulars of clinical practice as we know it. These processes will involve nothing less than remaking the culture of family therapy.
A BLUEPRINT FOR INCREASING THE RELEVANCE OF FAMILY THERAPY RESEARCH
Authors: Williams Lee M.
Published: June 2007

Family therapy research and psychotherapy research in general have been criticized for their lack of relevance to clinical practice. This paper presents a fivestage model that family therapy researchers can follow to increase the relevance of their work for clinicians and other consumers of family therapy research. Using lessons derived from private industry, the research model is based on a marketing and developmental perspective.
REVIEWS
Authors: Piercy Fred P.
Published: June 2007

PROFFESSIONAL BOOKS: Anderson, S.A., & Bagarozzi, D.A. (Eds).(1989). Family myths: Psychotherapy Implications.

PROFFESSIONAL BOOKS: Bagarozzi, D., & Anderson, S. (1989). Personal, martial and family myths: Theoretical formulations and clinical strategies.

PROFFESSIONAL BOOKS: Combrinck‐Graham, L. (1988). Children in family contexts: Perspectives on treatment.

PROFFESSIONAL BOOKS: Fincham, F., & Bradbury, T.N. (Eds.). The psychology of marriage: Basic issues and applications.

PROFFESSIONAL BOOKS: Baucom, D. H., & Epstein, N. (1990). Cognitive‐behavioral martial therapy.

PROFFESSIONAL BOOKS: Meth, R.L., & Pasick, R.S. with B. Gordon et al. (1990). Men in therapy: The challenge of change.

PROFFESSIONAL BOOKS: Boszormenyi‐Nagy, I. (1987). Foundations of contextual therapy: Collected papers of Iven Boszormenyi‐Nagy.

PROFFESSIONAL BOOKS: Hatfield, A. (1990). Families education in mental illness.

PROFFESSIONAL BOOKS: Lefley, H., & Johnson, D. (Eds.). as allies in treatment of mentally ill: New directions for mental health professionals.

GENERAL INTEREST BOOKS: Beigel, J., & Earle, R. (1990). Successful private in the 1990s: A new guide for the mental health professional.

GENERAL INTEREST BOOKS: Anderson, W. T. (1990). Reality isn't what it used to be: Theatrical politics, ready‐to‐wear religion, global myths, primitive chic, and other wonders of the postmodern world.

GENERAL INTEREST BOOKS: Szasz, T. (1990). Sex by prescription: The startling truth about today's sex therapy.

SELF‐HELP BOOKS: Powell, T. J. (Ed.). (1990). Working with self‐help. Silver Springs

SELF‐HELP BOOKS: Browne, J. (1990). Why they don't call when they say will‐and other mixed signals.

SELF‐HELP BOOKS: Bireda, M. R. (1990). Love addiction: A guide to emotional independence.

SELF‐HELP BOOKS: Williams, W. (1988). Rekindling desire: Bringing your sexual relationship back to life.

SELF‐HELP BOOKS: McKay, M., Rogers, P., Blades, J., & Gosse, R. (1984). The divorce ook.

VIDEOTAPES: The Video SOS! Help for Parents: A Video‐Discussion Parent Education Program. (1991).

VIDEOTAPES: Falling in Love Again. (1990). (Multimedia kit for couple sexual enhancement). Lonnie Barbach, PhD.
PROCESS DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE THERAPISTS IN A FIRST FAMILY INTERVIEW
Authors: Shields Cleveland G. , McDaniel Susan H.
Published: June 2007

This paper reports a study of 63 initial interviews of structural‐strategic therapy with families with child‐focused problems. These interviews were analyzed to determine differences in the process of therapy between male and female therapists. We tested specifically for differences in joining and executive skills between male and female therapists. Transcripts made from audiotapes of the interviews were coded with the Therapeutic Interaction Coding System (TICS). Thirtyseven cases completed therapy, and 26 dropped out of therapy against therapists' advice. There were no significant differences in male and female therapists' case completion rates. The overall level of supportive statements was not significantly different between males and females. Family members made more structuring or directive statements toward male therapists, but stated more disagreement with other family members when their therapist was female. Male therapists made more explanation statements than female therapists in response to family members' structuring or disagreement statements. In addition, we tested for differences in activity level and found that male therapists made more statements overall than did female therapists.
WHERE ARE ALL THE FAMILY THERAPISTS? ABUSE AND VIOLENCE WITHIN FAMILIES AND FAMILY THERAPY'S RESPONSE
Authors: Avis Judith Myers
Published: June 2007

This paper draws on a wide range of research from different fields to document the epidemic proportions of physical violence and sexual abuse in North American families. It delineates the gender dimensions of this problem, with men being the predominant perpetrators of sexual abuse of both boys and girls, and the major physical abusers in couple relationships. Family therapy's lack of response to the problem, and its conceptual inadequacies in doing so, are challenged. A feminist perspective for thinking about abuse is presented and guidelines for working with it are suggested. A course on treating violence and abuse in families is recommended as a required part of family therapy training.
EVALUATION OF AN ACADEMIC FAMILY THERAPY TRAINING PROGRAM: CHANGES IN TRAINEES' RELATIONSHIP AND INTERVENTION SKILLS
Authors: Anderson Stephen A.
Published: June 2007

Students in an academic training program were assessed for changes in their relationship and intervention skills following completion of the program. Positive improvements were found on some measures but not all. Additionally, trainee variables such as previous clinical experience. gender, age, marital stauts and scores on standardized admission tests were examined in relation to trainees' skills changes. Trainee characteristics were unrelated to changes in intervention skills. However, a number of relationships were found between trainee characteristics and changes in relationship skills.
REVIEWS
Authors: Piercy Fred P.
Published: June 2007

McDaniel, S. H., Hepworth, J., & Doherty, W. J. (1992) Medical family therapy: A biposychosocial apprach to familees with health problems.

Walsh, F.,& McGoldrick, M. (Eds.). (1991). Living beyond loss: Death in the family.

Edelwich, J., & Brodsky, A.(1991). Saexual dilemmas for the helping professional(2nd ed.).

Skynner, R. (Ed.). (1990). Explorations with families: group analysis and family therapy.

Weiner‐Davis, M.(1992). Divorce busting: a revolutionary and rapid program for stayin together.

Powell, E.(1991). Talking back to sexual pressure: What to say to resist persuasion, avoid disease, stop harassment, and avoid acquaintance rape.

Albert, G., & Michael, S.(1991). No‐fault living.

Emmons, M.L. & Alberti, R.E (1991). Accepting each other: Individuality and intimacy in your loving relationship.

Misflwy, J., & Midgley, S.V. (1990). Partners on a journey: A support structure for the newly married.

Bilofsky, P., & Sacharow, F. (1991). In laws/outlaws: How to make lpeace with his family and yours.

Disabilty in the Family and Disability in the Family Part II: Assessment.
REVIEWS
Authors: Piercy Fred P.
Published: June 2007

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Gurman, A. S., & Kniskern, D. P. (Eds.). (1991). Handbook of family therapy (Vol. 2).

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Brock, G. W., & Barnard, C. P. (1992). Procedures in marriage and family therapy.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Hooper, D., & Dryden, W. (Eds.). (1991). Couple therapy: A handbook.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Collins, R. L., Leonard, K. E., & Searles, J. S. (Eds.). (1990). Alcohol and the family: Research and clinical perspectives.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: de Shazer, S. (1991). Putting differences to work.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Worden, M. (1991). Adolescents and their families: An introduction to assessments and interventions.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Pillari, V. (1991). Scapegoating in families.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Carlson, J., & Lewis, J. (1991). Family counseling: Strategies and issues.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Simon, R. (1992). One on one: Conversations with the shapers of family therapy.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Simon, R., Barrilleaux, C., Wylie, M. S., Markowitz, L. M. (Eds.). (1992). The evolving theraist: Ten years of the family therapy networker.

SELF‐HELP BOOKS: Adams, C., & Fay, J. (1992). Helping your child recover from sexual abuse.

SELF‐HELP BOOKS: Williamson, P. (1990). Good kids, bad behavior.

SELF‐HELP BOOKS: Armstrong, T. (1991). Awakening your child's natural genius: Enhancing curiosity, creativity, and learning ability.

SELF‐HELP BOOKS: Schulman, M. (1991). The passionate child: Bringing up an intelligent and creative child.

SELF‐HELP BOOKS: Brown, S. (1991). Safe passage: Recovery for adult children of alcoholics.

VIDEO REVIEWS: Anger Management for Parents. (1991). (A therapist and her puppet discuss and role‐play anger management in parent‐child relationships; accompanying Program Guide and Parent's Manual).

VIDEO REVIEWS: Two years, eight months, and a few weeks. (1991). By Walter Kempler, The Kempler Institute, PO Box 1692, Costa Mesa, CA 92628.
THE INTEGRATION OF EMOTION IN SOLUTION‐ FOCUSED THEAPY
Authors: Kiser David J. , Piercy Fred P. , Lipchik Eve
Published: June 2007

The authors believe that solution‐focused therapy can be enhanced by more overtly incorporating emotions into its theoretical framework and therapeutic strategies. They discuss the role of emotions in solution‐focused therapy and offer several solution‐focused interventions that utlize client affect.
REVIEWS
Authors: Piercy Fred P.
Published: June 2007

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Williamson, D. S. (1991). The intimacyparadox: Personal authority in the family system.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Freeman, D. S. (1992). Multigenerational family therapy.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Framo, J. (1992). Family‐of‐origin therapy: An intergenerational approach.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Sherman, R., Oresky, P., & Rountree, Y. (1991). Solvingproblems in couples and family therapy: Techniques and tactics.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Donaldson, R. (Ed.). (1991). Sacred unity: Further steps to an ecology of mind/Gregory Bateson.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: L'Abate, L. (1992). Programmed writing: A self‐administered approach for interventions with individuals, couples, and families.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Lewis, K. G. (Ed.), (1991). Family systems application to social work: Training and clinical practice.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Combs, G., & Freedman, J. (1990). Symbol, story, and ceremony: Using metaphor in individual and family therapy.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Vesper. J. H., & Brock, G. W. (1991). Ethics, legalities, andprofessionalpractice issues in marriage and family therapy.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Peterson, M. R. (1992). At personal risk: Boundary violations in professional‐client relationships.

GENERAL INTEREST BOOKS: Imber‐Black, E., & Roberts, J. (1992). Rituals for our times: Celebrating, healing, and changing our lives and relationships.

GENERAL INTEREST BOOKS: Peele, S., & Brodsky, A. (1991). The truth aboutaddiction andrecuvery.

GENERAL INTEREST BOOKS: Nitzberg, E. (1991). Hippocrates' handmaidens: Women married tophysicians.

SELF‐HELP BOOKS: Sellner, J. A., & Sellner, J. G. (1991). Loving for life: Your self‐help guide to a successful, intimate relationship.

SELF‐HELP BOOKS: Buxton, A. (1991). The other side of the closet: The coming‐out crisis for straight spouses.

SELF‐HELP BOOKS: Hunter, M., & “Jem.” (1989). The first step forpeople in relationships with sex addicts: A workbook for recovery.

SELF‐HELP BOOKS: Greeson, C., Hollingsworth, M., & Washburn, M. (1990). The grief adjustment guide.
FAMILY‐OF‐ORIGIN FRAMES IN COUPLES THERAPY
Authors: Gerson Randy , Hoffman Sandra , Sauls Marsha , Ulrici Donna
Published: June 2007

Six types of family‐of‐origin frames—coping, modeling, role, definition, reversal, and loyalty frames—are utilized in understanding three common couple interactional situations: pursuing/distancing, overfunctioning/underfunctioning, and blaming/placating. Clinical examples are used to illustrate the process of constructing family‐of‐origin frames in couples therapy.
CALGARY FAMILY INTERVENTION MODEL: ONE WAY TO THINK ABOUT CHANGE
Authors: Wright Lorraine M. , Leahey Maureen
Published: June 2007

This article defines and describes the Calgary Family Intervention Model (CFIM). CFIM is an organizing framework conceptualizing the intersect between a particular domain (i.e., cognitive, affective, or behavioral) of family functioning and a specific intervention offered by a health professional. Examples and discussion of interventions such as storying the illness experience, encouraging respite, and asking interventive questions are presented. CFIM is one way that health professionals can conceptualize about change.
THE FEMALE VOICE: APPLICATIONS TO BOWEN'S FAMILY SYSTEMS THEORY
Authors: Knudson‐Martin Carmen
Published: June 2007

This paper is written in response to calls from feminist scholars to address potential biases against women in theories of family therapy. Findings from studies offemale development are summarized and integrated into an expanded model of Bowen's family systems theory. A case example comparing the expanded model with a traditional application of Bowen's theory is included.
REVIEWS
Authors: Piercy Fred. P.
Published: June 2007

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Dreunlin, D., Schwartz, R., & MacKune‐Karrer, B. (1992). Metaframeworkds: Transcending the models of family therapy.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Ammerman, R. T., & Hersen, M. (Eds.). (1992). Assessment of family violence: A clinical and legal sourcebook.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Potter‐Efron, R., & Potter‐Efron, P. (1991). Anger, alcoholism, and addiction: Treating individuals, couples, and families.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Duncan, B., L., & Rock, J. W. (1991). Overcoming relationship impasses: Ways to initiate change when when your partner won't help.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Hoorwitz, A. N. (1992) The clinical detective: Techniques in the evaluation of sexual abuse.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Snider, M. (1992). Process family therapy. Needham Heights

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Campell, D., Draper, R., & Huffington, C. J. (1991). A systemic approach to consultation.

GENERAL INTEREST BOOKS: Colby, A., & Damon, W. (1992). Some do care: Contemporary lives of moral commitment.

GENERAL INTEREST BOOKS: Pasick, R. (1992). Awakening from the deep sleep: A powerful guide for courageous men.

SELF‐HELP BOOKS: Couples: The Relationship Game. (1992). (A series of weekly contents designed to be played by partners in a relationshp over a period of one year).

SELF‐HELP BOOKS: Ziegler, R. G. (1992). Homemade books to help kids cope.

SELF‐HELP BOOKS: Margulies, S. (1992). Getting divorced without ruining your life.

SELF‐HELP BOOKS: Packer, A. J. (1992). Bringing up parents: The teenager's handbook.
THE FAMILY THERAPIST'S GUIDE TO PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY: A GRADUATE LEVEL COURSE
Authors: Patterson Jo Ellen , Magulac Mark
Published: June 2007

Although medication has not traditionally been part of the family therapist's venue, family therapists have recently begun to consider medication as a treatment option. The increasing success of pharmacologic interventions and the widespread use of the biopsychosocial model have resulted in a new openness to the possibility of psychopharmacology although significant controversy still remains. A curriculum for a graduate level course in pharmacology for family therapists is outlines. The three components of the course are (a) specific pharmacology content; (b) the context of psychopharmacology, including how to access psychiatric resources; and (c) meta‐isssues dealing primarily with political and economic concerns.
PUBLISHED SCHOLARSHIP ON MARITAL THERAPY
Authors: Shortz Joianne L. , Everett L. , McClullough Micheal E. , DeVries Helen , Morrow David
Published: June 2007

This article is a content analysis of 10 prominent marital and family therapy journals during a 6‐year period. Marital therapy articles were the focus of the analysis. Prolific authours, institutions, types of articles being published, and publication outlet were described. The aim is to survey the field and facilitate future scholarship.
IS THERE MORE TO COUNTING THAN WHAT MEETS THE EYE? COMMENT ON SNYDER AND RICE
Authors: Shortz Joianne L. , Worthington Everett L. , McCullough Michael E. , Kurusu Taro , De Vries Helen , Bryant Wanda
Published: June 2007

Snhyder and Rice (1994) comment that Shortz, Worthington, McCullough, DeVries, and Morrow (1994) failed to use sophisticated methods in their identification of prolific authors, institutions, and journals within the field of mari‐tal therapy. This article is a response to Snyder and rice. We argue that Snyder and Rice's suggested methods emphasize a different research question that ouroriginal question, We investigated productivity of authous and institutions, not im‐pact of scholars on the fiels of marital therapy. furthermore, we demonstrate that the results obtained from Snyder and Rice's suggested methodologies are nor appreciably different from our original results.
THE SYSTEMIC TREATMENT OF SHAME IN COUPLES
Authors: Balcom Dennis , Lee Robert G. , Tager Jocelyn
Published: June 2007

Shame remains largely a hidden phenomenon in the treatment of couples. It can manifest itself as a determining factor in events ranging from entrenched blaming to missed appointments. Although there is a growing body of literature on individual shame dynamics and, to a lesser extent, on couple and family shame dynamics, there is little written on how to incorporate these theories into treatment. This paper offers working definitions of shame, proposes a systemic definition of shame as seen in couples, reviews the literature on coule shame dynamics, and explores issues of therapeutic stance and treatment techniques in working with shame in couples therapy.
TRAINING TALES IN FAMILY THERAPY: EXPLORING THE ALEXANDRIA QUARTET
Authors: Kaufman Barbara A.
Published: June 2007

Educators frequently consider live supervision as the method of choice in facilitating and epistemological shift for family therapy graduate students. I this article, excerpts from and novel serve as and additional training tool to therapeutic interaction. Lawrence Durrell's The Alexandria Quartet reveals epistemological concepts relevant to family therapy in its protrayal of the richness of multiple voices and a lack of certainty about predictable outcomes. Family therapy doctoral students studied a didactic module based upon passages for the Quarted; descriptive evaluation of this particular training experience suggests how literature can be useful in facilitating an epistemological shift that is often a challenge to family therapy graduate students and educators.
PREDICTING MARITAL SUCCESS AFTER FIVE YEARS: ASSESSING THE PREDICTIVE VALIDITY OF FOCCUS
Authors: Williams Lee , Jurich Joan
Published: June 2007

Engaged couples who took a premarital inventory called FOCCUS were contacted 5 years later to see if their scores would predict their future marital success. Results showed that FOCCUS successfully predicted the future marital success of most couples, supporting the predictive validity of FOCCUS. The results also indicate that FOCCUS and PREPARE are roughly comparable in terms of their predictive validity.
THE SOLUTION‐ORIENTED GENOGRAM: A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH
Authors: Kuehl Bruce P.
Published: June 2007

Developed primarily by Bowenian intergenerational therapists, genograms have evolved into largely atheoretical tools used by many therapists. Given that constructivist‐based therapies have become the most popular genre of contemporary family therapies (Sprenkle & Piercy, 1992), the author examines how genograms can be used to augment a solution‐oriented approach. Specific interventions, case examples, and potential problems associated with such an approach are discussed, along with potential implications for family‐of‐origin work.
TREATMENT OF MARITAL CONFLICT AND PREVENTION OF DIVORCE
Authors: Bray James H. , Jouriles Ernest N.
Published: June 2007

This paper provides a review of previous literature reviews on the effectiveness of marital therapy and evaluates the long‐term efficacy of couples therapy in preventing marital separation and divorce. There is general agreement that marital therapy can be effective in reducing marital conflict and promoting marital satisfaction, at least in the short term. Research examining the long‐term efficacy of couples therapy for the prevention of marital separation and divorce is sparse but promising with respect to its effectiveness in promoting marital stability. Predictors of successful marital therapy outcomes, the clinical significance of marital therapy outcomes, and the cost effectiveness of marital therapy are also discussed.
EFFICACY OF FAMILY THERAPY FOR DRUG ABUSE: PROMISING BUT NOT DEFINITIVE
Authors: Liddle Howard A. , Dakof Gayle A.
Published: June 2007

Drug abuse is an enormous public health problem with consequences not only for individuals using drugs but also for families, communities, and society. Moreover, research evidence and clinical experience agree that drug abuse is one of the more difficult problems to treat. Despite considerable research on the connection between family factors and drug use, and the existence of family therapy models for drug abuse, comparatively few controlled efficacy studies have been conducted. This article presents a critical review of controlled treatment outcome research in the area of family therapy for drug abuse in both adults and adolescents. A number of studies from different clinical research groups demonstrate that different versions of family intevention can engage and retain drug users and their families in treatment, significantly reduce drug use and other related problem behaviors, and enhace particular domains of prosocial functioning. Moreover, a smaller number of comparative efficacy studies have shown family therapy to be more effective than nonfamily therapies. Family therapy of adolescent drug abuse is more developed at present than family therapy of adult drug abuse. Although the results of the reviewed studies are promising, a blanket confirmation of family therapy's efficacy for drug abuse cannot be made at this time because of the relatively small number of studies and the noted methodological limitations of the studies published to date. Nonetheless, substantial progress in this clinical research area has occurred, and if research and funding support continue or can expand, significant breakthroughs in the treamtment of drug abuse with family‐based treatments are possible.