Table of Contents
About the Editors xi
The Handbook of Systemic Family Therapy
List of Contributors xv
Preface xxix
Volume 1 Preface xxxii
The Profession of Systemic Family Therapy
Foreword xxxv
Part I Foundations 1
1 The Importance of Family and the Role of Systemic Family Therapy 3Karen S. Wampler and Jo Ellen Patterson
2 The Evolution and Current Status of Systemic Family Therapy: A Sociocultural Perspective 33William J. Doherty
3 Global Contexts for the Profession of Systemic Family Therapy 51Timothy Sim and Charles Sim
4 Redefining “Family:” Lessons From Multidisciplinary Research with Marginalized Populations 79Heather McCauley and Morgan E. PettyJohn
5 Systems Theory and Methodology: Advancing the Science of Systemic Family Therapy 97Andrea K. Wittenborn, Niyousha Hosseinichimeh, Jennifer L. Rick, and Chi‐Fang Tseng
6 Evidence for the Efficacy and Effectiveness of Systemic Family Therapy 119Alan Carr
7 Common Factors Underlying Systemic Family Therapy 147Eli A. Karam and Adrian J. Blow
8 The Process of Change in Systemic Family Therapy 171Nathan R. Hardy, Allen K. Sabey, and Shayne R. Anderson
9 Physiological Considerations in Systemic Family Therapy: The Role of Internal Systems in Relational Contexts 205Angela B. Bradford and Eran Bar‐Kalifa
Part II Social and Cultural Contexts 225
10 Intersectionality: A Liberation‐Based Healing Perspective 227Rhea V. Almeida and Carolyn Y. Tubbs
11 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Considerations for Systemic Therapists 251Christi R. McGeorge, Ashley A. Walsdorf, Lindsay L. Edwards, Kristen E. Benson, and Katelyn O. Coburn
12 Spiritual and Religious Issues in Systemic Family Therapy 273Renu K. Aldrich and Sarah A. Crabtree
Part III Theoretical Perspectives 293
13 Theory: The Heart of Systemic Family Therapy 295Stephen T. Fife
14 Transgenerational Theories and How They Evolved into Current Research and Practice 317Terry D. Hargrave and Benjamin J. Houltberg
15 Structural and Strategic Approaches 339Jeffrey B. Jackson and Ashley L. Landers
16 Behavioral and Cognitive‐Behavioral Approaches in Systemic Family Therapy 365Norman B. Epstein and Frank M. Dattilio
17 Attachment and Other Emotion‐Based Systemic Approaches 391Ryan B. Seedall and Jonathan G. Sandberg
18 Postmodern Family Therapy 417Ronald J. Chenail, Michael D. Reiter, Maru Torres‐Gregory, and Dragana Ilic
Part IV Methodological Challenges and Advances 443
19 Innovations in Systemic Family Therapy Effectiveness Research 445Richard B Miller and Matthew E. Jaurequi
20 Process Research: Methods for Examining Mechanisms of Change in Systemic Family Therapies 467Lee N. Johnson, Laura M. Evans, Brian R. W. Baucom, and Jason B. Whiting
21 Community‐Based Participatory Research (CBPR) for Underserved Populations 491Rubén Parra‐Cardona, Hydeen K. Beverly, and Gabriela Lopez‐Zerón
22 Implementing Research into Everyday Systemic Family Therapy Practice 513Mathew C. Withers and James Michael Duncan
Part V Training and Practice 531
23 Ethical and Legal Issues Unique to Systemic Family Therapy 533Megan J. Murphy and Lorna L. Hecker
24 Training and Credentialing in the Profession of Marriage and Family Therapy 555Kevin P. Lyness
25 Supervision in Systemic Family Therapy 577Marj Castronova, Jessica ChenFeng, and Toni Schindler Zimmerman
26 Multilevel Assessment 601Todd M. Edwards, Lee M. Williams, Jenny Speice, and Jo Ellen Patterson
27 Sociocultural Attunement in Systemic Family Therapy 619Carmen Knudson‐Martin, Teresa McDowell, and J. Maria Bermudez
28 Promoting Innovative Systemic Research through Improved Graduate Training 639Jared A. Durtschi, Suzanne Bartle‐Haring, and Amber Vennum
29 Systemic Family Therapy in Medical Settings 659W. David Robinson, Adam C. Jones, Daniel S. Felix, and Douglas P. McPhee
30 Specialty Settings: Hospital‐Based Behavioral Health, Military, Family Businesses, Management, and Government 683Brian Distelberg, Elsie Lobo, and Griselda Lloyd
31 Integration of New Technologies in Assessment, Research, and Treatment Delivery 705Richard J. Bischoff, Paul R. Springer, and Nathan C. Taylor
Part VI Future Directions 727
32 The Importance of Policy and Advocacy in Systemic Family Therapy 729Jennifer Hodgson and Angela L. Lamson
33 The Future of Systemic Family Therapy: What Needs Nurturing and What Does Not 753Fred P. Piercy
Index 771