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Bridging Parental Conflict: Findings from a Parent Education Course Developed by Family Therapists Working with High-Conflict Coparents
AbstractFinding effective interventions and best practices for families during the divorce or separation process has been prevalent for many years due to the continuous impact that divorce has on families and the greater society. To meet the needs of the community, two mental health professionals developed and facilitated a parent education course targeting the reduction of coparental conflict. Due to the unique attributes of the course, researchers began a quantitative study of the program by having participants complete pre- and post-surveys. The final sample for this study consisted of 212 parent participants. Findings ...
Source: Contemporary Family Therapy - March 8, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

“Extremely toxic and evil” reflections on gender identity change efforts by Christian religious leaders: Implications for therapy with transgender and nonbinary clients
AbstractGiven the religious groundings that support the practice of gender identity change efforts (GICE), we sought to explore the beliefs of Christian religious leaders about this practice and their understanding of marginalized gender identities. Nineteen religious leaders mainly from diverse Mainline Christian Protestant traditions were interviewed. Queer theory-informed thematic analysis revealed two themes related to participants' beliefs about transgender and nonbinary identities: (1) Transgender and nonbinary identities are normative and authentic and (2) God created gender diversity. The analyses also highlighte...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - March 7, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Christi R. McGeorge, Katelyn O. Coburn Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

How does my partner see me? Metaperceptions of personality and couple satisfaction
This study examined the association between congruence in the two partners' perceptions and their relationship satisfaction. We considered congruence between metaperception and partner-perception (meta-partner) and between metaperceptions and self-rated personality (meta-self). The participants were 236 heterosexual couples. Each couple member reported couple satisfaction and personality traits (in terms of self-perception, partner-perception, and metaperception). The actor –partner interdependence model (APIM) revealed that individuals who believed to be viewed by their partner as more agreeable, conscientious, or emoti...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - March 6, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Camilla Matera, Elena Pirani Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Let's Stay Together: The Case for Keeping Couples and Family Therapy in the Training Curriculum
Am J Psychother. 2024 Mar 5:appipsychotherapy20230017. doi: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20230017. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38439678 | DOI:10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20230017 (Source: American Journal of Psychotherapy)
Source: American Journal of Psychotherapy - March 5, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Natalie Szykowny Csilla Lippert Dexter Louie Kayla Jimenez Douglas Rait Source Type: research