Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Family Psychology

Informationen zum Autor James H. Bray is an Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr Bray's NIH-funded research focuses on family and developmental issues in adolescent substance use, divorce, remarriage, and stepfamilies. He is a pioneer in collaborative family healthcare and primary care psychology. He also maintains an active clinical practice focusing on children and families. 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, elected as President of the American Board of Couple and Family Psychology (2011-13), and named 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 the range of disciplines relating to family psychology - a field that transcends the treatment of families to include psychological services to individuals, couples, and large organizations based on the tenets of systems theory and the science of family psychology. 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 and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies 226 Kristina Coop Gordon, Lee J. Dixon, Jennifer M. Will...

List of contents

A. Family Psychology Foundations.
 
1. The Systemic Epistemology of the Specialty of Family Psychology.
 
2. The Revolution and Evolution of Family Therapy and Family Psychology.
 
3. The Fascinating Story of Family Theories.
 
4. Changing Landscape of American Family Life.
 
5. Family Diversity.
 
6. Qualitative Research and Family Psychology.
 
7. Systemic Research Controversies and Challenges.
 
8. Training in Family Psychology: A Competencies-Based Approach.
 
9. Education in Family Psychology.
 
B. Clinical Family Psychology.
 
10. Couple and Family Assessment.
 
11. Couple and Family Processes in DSM-V: Moving beyond Relational Disorders.
 
12. Ethical and legal considerations in family psychology: The special issue of competence.
 
13. Clinical Practice in Family Psychology.
 
14. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy.
 
15. Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies.
 
16. Psychodynamic Family Psychotherapy: Toward Unified Relational Systematics.
 
17. Personality-Guided Couples Psychology.
 
18. Intensive Family-of-Origin Consultation: An Intergenerational Approach.
 
19. Psychotherapy Based on Bowen Family Systems Theory.
 
20. Collaborative Practice: Relationships and Conversations that Make a Difference.
 
21. Science, Practice, and Evidence-based Treatments in the Clinical Practice of Family Psychology.
 
22. Functional Family Therapy: Traditional Theory to Evidence-based Practice.
 
23. Multidimensional Family Therapy: A Science-Based Treatment System for Adolescent Drug Abuse.
 
24. Structural Ecosystems Therapy (SET) for Women with HIV/AIDS.
 
25. Multisystemic Therapy (MST).
 
26. Behavioral Couples Therapy for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.
 
27. Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Loving Relationships.
 
28. Brief Strategic Family Therapy for Adolescents with Behavior Problems.
 
29. Empirically Informed Systemic Psychotherapy: Tracking Client Change and Therapist Behavior During Therapy.
 
C. Dimensions of Family Psychology.
 
30. Relationship Education Programs: Current Trends and Future Directions.
 
31. Children of Divorce: New Trends and Ongoing Dilemmas.
 
32. Collaborative Divorce: A Family-Centered Process.
 
33. Treating Stepfamilies: A Subsystems-based Approach.
 
34. A Family-Centered Intervention Strategy for Public Middle Schools.
 
35. Family and Schools.
 
36. Family Psychology in the Context of Pediatric Medical Conditions.
 
37. Families and Health: An Attachment Perspective.
 
38. Anorexia Nervosa and the Family.
 
39. Combining Work and Family: From Conflict to Compatible.
 
40. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Family Psychology: A Systemic, Life Cycle Perspective.
 
41. The Psychology of Men & Masculinity.
 
42. Religion and Spirituality in Couple and Family Relations.
 
43. Moral Identity in the Family.
 
44. Family Stories and Rituals.
 
45. Systemic Treatments for Substance Use Disorders.
 
46. Couples Therapy for Depression.
 
47. Families and Public Policy.
 
48. Family Psychology of Immigrant Mexican and Mexican American Families.
 
49. International Family Psychology.
 
50. Family Forensic Psychology.
 
51. Families and HIV/AIDS.
 
52. Families, violence, and abuse.
 
53. Serious Mental Illness: Family Experiences, Needs, and Interventions.
 
Conclusion.
 
54. The Future of Family Psychology.

Report

"Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Family Psychology provides an overview and begins with coverage of the field's theoretical and epistemological underpinnings, the text proceeds to recount relevant scientific methods, clinical models and methods, and other topics. This account helps to establish a scientific basis for interventions and detail competencies, it is an invaluable source for professionals who provide family-related psychological services." (Neopoprealism Journal, 24 November 2011)
 
"This important account provides an overview of disciplines related to family psychology ... This is an invaluable source for professionals who provide family-related psychological services." (Wonderpedia, 5 November 2011)
 
"James Bray and Mark Stanton have created a remarkable resource for those exploring the many perspectives on family psychology in the comprehensive volume The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Family Psychology." (PsycCRITIQUES, May 2010)

Product details

• Authors: Bray, J Bray, James H. (Baylor College of Medicine Bray, James H. Stanton Bray, BRAY JAMES H STANTON MARK
• Assisted by: James H Bray (Editor), James H. Bray (Editor), Bray James H. (Editor), Jame H Bray (Editor), James H Bray (Editor), Stanton (Editor), Stanton (Editor), Mark Stanton (Editor), Stanton Mark (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.08.2009
• EAN: 9781405169943
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-6994-3
• No. of pages: 788
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Psychologie, Familientherapie, Psychology, Klinische Psychologie / Familien u. Paare, Couples & Family Clinical Psychology