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Dyadic Alliance Development Over the First Six Couple Therapy Sessions: The Roleof Relationship Adjustment, Symptom Distress, and Attachment Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Lee N. Johnson, Erica Delgado, Scott A. Ketring, Angela B. Bradford, Shayne R. Anderson
This study examined the development of the therapy alliance over the first six sessions of couple therapy using a dyadic latent growth curve. The role of relationship adjustment, symptom distress, and attachment to alliance development were also examined. Participants were 165 couples in a treatment-as-usual setting. The alliance increased over the first six therapy sessions for males and females with
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Bridging Parental Conflict: Findings from a Parent Education Course Developed by Family Therapists Working with High-Conflict Coparents Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Erin Guyette, Renée Wilkins-Clark, Anthony J. Ferraro, Melinda Stafford Markham, Jonathon J. Beckmeyer, Andrew Brimhall
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#ThisIsWhatAnxietyFeelsLike: Twitter Users’ Narratives of the Interpersonal Effects of Anxiety Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Raechel Russo, Ryan B. Seedall, Ty B. Aller, Jeremy K. Clark
Anxiety is very pertinent to systemic family therapy (SFT), however, there is little research that seeks to understand people’s experiences with anxiety symptoms and how they impact people’s lives and relationships. The aim of this study was to examine the trending hashtag #ThisIsWhatAnxietyFeelsLike—a commonly used hashtag related to anxiety—to look more closely at how users talk about their anxiety
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Competency Guidelines for Family Collaboration in Behavioral Health Services for Adolescents Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Molly Bobek, Aaron Hogue, Eric Daleiden, Alexandra MacLean, Nicole Porter, Toni Cela, Louis Herns Marcellin, Guy Diamond, Bradley Donohue
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The Efficacy of Digital Help for Divorced Danes: Randomized Controlled Trial of Cooperation After Divorce (CAD) and Sick Days Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Søren Sander, Jenna Marie Strizzi, Ana Cipric, Camilla Stine Øverup, Gert Martin Hald
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Exploring the Intuitive Eating Scale-2 and Dyadic Associations Between Mental Health and Relational Dynamics in a Sample of Married Male Sexual Minority Couples Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2024-02-15 L. E. Parsons, Menglin Wei, Josh R. Novak, Giovanna Veiga de Almeida, Julie Gast, Terry Peak
Across studies, intuitive eating is associated with many health indicators. The Intuitive Eating Scale-2 (IES-2), the instrument for measuring intuitive eating, had not previously been explored with a sample of sexual minority [Sexual minority refers to individuals who experience consensual sexual identity, attraction, or behavior that is non normative (typically sexual minority individuals are lesbian
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Adolescents in Stepfamilies: An Attachment-Based Approach to Therapy Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Iesha Gibbons, Janette Driscoll, Roy Bean, Bayleigh Serage
With increasing numbers of stepfamilies, there is a growing need for evidence-based, informed therapeutic treatment. Stepfamilies experience unique challenges, such as grief, depression, adjustment difficulties, and increased family/parental conflict (Jensen et al. Family Process 57:477–495, 2018). Adolescents in stepfamilies have the greatest difficulty adjusting, resulting in attachment-related consequences
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Dynamic Narrative Therapy: A Metamodern Integration of Narrative, and Strategic Family Therapy Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2024-02-09
Abstract Systemic models of couple and family therapy (CFT) are often categorized into two transtheoretical paradigms: modernism and postmodernism. Traditionally, these paradigms have been positioned in opposition to one another and are critiqued for their respective epistemologies and stances on the definitions of truth and reality. The binarizing of systemic models has created theoretical divisions
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A Mixed-Methods Study on Experiencing in Indian Couples During Gottman's Intervention of Dreams-Within-Conflict Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-12-29 J. Rajendrakumar, V. Manjula
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Effect of the Self-Worth Strengthening Group Psycho-Education Program Based on Systemic Therapy on the Self-Worth of Emerging Adults Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Alper Karababa, Raşit Avcı
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Understanding Transgender and Non-binary Youth Mental Health Through the Family Resilience Framework: A Literature Review Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Katie Heiden-Rootes, Kristen Benson, Elizabeth Capshaw, Amy Pedigo Carmichael
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Behavioral Indicators of the Therapeutic Alliance in Relation to Discontinuation in Couple Therapy Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-11-22 S. Celeste Esplin, Shayne R. Anderson, Roy A. Bean, Jason B. Whiting
Client discontinuation is prevalent in psychotherapy with up to half discontinuing therapy before meeting the goals of therapy (Thalmayer, 2018). When therapists work to improve the therapeutic alliance, clients are more likely to stay in treatment and chances of recovery improve (D’Aniello et al., 2018; Escudero & Friedlander, 2017). Most of the alliance research, however, comes from client self-report
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Being a Program Director in a Mental Health Training Program - A Candid Reflection Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Lee Williams
Despite the important impact that program directors can have upon a mental health training program, there is surprisingly little literature on program directors. This article builds on the existing literature by providing a candid insider’s perspective on what it is like to be a program director of a mental health training program. The article describes twelve areas where program directors may experience
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Therapeutic Work with Parents’ Childhood Experiences in the Context of Intensive Home-Based Treatment for High-Risk Youth: Practical Mentalization-Based and Trauma-Informed Interventions Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Line Brotnow Decker, Bridget Torres, Samantha Dunnum, Joseph Woolston, Victoria Stob
Although childhood experiences are widely recognized for their potential impact on adult health and happiness, clinical practices apt to solicit and process such experiences with adult clients are often not described in sufficient detail to offer meaningful guidance. The present paper describes how to use the Important Childhood Events (ICE) scale to anchor psychotherapeutic work with parents of extremely
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Common Themes Among CSA Survivors: A Content Analysis Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Hitiura T. Anihia, Amanda K. Reed, Iliana Anaya, Carissa D’Aniello, Kerstin Panter
Although there have been policies implemented across universities that aid in providing safety and transparency to students reporting Campus Sexual Assault (CSA), the literature suggests that many campus sexual assaults are still underreported. The present content analysis aims to illuminate common themes within narratives of CSA survivors to better understand survivors’ experience about the incident
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The Relationships Among Parents’ Anxious and Avoidant Attachment, Emotion Dysregulation, and Parenting Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-11-03 C. Andrew Conway, Mariana K. Falconier, Jinhee Kim
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Childhood Abuse and Chronic Physical Health Conditions in Adulthood: A Longitudinal Analysis of Familial Support and Strain as Mediators Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Viktoria Papp, Michael Fitzgerald
Parentally perpetrated childhood abuse is associated with physical health difficulties and familial support and strain may be possible mediators. Further, the associations among parentally perpetrated abuse in childhood, familial relationships in adulthood, and health may vary across age and gender. The current study examined familial support and strain over a 20-year period as mediators linking childhood
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Contributing Factors to Reporting Intimate Partner Violence as a Clinical Concern Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Lara Hoss, Douglas Smith, Kristy Soloski, Kathryn Wagner, Emma Allen
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a prevalent problem in clinical populations. However, many couples experiencing IPV do not report it to their therapists, and many therapists do not systematically screen for IPV. This creates a dangerous situation where IPV is going unidentified, placing couples at risk for future violence and limiting the effectiveness of therapy. The purpose of this study was to
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Autistic Perspectives of Sibling Relationships: Clinical Implications for the Use of Quantitative Measures in Family Autism Research Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-10-27 James I. S. Tillett, Carolyn M. Shivers, Rachel Apple
Prior research on autistic sibling relationship quality largely ignored autistic sibling perspectives. Researchers continue to prioritize allistic (non-autistic) siblings’ notions of relationship quality, preventing clinicians from faithfully measuring and supporting the relational well-being of autistic clients. The present study aims to understand adult autistic sibling relationship quality from
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“Mixed:” Exploring Narratives of Single Mothers and Adult Children in Multiple Heritage Families Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Lay-nah Blue Morris-Howe, Amanda C. DeDiego
The current study explored the experiences of families including single mothers of multiple heritage children. Through narrative inquiry, interviews with a small number of single mothers and adult children from multiple heritage families explored how mothers educated their children about their culture and ethnicity and how children integrated cultural identity through their early development. Findings
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I had to Take Care of My Herd to Not Die Myself: A Retrospective, Qualitative Study of Siblings’ Experience of Family Relations Before Their Siblings’ Drug-Related Death Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Lennart Lorås, Sari Kaarina Lindeman, Aina Helen Løberg
This study explores siblings’ experiences of family relations before their siblings’ drug-related death. A qualitative approach inspired by reflexive thematic analysis was chosen for the analysis. Four men and ten women, aged 23–61 and representing all regions of Norway, were interviewed. Three themes were identified: (1) A changed view of both their sibling and personal relationship, (2) Changed patterns
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Clinician Experiences of Discrimination: A Heuristic Phenomenology Pilot Study Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Amanda L. Guzmán, Kaelyn D. Pate, Hou I Lau, Zachary R. Trevino, Stephen Fife
The experience of racism and discrimination in the therapy room has largely been studied from the perspective of clients who are people of color (POC). There is little literature on when the clinician is a POC and on the receiving end of discrimination from their client. The purpose of this pilot study is to give voice to the experience of discrimination directed towards clinicians of color (COC) in
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The Effects of Family-Based Interventions on Oxidative Stress and Social Skills in Adolescents with Down Syndrome Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-09-11 Ebrahim Rahbar Karbasdehi, Gholam Ali Afrooz, Fatemeh Rahbar Karbasdehi
Down syndrome (DS) is a chromosomal condition that is characterized by multiple pathological phenotypes. Oxidative stress caused by DS in individuals leads to DS phenotypes, which include various morphological abnormalities and externalizing disorders. Oxidative stress is an imbalance between the production of free radicals and reactive metabolites and the antioxidant defenses. Considering the physical
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Drug Death-Bereaved Parents’ Perspectives on Family Interactions and Help Needs: A Qualitative Study Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Øyvind R. Kalsås, Kari Dyregrov, Lars Thore Fadnes, Sari Kaarina Lindeman, Kristine B. Titlestad
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Solution-Focused Therapy in the Medical Family Therapy Field: Adapting Clinical Skills to Different Healthcare Settings Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-08-17 Adrian Knauss, Jakob F. Jensen
Preparing the future mental health workforce requires clinicians to be able to adapt their clinical work to different mental and medical healthcare settings to meet the growing need for mental health services. Medical Family Therapists (MedFTs) are specifically trained to provide care for patients from a biopsychosocial-spiritual perspective in diverse clinical settings. Having a theoretical foundation
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“What Do You Think of Me?”: How Externalized Self-Perception and Sense of Self are Associated with Emotional Intimacy Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Amber A. Price, Chelom E. Leavitt, Ashley Larsen Gibby, Erin K. Holmes
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Process of Emotion Regulation in Indian Couples During Gottman’s Dreams-Within-Conflict Intervention: A Mixed-Methods Design Study Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-06-16 J. Rajendrakumar, V. Manjula, S. K. Rajan
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Patterns of Parentification, Health, and Life Satisfaction: A Cluster Analysis Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-05-27 Sara Tomek, Judyta Borchet, Shan Jiang, Maciej Dębski, Lisa M. Hooper
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Counselor Perceptions Regarding Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Traits, and Domestic Violence Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-05-17 Sarah Littlebear, Erin Lofties, Tricia Mikolon
There is an increasing amount of content in popular media attempting to connect narcissistic personality disorder with domestic violence and intimate partner violence, sometimes referred to as narcissistic abuse. Counselors may engage with both survivors and those who perpetrate domestic violence (DV) or intimate partner violence (IPV), as well as clients with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD)
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Not Just Semantics: A Synthesis of Narrative Therapy and Linguistic Relativity as Applied to Spanish-Speaking Bilingual Clients Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Madeline L. Smith, Rachel Nordfelt, Jennah Daley, Carissa D’Aniello
As the bilingual Spanish-speaking population in the United States (U.S.) steadily rises (U.S. Census Bureau in Language spoken at home, https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?q=United%20States&g=0100000US, 2020), the need for systemic therapists who are competent in working with Spanish-speaking clients also increases. While it is unrealistic to require all mental health practitioners to be bilingual
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BIPOC Experiences of Racial Trauma on TikTok: A Qualitative Content Analysis Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Yi-Hsin Hung, A’Lyric Miles, Zachary Trevino, Carissa DAniello, Hannah Wood, Avery Bishop, Zihan Monshad
Racial trauma has long been an issue in American society. Recent incidents of racial violence, including the attack and murder of George Floyd and the rise of anti-Asian hate have garnered significant media attention. People often use social media to express their emotions and perspectives on national events, and it has become a popular forum for posting and commenting on content related to timely
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The Pie of Inspiration: Positioning the Therapist’s and Client’s Knowledge in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-04-08 Leoš Zatloukal
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Factors Associated with Couples Pooling their Finances Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-04-01 Michelle Kruger, John E. Grable, Lance Palmer, Joseph Goetz
The purpose of this study was to document factors associated with a couple’s decision to manage finances entirely jointly (i.e., pooled), somewhat jointly, or separately. Based on survey data from 636 married or cohabitating respondents, test results showed that married and less well-educated individuals are more likely to pool finances with their partners. Additionally, it was determined that the
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Clinical Guidelines When Addressing Abuse over Telemental Health Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Lara Hoss, Lauren S. Richardson, Amanda D. Axelrod, Jaclyn Cravens Pickens
Providing therapy services via Telemental Health (TMH), or teletherapy, has exponentially increased since the COVID-19 pandemic. Although previous research demonstrates that TMH is as effective as in-person therapy, there is a dearth of research on how therapists should address technology-perpetrated abuse and intimate partner violence (IPV) over TMH. This is extremely problematic given the frequency
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Sharing the Blues: Longitudinal Influences of Depression within Couples Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Jessie J. Wong, Christine Timko, Adrienne J. Heinz, Ruth Cronkite
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The Influence of Relational Aggression and Attachment Insecurity on Sexual Dissatisfaction: Using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Mediation Model Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-02-06 Min Xu, Lee N. Johnson, Sarah M. Coyne
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The Impact of COVID-19 and Telehealth Services on Attrition Rates in Psychotherapy Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-01-24 Rylan B. Hellstern, W. David Robinson
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Incidental Influencing: A Thematic Analysis of Couple and Family Therapists’ Experiences of Professional Social Media Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-01-12 Kevin C. Hynes, Nicholas T. Triplett, Alexia Kingzette
Couple and family therapists (CFTs) may use professional social media to build a therapy brand and reach potential clients, disseminate knowledge, and/or express themselves. There currently is a lack of guidance on the ethics of professional social media use for CFTs. This qualitative study asked CFTs about their professional social media. The authors asked questions regarding intended audiences, how
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Therapeutic Influences on Father Engagement in Family Therapy Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2023-01-02 Jason K. Martin
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#BadTherapist: What TikTok is Saying About Therapy Discontinuation Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-12-30 Emily E. Janes, Kristian Villalovos, Carissa D’Aniello
Therapy discontinuation, a term used to describe clients ending treatment prematurely, is a common problem faced by mental healthcare professionals. This study considers how negative experiences in therapy impact the client’s experience in therapy and how this contributes to premature discontinuation. Video posts that used the hashtag bad therapist (#badtherapist) were collected from the social media
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Addressing Infertility Through Family Therapy: An Emotionally-Focused Family Therapy Approach Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-12-20 Clayton A. Brigance, Robert R. Cottone
Infertility remains one of the most salient forms of reproductive trauma that individuals experience. Indeed, infertility engenders feelings of shame and social isolation. However, infertility sufferers do not experience infertility as a one-time traumatic event; rather, implications exist for family members of those who are directly experiencing infertility, especially parents of adult children. Thus
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Parental Alienating Behaviors in Noah Baumbach’s High-Conflict Divorce Films, the Squid and the Whale and Marriage Story: A Cinematherapy Tool for (Training) Mental Health Providers Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-11-28 Dawn R. Paquelet, Kristina S. Brown
In this assessment of Noah Baumbach’s films, The Squid and the Whale and Marriage Story, the use of parental alienating behaviors is examined. Examples are organized according to Darnall’s (Darnall, D. (1998). Divorce casualties: Protecting your children from parental alienation. Taylor Trade Publishing.) types of alienators – naive, active, or obsessed – and across Baker and Fine’s (Baker, A. J. L
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Solution Focused Brief Therapy Presuppositions: A Comparison of 1.0 and 2.0 SFBT Approaches Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-11-03 Adam S. Froerer, Cecil R. Walker, Paula Lange
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Comparing Family Functioning in Usual Care Among Adolescents Treated for Behavior Problems Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-10-27 Susan E. Henderson, Craig E. Henderson, Rick Bruhn, Sarah Dauber, Aaron Hogue
Healthy family functioning is important for successful adolescent development and serves as a protective factor against adolescent behavior problems. When adolescent behavior problems exist, family therapy can help promote warmth and cohesiveness in the family, which results in healthier family functioning. Furthermore, family therapy is the gold standard for treating adolescent behavior problems.
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Development and Validation of the Flexibility in Partner Perspectives Scale Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-10-23 Karl Fua, Katharine E. Daniel, Alexandra Werntz, Brian Doss, Erika Lawrence, Bethany A. Teachman
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“We Need to State it Overtly”: MFT’s Rationales for Labeling SOCE and GICE as Unethical in the Code of Ethic Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-10-20 Christi R. McGeorge, Katelyn O. Coburn, Ashley A. Walsdorf, Hoa N. Nguyen
This study sought to explore the beliefs of marriage and family therapists (MFTs) about why sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE; i.e., conversion therapy) and gender identity change efforts (GICE) should be labeled as unethical in the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Code of Ethics. Utilizing an online survey, this study collected data from 208 clinicians with a range
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Queering Relationships: Exploring Phenomena of Asexual Identified Persons in Relationships Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-10-20 Valerie Q. Glass
This phenomenological study explored experiences of asexual identified persons within the context of relationships. Thirty-five asexual spectrum identified participants took part in semi-structured interviews that focused on how they viewed themselves and their uniquenesses within relationship dynamics. Queer theory guided the research design and analysis. Findings include a movement towards understanding
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Perspectives of Mainline Protestant Christian Pastors on the Consequences of Familial Acceptance and Rejection of LGB Members: Understanding the Role of Religion for Family Therapists Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-10-20 Katelyn O. Coburn, Christi R. McGeorge
When therapists are working with families with lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) members, discussions of family acceptance and rejection can be salient to the therapeutic process. For many families, decisions around acceptance and rejection are often informed by Christian religious beliefs. However, little is known about how Christian pastors conceptualize consequences associated with family acceptance
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Refining the Meta-Theory of Common Factors in Couple and Family Therapy: a Deductive Qualitative Analysis Study Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-10-12 Stephen T. Fife, Carissa D’Aniello, Dane Eggleston, Jesse Smith, Daniel Sanders
Common factors in couple and family therapy (CFT) have been discussed theoretically and clinically, with limited direct empirical support for CFT-specific common factors. The purpose of this study was to empirically examine the meta-theory of common factors unique to CFT. To do so, we used deductive qualitative analysis (DQA), a methodology suited for research that aims to evaluate, refine, and expand
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Meaning and Experience of International Migration in Black African South African Families Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-10-01 Nthopele Mabandla, Maria C. Marchetti-Mercer, Leonie Human
This article explores the experiences of some Black South African families affected by international migration. Historically, emigration from South Africa has occurred in waves, and has been associated with specific political moments. Such migration has often been perceived as a predominantly “White phenomenon”, but recent trends reveal a more complex picture. Prior research on Black migration has
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Attachment, Depression, and Health: A Longitudinal Analysis of Those with A Chronic Disease Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-09-22 Cameron C. Brown, Jared A. Durtschi, Sara Rosenkranz, Jeremy Yorgason, Glade Topham, Doug McPhee
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Catfish: Exploring the Individual Predictors and Interpersonal Characteristics of Deceptive Online Romantic Relationships Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-08-19 Kelly Campbell, M. L. Parker
Catfish refer to people who use a false online persona to engage in one or more romantic relationships. The present study was guided by the Couple and Family Technology Framework to conduct a triangulation mixed-methods design. Data were collected from catfish perpetrators (n = 156) and targets (n = 826) via a web-based survey. Perpetration was positively associated with being a man, having a high
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The Universal Dimensions of Change: A Systematic Review of Couple Techniques Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-07-02 J. Rajendrakumar, V. Manjula, T. S. George, M. S. Wesley
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Narrative Couple Therapy with Sexual Minority Couples: Exploring Sexual Intimacy Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-06-06 Tom Su, Michele. L. Parker
Sexual intimacy is an essential experience to many romantic relationships, encompassing sexual identities, sexual desires, and sexual behaviors. Historically, people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or questioning have been marginalized, tabooed, and illegalized in many societies, which have significantly shaped sexual minority (SM) couples’ views and experiences of sexual intimacy. When working
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The Differentiation of Self in Work Relationships Scale (DS-WRS): Development and Initial Validation Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-05-03 Çiğdem Yavuz Güler
Differentiation of self, a basic concept of Bowen family systems theory, is the ability to distinguish between and balance one’s own feelings and thoughts, two basic life instincts in interpersonal relationships, as well as navigate balance between individuality and togetherness. This research aimed to develop a valid and reliable tool to measure differentiation of self in work relationships. The sample
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Residual Effects of Slavery: A Delphi Study Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-04-23 Erica J. Wilkins, Jason B. Whiting, Marlene F. Watson, Jody Russon, Allena Moncrief
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Body Image and Gay Men: Adaptation of Emotionally-Focused Family Therapy for Gay Clients with Negative Body Image Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-04-20 Maggie Smith, Krayah Wilson, Emily Janes, Jaylin Goodloe, Amanda Guzman, Alex Sisemore
Gay men report higher levels of body dissatisfaction and negative body image than heterosexual men. These trends are closely linked to cultural pressures, sexual identity development, family relationships, and attachment style. However, despite this link, few therapeutic resources exist that address the unique stressors of gay men struggling with body image and body image-related factors as well as
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Differentiation of Self in Family Members’ of SUD Loved Ones: An Analysis of Prefrontal Cortex Activation Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-04-11 Mazie Zielinski, Carissa D’Aniello, Spencer D. Bradshaw, Sterling T. Shumway, Lauren Edwards
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Developing the Person of the Therapist When Working with Couples Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-04-05 Sedef Oral, Senem Zeytinoğlu-Saydam, Yudum Söylemez, Sibel Akmehmet-Şekerler, Harry J. Aponte
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Couple and family therapists’ experiences with Telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic: a phenomenological analysis Contemporary Family Therapy Pub Date : 2022-04-04 Edmund W. Orlowski, Myrna L. Friedlander, Allison Megale, Emily K. Peterson, Shayne R. Anderson
In designing this study, we aimed to obtain a rich, phenomenological understanding of the experiences of couple and family therapists who transitioned their practice to telehealth due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Twelve experienced therapists from the U.S., Spain and Australia were interviewed in depth about their experiences of this transition, particularly how they developed and maintained therapeutic