Engaging suffering: towards a mindful re-visioning of family therapy practice.

abstract：:In this study, we attempted to achieve a culturally sensitive adaptation of the PREmarital Personal And Relationship Evaluation (PREPARE) Inventory with Japanese premarital couples (n = 849). A translation, back-translation, and construct modification process was initiated by a group of U.S. and Japanese researchers t...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Asai SG,Olson DH

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recognizing mental health needs of diverse populations, emphasizing cultural diversity, and recruiting ethnic minority students are important foci of current of marriage and family therapy training programs. However, the profession has made little progress in identifying the needs and experiences of its international ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Mittal M,Wieling E

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about children's perceptions of their parents' divorce or how children construct meaning around the divorce and their subsequent relationships with their parents. The focus of this study was to learn about the experiences and the meanings young adults had constructed about the divorce process and their...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Arditti JA,Prouty AM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Couples are increasingly utilizing newly developed online adaptations of couple therapy; however, different presenting problems could drive couples to seek either online or in-person services. This study compared the presenting problems of 151 couples seeking an online couple intervention for relationship distress (Ou...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Roddy MK,Rothman K,Cicila LN,Doss BD

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study serves to advance the empirical research on predictors of relationship quality by considering the role of trait mindfulness in combination with measures of stress and positive relationship behaviors among a diverse sample of men and women in couple relationships. Multi-group structural equation models teste...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： McGill J,Adler-Baeder F

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 60% of accredited MFT master's programs now offer a single course devoted to diversity and oppression, which is noteworthy given that this is not mandated by accreditation standards. For educators and trainers seeking guidance on how to most effectively teach diversity issues and train therapists who wil...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Laszloffy T,Habekost J

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Starting from examples of postmodern research and therapeutic practice, we raise the question on the role of the research-therapy dichotomy within these approaches. The article aims to show the profound convergence between postmodern ethnographic research and constructionist, collaborative therapeutic approaches on a ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： De Haene L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Partner-assisted emotional disclosure is a couple-based intervention designed to help patients disclose cancer-related concerns to their spouses-partners. We previously found that, compared with an education/support control condition, partner-assisted emotional disclosure led to significant improvements in relationshi...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Porter LS,Baucom DH,Keefe FJ,Patterson ES

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Equality is related to relationship success, yet few couples achieve it. In this qualitative study, we examine how couples with children in two time cohorts (1982 and 2001) moved toward equality. The analysis identifies three types of couples: Postgender, gender legacy, and traditional. Movement toward equality is fac...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Knudson-Martin C,Mahoney AR

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to understand how psychotherapy is practiced in the "real world," outpatient claims data were examined to determine the cost of individual and family therapy provided by marital and family therapists, master's nurses, master's social workers, medical doctors, psychologists, or professional counselors. Cla...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Russell Crane D,Payne SH

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protracted conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan and an all-volunteer military has resulted in multiple war zone deployments for many service members. While quick redeployment turnaround has left little time for readjustment for either the service member or family, dealing with the long-term sequelae of combat exposure...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Gerlock AA,Grimesey J,Sayre G

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whereas most existing differentiation measures are grounded in Bowen's writings about differentiation, the self-report instrument created in this study addresses differentiation according to the Four Points of Balance articulated by the Crucible Approach. The Crucible Differentiation Scale (CDS) is a 63-item, Likert-t...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Schnarch D,Regas S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This quantitative study investigated the ethical decision-making process of 177 Missouri members of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy using two in-session duty-to-warn scenarios of child abuse and HIV transmission. The components of the critical-evaluative level of ethical decision making includ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Burkemper EM

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current investigation expands the focus of cognitive behavioral formulations of marriage by exploring the constructs of autonomy and relatedness in marriage. One hundred forty-one married couples matched to the 1990 U.S. census data on age, race, and income completed a number of self-report marital inventories inc...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Rankin-Esquer LA,Burnett CK,Baucom DH,Epstein N

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although extensive research has found a strong relationship between poor family functioning and depression, previous research has not examined this relationship among low-income Latinos. In this study, we examined how family functioning may be associated with depression in a sample of low-income Latino couples. In add...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Sarmiento IA,Cardemil EV

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measuring attachment behaviors is relevant to creating secure couple relationships. This article seeks to test and examine the reliability and validity of the Brief Accessibility, Responsiveness, and Engagement (BARE) Scale-a practical measure of couple attachment-in a clinical sample. Couples took the BARE and other ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Sandberg JG,Novak JR,Davis SY,Busby DM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few qualitative research studies have been conducted on change processes in couples therapy, and even fewer have focused on the clients' perceptions of change processes. In this grounded theory qualitative study on marital therapy, clients' perceptions and experiences of pivotal moments are identified. Analysis of tra...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Helmeke KB,Sprenkle DH

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although relationship distress is common, couples often forego professional help due to concerns such as time constraints, financial costs, and stigma. The two-session relationship checkup is an alternative format of couple intervention developed to address these concerns. In this qualitative study, we interviewed 20 ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Bradford K,Mock DJ,Stewart JW

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marriage and family services have not been widely recognized as part of employee assistance programs (EAP), although family and relational problems are widely cited as sources of problems on the job. EAP clients (N = 800, 97% self-referred) indicated how much family, psychological/emotional, drug, alcohol, employment-...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Shumway ST,Wampler RS,Dersch C,Arredondo R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we discuss a Masters' exit interview in which we use questions adopted from narrative therapy to celebrate the transition of Masters' students into the world of marital and family therapy professionals. We are finding that this process helps us underline our students' agency and competence. Also, sinc...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Keiley MK,Piercy FP

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enactments are a potential common clinical process factor contributing to positive outcomes in many relational therapies. Enactments provide therapists a medium for mediating relationships through simultaneous experiential intervention and change at multiple levels of relationships--including specific relationship dis...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Davis SD,Butler MH

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although burnout in the helping professions is well documented, few studies have examined the phenomenon of the resilient therapist. This study used a grounded theory methodology to construct a theory of therapist resilience. The participants were eight licensed marital and family therapists: five females, three males...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Clark P

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies have investigated therapist interns' growth experiences, both personal and professional, and the interplay between them. This qualitative study explored the reciprocal process of growth during clinical training: the personal life experiences that affect professional growth and the professional/clinical exp...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Paris E,Linville D,Rosen K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to advance our understanding of how doctoral students perceive postmodernism's influence in the field of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT). According to the literature, postmodernism has had a profound impact on many fields, including MFT. However, tracking of how postmodernism is actually...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Wieling E,Negretti MA,Stokes S,Kimball T,Christensen FB,Bryan L

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intervention research for couples and families managing chronic health problems is in an early developmental stage. We reviewed randomized clinical trials of family interventions for common neurological diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and diabetes, which is similar to the content of previous reviews discuss...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Shields CG,Finley MA,Chawla N,Meadors WP

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suicide attempt survivors' interpretations of reactions to attempts are understudied, yet could inform prevention efforts concerning subsequent attempts. Interviews with 40 attempt survivors about family and friend reactions were analyzed using interpretive phenomenological techniques. Three distinct patterns emerged ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Frey LM,Hans JD,Cerel J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several authors have written about family secrets in the family therapy literature in interesting ways. According to these authors, the questions "who knows the secret?" and "who does not know the secret?" are central. In the present study, we have qualitatively analyzed the documentary film Familiegeheim (Family Secr...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Rober P,Walravens G,Versteynen L

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research supports that child parent relationship therapy (CPRT), a filial therapy approach, has strong effects on participating parents and children. Some speculate that filial therapy improves the family system; however, minimal research exists to support this claim. Using a single-case design, researchers examined C...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Cornett N,Bratton SC

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sense of imbalance is common among both professors and therapists, though few studies have been published examining the work and personal life balance of those who work in both professions simultaneously. Using in-depth telephone interviews, this study examined the work and personal life balance of 16 marriage and f...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Matheson JL,Rosen KH

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parenting a child with Down syndrome may pose unique challenges for parents' relationship quality. This study used structural equation modeling with a sample of 351 mothers of children with Down syndrome to test if hope mediated the association between mothers' various coping behaviors and mothers' relationship qualit...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Cless JD,Nelson Goff BS,Durtschi JA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00