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Gehart, D. (2010). Mastering competencies in family therapy: A practical approach to theories and clinical case documentation. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Required Articles and Chapters
required readings.*
Anderson, H. (2005). Myths about “not-knowing.” Family Process, 44, 497-504. {Anderson (2005)-myths about not knowing.pdf}
Chapter from Bigner & Wetchler (Eds.) (2004). Relationship therapy with same-sex couples.
New York: Haworth Press. [Specific Chapter TBA]
Fleuridas, C., Nelson, T. S., & Rosenthal, D. M. (1986). The evolution of circular questions: Training family therapists. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 12(2), 113-127. {Fleuridas (1986)-evoluation of circular questioning.pdf}
CA: Brooks/Cole.
Hanna,
Hanna, S. M. CA: Brooks/Cole.
Ivey, A. E., & Ivey, M. B. (2003). Questions: Opening communication (Chapter 3, pp. 67-94). In Intentional interviewing: Facilitating client development in a multicultural society . Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
McDaniel, S. H., Lusterman, D., Philpot, C. L. (2001). Introduction to integrative ecosystemic family therapy. In S. H. McDaniel, D. Lusterman, & C. L. Philpot (Eds.), Casebook for integrating family therapy: An ecosystemic approach (pp. 3-17). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. {McDaniel et al (2001)-intro to ecosystemic family therapy.pdf}
Carter, B., & McGoldrick, M. (2005). Overview—The expanded family life cycle: Individual, family, and social perspectives. In M. McGoldrick & B. Carter (Eds.), The expanded family life cycle: Individual, family, and social perspectives (3rd ed.) (pp. 1-26). New York: Allyn & Bacon.
McGoldrick, M., Gerson, R., & Shellenberger, S. (1999). Appendix, In Genograms: Assessment and intervention (pp. 191-197). New York: W.W. Norton & Company. {McGoldrick (1999) Appendix.pdf}
nor outside:
The radical simplicity of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 28(2), 34-49. Retrieved June 12, 2010, from http://www.sfwork.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=6d8. {McKergow (2009)-solution focused brief therapy.pdf}
Mitrani, V. B., & Perez, M. A. (2003). Structural-strategic approaches to family therapy. In T. L. Sexton, G. R. Weeks, M. S. Robbins (Eds.), Handbook of family therapy (pp. 83-100). New York: Brunner-Routledge.
of family therapy
therapy (pp. 83-100).
Patterson, J., Williams, L., Edwards, T. M., Chamow, L., & Grauf-Grounds, C. (2009). The initial interview (Chapter 3, pp. 24-41). In Essential skills in family therapy: From the first interviews to termination (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford. {Patterson ch 3.pdf}
Patterson, J., Williams, L., Edwards, T. M., Chamow, L., & Grauf-Grounds, C. (2009). Guidelines for conducting assessment (Chapter 4, pp. 42-76). In Essential skills in family therapy: From the first interviews to termination (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford.
Roberts, J. (2005) Transparency and self-disclosure in family therapy: Dangers and possibilities. Family Process, 44,45-63. {Roberts (2005)-self disclosure in family therapy.pdf}
Sluzki, C. E. (1992). Transformations: A blueprint for narrative changes in therapy. Family Process, 31(3), 217- 230. {Sluzki (1992)-Narrative transformations.pdf}
York: Brunner/Mazel.
Recommended
Recommended Texts and Journals
McGoldrick, M., Gerson, R., & Shellenberger, S. (1999). Genograms: Assessment and intervention. New York: W.W. Norton.
CA: Brooks/Cole.
The Journal of Marital and Family Therapy: Published by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. A subscription is included with your AAMFT membership.
four decades.
The
The Journal of graduate students).
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.) is the standard to reference written and electronic materials in our profession. If you are not familiar with it, please do acquire a copy. You will need it for various courses and the preparation of the capstone project.

Course Bibliography
Required Texts
Becvar, D. S. (2007). Families that flourish: Facilitating resilience in clinical practice. New York: Norton.
Gehart, D. (2010). Mastering competencies in family therapy: A practical approach to theories and clinical case documentation. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Required Articles and Chapters
*The actual files are included for only some articles and chapters. The course CD contains complete copies of required readings.*
Anderson, H. (2005). Myths about “not-knowing.” Family Process, 44, 497-504. {Anderson (2005)-myths about not knowing.pdf}
Chapter from Bigner & Wetchler (Eds.) (2004). Relationship therapy with same-sex couples.
New York: Haworth Press. [Specific Chapter TBA]
Fleuridas, C., Nelson, T. S., & Rosenthal, D. M. (1986). The evolution of circular questions: Training family therapists. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 12(2), 113-127. {Fleuridas (1986)-evoluation of circular questioning.pdf}
Hanna, S. M. (2007). Integration of theory: Common themes (Chapter 3, pp. 54-84). In The practice of family therapy: Key elements across models (4th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Hanna, S. M. (2007). Relational assessment as intervention (Chapter 3, pp. 172-206). In The practice of family therapy: Key elements across models (4th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Ivey, A. E., & Ivey, M. B. (2003). Questions: Opening communication (Chapter 3, pp. 67-94). In Intentional interviewing: Facilitating client development in a multicultural society . Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
McDaniel, S. H., Lusterman, D., Philpot, C. L. (2001). Introduction to integrative ecosystemic family therapy. In S. H. McDaniel, D. Lusterman, & C. L. Philpot (Eds.), Casebook for integrating family therapy: An ecosystemic approach (pp. 3-17). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. {McDaniel et al (2001)-intro to ecosystemic family therapy.pdf}
Carter, B., & McGoldrick, M. (2005). Overview—The expanded family life cycle: Individual, family, and social perspectives. In M. McGoldrick & B. Carter (Eds.), The expanded family life cycle: Individual, family, and social perspectives (3rd ed.) (pp. 1-26). New York: Allyn & Bacon.
McGoldrick, M., Gerson, R., & Shellenberger, S. (1999). Appendix, In Genograms: Assessment and intervention (pp. 191-197). New York: W.W. Norton & Company. {McGoldrick (1999) Appendix.pdf}
McKergow, M. W., & Korman, H. (2009). In between - neither inside nor outside:
The radical simplicity of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 28(2), 34-49. Retrieved June 12, 2010, from http://www.sfwork.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=6d8. {McKergow (2009)-solution focused brief therapy.pdf}
Mitrani, V. B., & Perez, M. A. (2003). Structural-strategic approaches to family therapy. In T. L. Sexton, G. R. Weeks, M. S. Robbins (Eds.), Handbook of family therapy (pp. 83-100). New York: Brunner-Routledge.
Nichols, W. C. (2003). Family-of-origin treatment. In T. L. Sexton, G. R. Weeks, M. S. Robbins (Eds.), Handbook of family therapy (pp. 83-100). New York: Brunner-Routledge.
Patterson, J., Williams, L., Edwards, T. M., Chamow, L., & Grauf-Grounds, C. (2009). The initial interview (Chapter 3, pp. 24-41). In Essential skills in family therapy: From the first interviews to termination (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford. {Patterson ch 3.pdf}
Patterson, J., Williams, L., Edwards, T. M., Chamow, L., & Grauf-Grounds, C. (2009). Guidelines for conducting assessment (Chapter 4, pp. 42-76). In Essential skills in family therapy: From the first interviews to termination (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford.
Pipher, M. (2003). Introduction. In Letters to a young therapist (pp. xv-xxiv). New York: Basic Books. {Pipher Intro.pdf}
Rober, P. (2005). Some ideas about not-knowing and the therapist’s inner conversation. Family Process, 44, 477- 495. {Rober (2005)-therapists innder dialogue and not knowing.pdf}
Rober, P. (1999). The therapist’s inner conversation in family therapy practice: Some ideas about the self-of-the-therapist, therapeutic impasse, and the process of reflection. Family Process, 38, 209-228. {Rober (1999)-therpists inner dialogue.pdf}
Roberts, J. (2005) Transparency and self-disclosure in family therapy: Dangers and possibilities. Family Process, 44,45-63. {Roberts (2005)-self disclosure in family therapy.pdf}
Sluzki, C. E. (1992). Transformations: A blueprint for narrative changes in therapy. Family Process, 31(3), 217- 230. {Sluzki (1992)-Narrative transformations.pdf}
Whitaker, C. A., & Keith, D. V. (1981). Symbolic-experiential family therapy. In A. S. Gurman & D. P. Kniskern (Eds.), Handbook of family therapy (pp. 187-225). New York: Brunner/Mazel.
Recommended Texts and Journals
McGoldrick, M., Gerson, R., & Shellenberger, S. (1999). Genograms: Assessment and intervention. New York: W.W. Norton.
Hanna, S. M. (2007). The practice of family therapy: Key elements across models (4th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
The Journal of Marital and Family Therapy: Published by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. A subscription is included with your AAMFT membership.
Family Process: The oldest journal in the field with a multidisciplinary focus, their website www.familyprocess.org allows subscribers to access the whole collection of articles published in the last four decades.
The Journal of Systemic Therapies: A quarterly peer review journal directed to relational therapists. It often publishes cutting-edge articles by senior authors and clinicians in practice (including graduate students).
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.) is the standard to reference written and electronic materials in our profession. If you are not familiar with it, please do acquire a copy. You will need it for various courses and the preparation of the capstone project.

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Summer 2010
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