Treating Contemporary Families

Scott Browning, PhD, ABPP, teaches in the doctoral program at Chestnut Hill College, in Philadelphia. Scott has published numerous books, chapters, and journal articles on topics ranging from stepfamilies, autism, empathy, paradox, the contemporary family, and intersectionality. Scott has been awarded the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, and he was the co-recipient of the 2017 Award for Distinguished Contribution to Family Psychology. Brad van Eeden-Moorefield, MSW, PhD, CFLE, is Professor and Associate Department Chair for Social Justice Initiatives in the Department of Family Science and Human Development at Montclair State University. He has authored multiple works in journals such as Journal of Family Psychology, Family Relations, Journal of Family Issues, and Sex Roles. Brad also guest edited special issues on “Intersectional variations in the experiences of queer families” and “Transformative family scholarship: Theory, practice, and research at the intersection of families, race, and social justice.”   

Contributors
Acknowledgments

1. Our Approach to Inclusive Evidence-Based Practice With Contemporary Families
Scott Browning and Brad van Eeden-Moorefield
Foundational Terminology and Contextual Information
The Process of Creating This Book
2. Implications of Inclusion and Intersectionality for Clinical Practice
Maya Autret and Brad van Eeden-Moorefield
Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
Cultural Competence, Cultural Humility, and Cultural Responsiveness
Intersectionality
Conclusion
3. Stress From Microaggressions and Discrimination: A Focus on Asian American, African American, Latina/o/x, and Queer Families
Research: Lindsey Sank Davis
Clinical Applications: Claudia García-Leeds, Yiqing Youngman, Cheryll Rothery, and Erika Grafsky
Research
Clinical Applications
4. Couple Instability: A Focus on Fragile Families, Stepfamilies, Families With a Child on the Autism Spectrum, and Multiracial Families
Research: Francesca Adler-Baeder and Kim D. Gregson
Clinical Applications: C. Wayne Jones, Patricia L. Papernow, Scott Browning, Kelley Kenney, and Mark Kenney
Research
Clinical Applications
5. Intimate Partner Violence: A Focus on Queer Families, Families and Substance Use, and Military Couples
Research: Autumn M. Bermea
Clinical Applications: Peter Fraenkel, Kristen Benson, Camille St. James, and Matthew Bowen
Research
Clinical Applications
6. Coparenting: A Focus on Divorced Families, Stepfamilies, Intergenerational Families, and Families With a Child on the Autism Spectrum
Research: Tamara D. Afifi, Alison Mazur, and Chris Otmar
Clinical Applications: Amy C. Wagner, Patricia L. Papernow, Bindu Methikalam, and Bryan M. Peightal
Research
Clinical Applications
7. Boundary Ambiguity: A Focus on Stepfamilies, Queer Families, Families With Adolescent Children, and Multigenerational Families
Research: Marilyn Coleman and Lawrence Ganong
Clinical Applications: Salvatore D’Amore, Scott Browning, Dena DiNardo, and Bindu Methikalam
Research
Clinical Applications
8. Ambiguous Loss: A Focus on Immigrant Families, Postincarceration Family Life, Addiction and Families, and Military Families
Research: Catherine Solheim and Anne Williams-Wengerd
Clinical Applications: Christine Kodman-Jones, Kyle Burke, Camille St. James, Miguel Lewis, and Michelle Sherman
Research
Clinical Applications
9. Loss and Bereavement: A Focus on Cancer and Families, Death of a Parent, Death of a Young Child, and Sudden or Violent Death in Families
Research: Jacquelyn J. Benson, Abigail J. Rolbiecki, and Tashel C. Bordere
Clinical Applications: Cadmona A. Hall, Allie Abraham, Dena DiNardo, Marianne Celano, and Ileana Ungureanu
Research
Clinical Applications
10. Emergent Areas of Clinical Practice in Need of Research: Medical Changes
Susan McGroarty, Rachel Hull, and Christopher Royer
Clinical Expertise and Interpretation of Evidence
Conclusion
11. Outcome Assessment in Family Therapy
Charles Fishman, Angus Craig, Scott Browning, Rachel Hull, and Allison Rozovsky
RBA: Is Anybody Better Off?
Case Study for the RBA
Genogram-Based Interactional Measure
Case Example for the GBIM
Conclusion

Index
About the Editors