Using experiential tasks to enhance cultural sensitivity among MFT trainees.

abstract：:Bowen family systems theory (BFST) identifies differentiation of self as a crucial characteristic that relates to one's individual and relational maturity. Bowen theorizes that an individual's level of differentiation typically remains static over time and that individuals select and pair in relationships with others ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Handley VA,Bradshaw SD,Milstead KA,Bean RA

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents part of the findings of a study of psychological abuse and physical violence in couples who voluntarily entered therapy. The study found that most of the men exhibited patterns of deception, devaluation, and dictatorial attitudes with their women partners and that these patterns were a considerab...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Jory B,Anderson D

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes and discusses a teaching case of a clinical training situation involving a gay marriage and family therapy student working with a same-sex affectional couple. The conceptual pillars of this teaching case, relational safety and liberating spaces, are advanced as illustrations of how the student d...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Hernández P,Rankin P 4th

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：:The influence of religious and ethnic differences on marital intimacy was examined by administering the Personal Assessment of Intimacy in Relationships and a demographic/attitudinal questionnaire to 25 Jewish couples (intramarried) and 25 couples with one Jewish partner (intermarried). All couples were childless and ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Heller PE,Wood B

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the number of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) has grown tremendously, opportunities for marriage and family therapists in EAP settings have not been adequately described. This paper addresses issues pertinent to training Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) students to develop the skills needed to become EAP pr...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Smith TA Jr,Salts CJ,Smith CW

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behavioral couple therapy (BCT) and emotionally focused couples therapy (EFCT) are well-established treatments to reduce couple distress. This meta-analysis summarizes the current state of knowledge on the efficacy of these two therapy methods by focusing on randomized controlled trials only. A literature search revea...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Rathgeber M,Bürkner PC,Schiller EM,Holling H

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：: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：:Introduced by Sprenkle, Blow & Dickey (1999), common factors in marriage and family therapy (MFT) have been discussed over the past two decades. Although the MFT common factors literature has grown, there are misconceptions and disagreements about their role in theory, practice, research, and training. This content an...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： D'Aniello C,Fife ST

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Observed positive and negative spouse behavior during sessions of Traditional (TBCT) and Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy (IBCT) were compared for couples with successful outcomes and their unsuccessful counterparts. One hundred and thirty-four married chronically and seriously distressed couples (on average in ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Sevier M,Atkins DC,Doss BD,Christensen A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to attachment theory, humans are relational beings and even a child's earliest experiences with caregivers have a profound effect on emotional development and an overall approach to relationships. With increasing regularity, couple therapy has utilized attachment language as a conceptual tool, but more work ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Seedall RB,Wampler KS

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-help literature is pervasive and influential in the United States. A critical analysis of self-help books would help therapists to determine their utility for the therapeutic process and assist them in making reading recommendations to clients. In this study, a content analysis was conducted of the top 11 relatio...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Zimmerman TS,Holm KE,Starrels ME

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we look at children's experiences of parentification in families in which one of the parents is hospitalized for depression. Children (7-14 years old) and their parents were invited for a family interview. Using thematic analysis, we constructed a general framework of 14 children's experiences, guided...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Van Parys H,Rober P

更新日期：2013-07-01 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

abstract：:The Dattilio, Piercy, and Davis article is a welcome addition to the conversation focusing on how to bridge the divide in the MFT field between research and practice. The present commentary challenges us to see the divide as an indictment of our training programs resulting from a lack of focus on MFT research. Suggest...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Stith SM

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:This article describes a method for creating highly contextual assessments of couples therapy interaction using concepts from Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). According to SFL, talk in interaction serves three primary functions: to mediate social relations, to negotiate representations of reality, and to organiz...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Kogan SM,Walters LH,Daniels T

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The borderline/schizoid marital constellation is the prominent constellation among borderline patients on a long-term inpatient unit. Treatment of this marital constellation, in which each spouse has a severe personality disorder, requires application of the concept of the holding environment as an essential treatment...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： McCormack CC

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Play therapy and filial therapy show promise as effective ways to provide direct services to Head Start, addressing the needs of the children, the families, and the Head Start teachers and staff. This paper examines the utility of play and filial therapies for the Head Start population, presents a systemic explanation...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Johnson L,Bruhn R,Winek J,Krepps J,Wiley K

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This qualitative study aims to explore how noncohabiting parenting couples in prolonged conflict construct the other parent and themselves. Ten parents from five parent couples were interviewed. A dyadic analytical design was used, where parent's stories of conflict were analyzed in parallel with their co-parent. Draw...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Stokkebekk J,Iversen A,Hollekim R,Ness O

更新日期：2021-01-09 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：:People's attributions for their own psychological problems are linked to their interpersonal behaviors and attitudes. However, depressed individuals' inferences about their romantic partners' attributions for their depressive symptoms have yet to be studied in relation to their perceptions of relationship quality. Thi...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Blais RK,Renshaw KD

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the representation of minorities and minority issues in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. The relationship between AAMFT conference program content and changing social demographics from 1980 to 1996 was explored through an ecosystemic lens, and descriptive data were elicited...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Killian KD,Hardy KV

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the need to develop objective assessment tools in different cultures is well-recognized, there is a severe lack of objective measures about emotional functioning in the Chinese context. This project conducted three studies to validate the Chinese version of the Differentiation of Self Inventory (DSI). Study 1...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Lam CM,Chan-So PC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to long-term follow-up studies of people diagnosed schizophrenic, one half to two thirds will become normal and be back in the community after a period of years. With evidence that schizophrenia is reversible, professions involved in social control and those doing therapy face new responsibilities. Therapist...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Haley J

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article presents a semantic analysis inspired by the theory of family semantic polarities developed by Ugazio (, ) applying two versions of a coding system, the Family Semantic Grid (FSG), to a couple session with Tom Andersen as a consultant. One version (FSG II) detects the narrated semantic polarities (NSPs) em...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Ugazio V,Guarnieri S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, I present data from two waves of research on demographic characteristics and practice patterns of marriage and family therapists (MFTs) conducted in 2000 and 2002. The research focuses on the methodological and technological issues in studying this population. Specifically, an online survey with MFTs ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Northey WF Jr

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to conduct an action-oriented evaluation of an in-home family therapy program serving families deemed at risk for the placement of children in foster care. In this study, feedback was solicited from both clients and therapists. Results indicate "duality" associated with several aspects of...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： McWey LM,Humphreys J,Pazdera AL

更新日期：2011-04-01 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