LibGuides: DMFT-7503: Week 2 Resources

Week 2 Resources

Advanced Methods in Family Therapy Research: A Focus on Validity and Change by Richard B. Miller (Editor); Lee N. Johnson (Editor)
ISBN: 9780203084526

Publication Date: 2013-12-17

Miller, R. B., & Johnson, L. N. (2014). Advanced methods in family therapy research: A focus on validity and change. Routledge.
Read Chapters 1 and 12.

Expanding System Thinking: Incorporating Tools from Medical Sociology into MFT Education and Research
Heafner, J., & Mauldin, L. (2018). Expanding system thinking: Incorporating tools from medical sociology into MFT education and research. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 45(2), 244-255.
Heafner and Mauldin examine the structural components of the mental healthcare system and its influence over systemic research and practice.
Researching Systemic Therapy History: In Search of a Definition
Lorås, L., Bertrando, P., & Ness, O. (2017). Researching systemic therapy history: In search of a definition. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 28(2), 134–149.
As the MFT profession has advanced over the decades, to what extent have it done so in a manner that has lost sight of MFT’s identity? Lorås et al. (2017) venture into this question while proposing a renewed, coherent definition of ‘systemic therapy’ to inform ongoing research.
The Profession of Couple, Marital, and Family Therapy (CMFT): Defining Ourselves and Moving Forward
Wampler, K. S., Blow, A. J., McWey, L. M., Miller, R. B., & Wampler, R. S. (2019). The profession of couple, marital, and family therapy (CMFT): Defining ourselves and moving forward. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 45(1), 5–18.
Wampler et al. identify current challenges facing our profession while providing a potential roadmap for navigating the road ahead.