Janice Matthews Rasheed is an Associate Professor of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago, School of Social Work. She received her Masters degree in social work from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and a Doctorate degree in social welfare from Columbia University. She was the co-principal investigator for a multiyear research grant funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for the study of poor, non-custodial African American fathers. She has published articles in the Journal of Community Practice, Journal of Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Journal of African American Men and the Journal of Evaluation and Program Planning. She is also the author of several chapters in books on the subjects of African American men and families. She is the coauthor of two Sage publications, Social Work Practice with African American Men: the invisible presence (1999) and Family Therapy with Ethnic Minorities (2003). She is a licensed clinical social worker in the state of Illinois and has maintained a (part-time) private practice since 1978 that specializes in practice with people of color and with couples and families. She has served as an Approved Supervisor (in training) at the Northwestern Family Institute.Mikal N. Rasheed is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Justice Studies and Social Work Department at Northeastern Illinois University. He formerly served on the faculties at the George Williams College of Social Work at Aurora University and was also the director of the Department of Social Work at Texas Southern University. He received his Masters degree from the University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, and a Doctorate degree in social work from Loyola University Chicago. He is coauthor of two Sage publications, Social Work Practice with African American Men: the invisible presence and Family Therapy with Ethnic Minorities (2003). He has taught courses on family therapy, couple therapy, cross-cultural practice, child welfare practice, generalist social work practice, clinical supervision and clinical practice with men; and conducts workshops and training in these areas. He is a licensed clinical social worker in the state of Illinois and has maintained a (part-time) private practice for more than 20 years in which he specializes in men′s issues, practice with people of color, couple and family therapy.

This is a very useful and well-written text which covers many relevant aspects of contemporary family therapy. In addition there are chapters on ethics and research re narrative therapy which capture complex issues effectively.

• Introduction - Janice M. Rasheed, Mikal N. Rasheed, James A. MarleyCh 1. Karl Tomm: His Changing Views on Family Therapy Over 35 Years - Don Collins, Karl TommCh 2. Living Arrangements Over the Life Course: Families in the 21st Century - Regina M. BuresCh 3. Understanding Culture and Worldview in Family Systems: Use of the Multicultural Genogram - Anita Jones ThomasCh 4. Maslow Revisited: Constructing a Road Map of Human Nature - Dennis O′Connor, Leodones YballeCh 5. Family-Of-Origin Work for Counseling Trainees and Practitioners - Connie M. KaneCh 6. How Collaborative is Structural Family Therapy? - Ryan T. Hammond and Michael P. NicholsCh 7. For Parents Only: A Strategic Family Therapy Approach in School Counseling - Judith A. NelsonCh 8. The Effectiveness of Solution-Focused Therapy With Children in a School Setting - Cynthia Franklin, Joan Biever, Kelly Moore, David Clemons, and Monica ScamardoCh 8. A helping Hand: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Child and Adolescent Mental Health - John WheelerCh 9. The Case of Molly L.: Use of a Family Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Childhood Anxiety - Amy Krain, Jennifer L. Hudson, Meredith Coles, and Philip KendallCh 10. Ethics of Family Narrative Therapy - Christopher Peyton Miller and Alan W. ForrestCh 11. Review of narrative Therapy: Research and Utility - Mary Etchison, David M. KleistCh 11. Basic Principles of Intervention - Mark S. Carich, Karen SpilmanCh 12. Parental Divorce and Family Functioning: Effects on Differentiation Levels of Young Adults - Patrick Johnson, Jill M. Thorngren, and Adina J. SmithCh 12. Counseling Gay and Lesbian Families: Theoretical Considerations - Jennifer L. Adams, Jodi D. Jaques, and Kathleen M. MayCh 13. Trauma Symptoms in Preschool-Age Children Exposed to Domestic Violence - Alytia A. Levendosky, Alissa C. Huth-Bocks, Michael A. Semel, Deborah L. ShapiroCh 13. "It′s the Little Things": Women, Trauma, and Strategies for Healing - Vanja M. K. Stenius, Bonita M. VeyseyCh 14. Marriage and Family Counseling: Ethics in Context - Stephen Southern, Robert L. Smith, Marvarene OliverAbout the Editors