Handbook of Systemic Family Therapy, Systemic Family Therapy with Children and Adolescents

Karen S. Wampler, PhD, retired as Professor and Chair of the Human Development and Family Studies department at Michigan State University. She previously served as Department Chair, Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) Program Director, and the C. R. and Virginia Hutcheson Professor at Texas Tech University. Prior to that, she developed and directed the MFT Program at the University of Georgia. Her research focused on applying attachment theory to couple interaction, family therapy process research, and observational measures of relationships. A past editor of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, she received the AAMFT Contribution to MFT, NCFR Distinguished Service to Family Therapy, and NCFR Kathleen Briggs Mentor Awards.Lenore M. McWey, PhD, is a Professor and Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at Florida State University. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Approved Supervisor. Her National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded research focuses on children and families involved with the child welfare system, and the results of her work have been published widely in high impact journals. She currently serves as a scientific reviewer for the Health, Behavior, and Context Subcommittee of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of NIH. Dr. McWey has been the recipient of the Florida State University Distinguished Teacher of the Year and Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor awards.

• About the Editors xiThe Handbook of Systemic Family TherapyList of Contributors xvPreface xxixVolume 2 Preface xxxiiSystemic Family Therapy with Children and AdolescentsForeword xxxvPart I Overview 11 The Evolution of Systemic Approaches to Children and Adolescents 3Richard S. Wampler2 Assessment of the Parent-Child Relationship 35Heather M. Foran, Iris Fraude, Christian Kubb, and Marianne Z. WamboldtPart II Problems in Parent-Child and Sibling Relationships 553 Prevention of Parent-Child Relational Problems: The Role of Parenting Interventions 57Kendal Holtrop, E. Stephanie Krauthamer Ewing, Glade L. Topham, and Debra L. Miller4 Systemic Interventions for Problems Emerging in Early Childhood 87Glade L. Topham, Carol Pfeiffer Messmore, and Erin M. Sesemann5 Interventions for Parent-Child Relational Problems That Emerge During the School-Age Years 117Kami L. Gallus6 Prevention and Treatment of Problems with Sibling Relationships 141Armeda Stevenson Wojciak and Casey Gamboni7 Systemic Approaches to Child Maltreatment 163Kimberly A. Rhoades, Danielle M. Mitnick, Richard E. Heyman, Amy M. Smith Slep, and Tamara Del Vecchio8 Difficulties in the Transition to Adulthood 191Kayla Reed-Fitzke and Mallory Lucier-GreerPart III Child and Adolescent Disorders 2179 Family-Based Prevention and Intervention for Child Physical Health Conditions 219Keeley Jean Pratt, Catherine A. Van Fossen, Damir S. Utrzan, and Jerica M. Berge10 Depression, Anxiety, and Other Internalizing Disorders 241Jacob B. Priest and Kate F. Cobb11 Disordered Behavior and Behavior Disorders 265Richard S. Wampler and Michael R. Whitehead12 Systemic Approaches to Adolescent Substance Abuse 297Rikki Patton, Jennifer E. Goerke, and Heather Katafiasz13 Somatization and Disease Exacerbation in Childhood: Systemic Theory, Research, and Practice 321Sarah B. Woods14 Youth Suicide: Risk, Prevention, and Treatment 343E. Stephanie Krauthamer Ewing, Quintin A. Hunt, Jonathan B. Singer, Guy Diamond, and Dara Winley15 Systemic Approaches for Children, Adolescents, and Families Living with Neurodevelopmental Disorders 369Julie L Ramisch and Nicole Piland16 Eating Disorders in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults 397Esther Blessitt, Julian Baudinet, Mima Simic, and Ivan EislerPart IV Challenging Family and Social Contexts 42917 Complicated Adoption 431Amy M. Claridge and Melissa M. Denlinger18 Foster Care and Systemic Interventions to Maximize Effectiveness 457Lenore M. McWey and Andrew S. Benesh19 Interventions to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren 479Megan L. Dolbin-MacNab20 Family-Based Treatment for Runaway and Homeless Youth 503Natasha Slesnick and Brittany R. Brakenhoff21 Helping Children in Divorced and Single-Parent Families 521Scott C Huff and Jaimee L. Hartenstein22 Sexual Identity Development and Heteronormativity 541Rebecca Harvey, Linda Stone Fish, and Paul Levatino23 Interventions for Challenges Encountered in Childcare and School Settings 571Amber Vennum and Eric T. Goodcase24 Systemic Prevention and Intervention Approaches for Working with Military Families 595Abigail H. Gewirtz and Hayley A. Rahl-BrigmanPart V Future Directions 62125 Improving Culturally Sensitive Interventions for Youth and Parent - Child Relationships 623DeAnna Harris-McKoy and Sharde McNeil Smith26 Breaking Down Silos with Systemically Oriented Preventive Interventions: Implications for Family Policy 645Philip A. Cowan and Carolyn Pape CowanIndex 673