Newswise — The new edition of the Handbook of Family Therapy was recently published. Edited by Thomas Sexton and The Family Institute at Northwestern University’s Jay Lebow, this book is an important contribution to the field of family therapy.
The Handbook of Family Therapy illuminates the common threads in couple and family therapies and a range of perspectives. It explores the integration of theory, clinical wisdom, and practical and meaningful research that produces the best understanding of family relationships as well as the best treatment options.
The handbook contains five parts:
• Part I describes the history of the field and its current core theoretical constructs.• Part II analyzes the theories that form the foundation of couple and family therapy, chosen because they best represent the broad range of schools of practice in the field.• Part III provides the best examples of approaches that illustrate how clinical models can be theoretically integrative, evidence-based, and clinically responsive.• Part IV summarizes evidence and provides useful findings relevant for research and practice. • Part V looks at the application of couple and family interventions that are based on emerging clinical needs, such as divorce and working in medical settings.
The contributors are all well-recognized names who have contributed extensively to the field of family therapy. Five chapters in the book were written by Family Institute staff:
• The Evolution of Couple and Family Therapy — Jay Lebow (with Tom Sexton)• Integrative Approaches to Couple and Family Therapy — Jay Lebow• Empirically Informed Couple and Family Therapy — William Pinsof and Jacob Goldsmith (with Terje Tilden) • Advancing Training and Supervision Family Therapy — Douglas Breunlin• Integrative Problem Centered Metaframeworks Therapy — William Russell, William Pinsof, Douglas Breunlin and Jay Lebow
The Handbook of Family Therapy is perfect for practitioners, researchers and students, both to help look back on the past of family therapy and to usher in the next evolution in family therapy.
Jay Lebow, PhD, ABPP, is a licensed clinical psychologist and licensed marital and family therapist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. He is also a clinical professor at Northwestern University. Dr. Lebow received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Northwestern University and is also a graduate of The Family Institute's training program. He has maintained a large clinical practice in individual, couple and family therapy for more than 30 years. Dr. Lebow is present editor in chief of the journal, Family Process.
William Pinsof, PhD, ABPP, received his PhD in clinical psychology from York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In addition to maintaining an active clinical practice in individual, couple and family therapy for over 40 years, Dr. Pinsof’s academic and intellectual work has focused on psychotherapy integration, couple and family therapy research, and the integration of scientific data into the practice of psychotherapy.
Doug Breunlin, MSSA, LCSW, LMFT, received his Master in Social Work from Case Western Reserve University. He has practiced for 38 years, both in the United States and abroad. He is a fellow, approved supervisor and Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. His professional areas of interest have included family therapy training, the integration of family therapy models, working with school systems and consultation to family business
William Russell, MSW, LCSW, LMFT, received his Master's degree in social work from the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a Clinical Fellow and an Approved Supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, a Member of the American Family Therapy Academy, and a Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work. Mr. Russell has practiced individual, couple and family psychotherapy for over 35 years.
Jacob Goldsmith, PhD, received his PhD in clinical psychology from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he studied psychotherapy change processes and client-therapist relationships. He provides individual, couple, and family therapy to adults and adolescents.
To speak to Dr. Lebow, Dr. Pinsof, Mr. Breunlin, Mr. Russell or Dr. Goldsmith, or to learn more about The Family Institute, please contact Cyndi Schu, Director of Public Relations, at [email protected] or 312-609-5300, ext. 483.
ABOUT THE FAMILY INSTITUTE AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY –The Family Institute at Northwestern University (www.family-institute.org) is committed to strengthening and healing families and individuals from all walks of life through clinical service, education and research. An affiliate of Northwestern University, The Family Institute is a unique, innovative mental health system, governed by its own independent Board of Directors and responsible for its own funding. The Institute offers a wide range of high quality mental health counseling through our staff practice and our sliding-fee scale Bette D. Harris Family and Child Clinic, where we are committed to serving at-risk, under-resourced communities. The Family Institute also operates two nationally-renowned graduate programs in marriage and family therapy and counseling psychology in affiliation with Northwestern University, and conducts cutting-edge research projects that lead to a better understanding and treatment of mental health issues.
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