Publications
The Practice of Family Therapy
The Practice of Family Therapy comes at a time when traditional approaches to psychotherapy have given way to multidimensional strategies that best serve the needs of diverse groups who are grappling with the many challenges unique to family therapy practice.
With expanded coverage of different models, along with new developments in evidence-based and postmodern practices, this integrative textbook bridges the gap between science and systemic/relational approaches, as it guides the reader through each stage of family therapy.
The Transparent Brain
Bringing together clinical expertise with the latest findings from social, affective, and cognitive neuroscience, this accessible guide outlines how basic concepts of neuroscience and family therapy can be highly relevant to all mental health treatment.
Grounded in five key tenets of neuroscience, the approaches highlighted in this book focus on the safety of secure bonds for children, adolescents, couples, and families, as well as how an understanding of neuroscience can be utilized by professionals during trauma therapy.
We Ain’t Crazy!
Just Coping With a Crazy System
Pathways into the Black Population for Eliminating Mental Health Disparities
This is a descriptive investigative discovery of mental health practices for prevention and recommended community initiatives.
Recommendations are based on meaningful practices as identified by the population.
The Aging Family
As the population of the United States ages, and the lifespan increases, so does the number of living generations. The mental health care delivery system therefore faces new challenges.
The United States is heading into the 21st century with multigenerational families now commonplace, with up to four or five generations co-existing at the same time. And each generation is forced to deal with its own developmental transitions as well as complex cross-generational issues.
Relationships: A Matter of Life and Death?
“Back then, I didn’t use the word, healing. We called it treatment. But spending decades across many settings have led me to see the power of attachment and how attachment wounds can be a common denominator that plays out in personal, interpersonal, cultural and global affairs. Here, I make the bold claim that attachment quality is a matter of life and death.”
A Smoking Cessation Project For African American Women:
Implications For Relational Research
Smoking cessation among African Americans is a primary health objective for the nation. African American women are more likely than their counterparts to have a high dependency upon nicotine.
Interview and survey data identified potential sources of social support and perceived relational injustices.
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