Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Family Psychology

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.

• List of Contributors xPreface xivPart I. Foundations of Family Psychology 1Introduction 31. The Systemic Epistemology of the Specialty of Family Psychology 5Mark Stanton2. The Revolution and Evolution of Family Therapy and Family Psychology 21Herbert Goldenberg and Irene Goldenberg3. The Fascinating Story of Family Theories 37Margaret Crosbie-Burnett and David M. Klein4. Changing Landscape of American Family Life 53Kay Pasley and Spencer B. Olmstead5. Family Diversity 68George K. Hong6. Qualitative Research and Family Psychology 85Jane F. Gilgun7. Systemic Research Controversies and Challenges 100Danielle A. Black and Jay Lebow8. Training in Family Psychology: A Competencies-Based Approach 112Nadine J. Kaslow, Marianne P. Celano, and Mark Stanton9. Education in Family Psychology 129Mark Stanton, Michele Harway, and Arlene VeterePart II. Clinical Family Psychology 147Introduction 14910. Couple and Family Assessment 151James H. Bray11. Couple and Family Processes in DSM-V: Moving Beyond Relational Disorders 165Erika Lawrence, Steven R. H. Beach, and Brian D. Doss12. Ethical and Legal Considerations in Family Psychology: The Special Issue of Competence 183Terence Patterson13. Clinical Practice in Family Psychology 198John Thoburn, Gwynith Hoffman-Robinson, Lauren J. Shelly, and Ashly J. Hagen14. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy 212Stephen Cheung15. Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies 226Kristina Coop Gordon, Lee J. Dixon, Jennifer M. Willett, and Farrah M. Hughes16. Psychodynamic Family Psychotherapy: Toward Unified Relational Systematics 240Jeffrey J. Magnavita17. Personality-Guided Couples Psychotherapy 258Mark Stanton and A. Rodney Nurse18. Intensive Family-of-Origin Consultation: An Intergenerational Approach 272Timothy Weber and Cheryl Cebula19. Psychotherapy Based on Bowen Family Systems Theory 286David S. Hargrove20. Collaborative Practice: Relationships and Conversations that Make a Difference 300Harlene Anderson21. Science, Practice, and Evidence-Based Treatments in the Clinical Practice of Family Psychology 314Thomas L. Sexton and Kristina Coop Gordon22. Functional Family Therapy: Traditional Theory to Evidence-Based Practice 327Thomas L. Sexton23. Multidimensional Family Therapy: A Science-Based Treatment System for Adolescent Drug Abuse 341Howard A. Liddle24. Structural Ecosystems Therapy (SET) for Women with HIV/AIDS 355Victoria B. Mitrani, Carleen Robinson, and José Szapocznik25. Multisystemic Therapy (MST) 370Scott W. Henggeler, Ashli J. Sheidow, and Terry Lee26. Behavioral Couples Therapy for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse 388William Fals-Stewart, Timothy J. O’Farrell, Gary R. Birchler, and Wendy (K. K.) Lam27. Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Loving Relationships 402Sue Johnson and Brent Bradley28. Brief Strategic Family TherapyTM for Adolescents with Behavior Problems 416Michael S. Robbins, José Szapocznik, and Viviana E. Horigian29. Empirically Informed Systemic Psychotherapy: Tracking Client Change and Therapist Behavior During Therapy 431William M. Pinsof and Anthony L. ChambersPsychology 447Introduction 44930. Relationship Education Programs: Current Trends and Future Directions 450Erica P. Ragan, Lindsey A. Einhorn, Galena K. Rhoades, Howard J. Markman, and Scott M. Stanley31. Children of Divorce: New Trends and Ongoing Dilemmas 463Marsha Kline Pruett and Ryan Barker32. Collaborative Divorce: A Family-Centered Process 475A. Rodney Nurse and Peggy Thompson33. Treating Stepfamilies: A Subsystems-Based Approach 487Scott Browning and James H. Bray34. A Family-Centered Intervention Strategy for Public Middle Schools 499Thomas J. Dishion and Elizabeth Stormshak35. Families and Schools 515Cindy Carlson, Catherine L. Funk, and KimHoang T. Nguyen36. Family Psychology in the Context of Pediatric Medical Conditions 527Melissa A. Alderfer and Mary T. Rourke37. Families and Health: An Attachment Perspective 539Tziporah Rosenberg and William Watson38. Anorexia Nervosa and the Family 551Ivan Eisler39. Combining Work and Family: From Conflict to Compatible 564Diane F. Halpern and Sherylle J. Tan40. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Family Psychology: A Systemic, Life-Cycle Perspective 576Abbie E. Goldberg41. The Psychology of Men and Masculinity 588Ronald F. Levant and Christine M. Williams42. Religion and Spirituality in Couple and Family Relations 600Froma Walsh43. Moral Identity in the Family 613Kevin S. Reimer44. Family Stories and Rituals 625Barbara H. Fiese and Marcia A. Winter45. Systemic Treatments for Substance Use Disorders 637Mark Stanton46. Couples Therapy for Depression 650Mark A. Whisman, Valerie E. Whiffen, and Natalie Whiteford47. Families and Public Policy 661Margaret Heldring48. Family Psychology of Immigrant Mexican and Mexican American Families 668Joseph M. Cervantes and Olga L. Mejía49. International Family Psychology 684Florence W. Kaslow50. Family Forensic Psychology 702Robert Welsh, Lyn Greenberg, and Marjorie Graham-Howard51. Families and HIV/AIDS 717Willo Pequegnat and the NIMH Consortium on Families and HIV/AIDS52. Families, Violence, and Abuse 729Daniela J. Owen, Lauren Knickerbocker, Richard E. Heyman, and Amy M. Smith Slep53. Serious Mental Illness: Family Experiences, Needs, and Interventions 742Diane T. Marsh and Harriet P. Lefley54. Conclusion: The Future of Family Psychology 755James H. Bray and Mark StantonSubject Index 761Author Index 766