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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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 Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Contributors x Preface xiv Part I. Foundations of Family Psychology 1 Introduction 3 1. The Systemic Epistemology of the Specialty of Family Psychology 5 Mark Stanton 2. The Revolution and Evolution of Family Therapy and Family Psychology 21 Herbert Goldenberg and Irene Goldenberg 3. The Fascinating Story of Family Theories 37 Margaret Crosbie-Burnett and David M. Klein 4. Changing Landscape of American Family Life 53 Kay Pasley and Spencer B. Olmstead 5. Family Diversity 68 George K. Hong 6. Qualitative Research and Family Psychology 85 Jane F. Gilgun 7. Systemic Research Controversies and Challenges 100 Danielle A. Black and Jay Lebow 8. Training in Family Psychology: A Competencies-Based Approach 112 Nadine J. Kaslow, Marianne P. Celano, and Mark Stanton 9. Education in Family Psychology 129 Mark Stanton, Michele Harway, and Arlene Vetere Part II. Clinical Family Psychology 147 Introduction 149 10. Couple and Family Assessment 151 James H. Bray 11. Couple and Family Processes in DSM-V: Moving Beyond Relational Disorders 165 Erika Lawrence, Steven R. H. Beach, and Brian D. Doss 12. Ethical and Legal Considerations in Family Psychology: The Special Issue of Competence 183 Terence Patterson 13. Clinical Practice in Family Psychology 198 John Thoburn, Gwynith Hoffman-Robinson, Lauren J. Shelly, and Ashly J. Hagen 14. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy 212 Stephen Cheung 15. Behavioral ...
