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A primer on sleep for MFTs: Implications and practical considerations
AbstractDespite many marriage and family therapists (MFTs) utilizing the Biopsychosocial-Spiritual (BPSS) framework in assessment and treatment, there is still a lack of education on sleep and the implications for mental, emotional, and relational health. Newer research within many fields highlights the far-reaching spillover effects of short or poor-quality sleep that can affect our clients. MFTs need to know how to assess, how to provide proper psychoeducation, how to apply this knowledge in clinical settings, and how to collaborate with other healthcare providers. As such, the purpose of this article is threefold: (a) r...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - May 13, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Joshua R. Novak, Brian T. Gillis Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Therapy outcomes for neurodiverse couples: Exploring a solution ‐focused approach
AbstractThe need for clinical approaches that address romantic relationship concerns of adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been essentially overlooked. There are a growing number of recommendations in the available literature to increase the availability and evaluation of treatment approaches that are appropriate for couples that include an adult with ASD. The aim of the present study was to explore clinical outcomes of a neurodiverse couple who participated in twelve sessions of solution-focused brief therapy. Our findings indicated both partners experienced improvement in the target complaints, communication ...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - May 7, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michele L. Parker, Marissa A. Mosley Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Sanctioned licensing board violations for marriage and family therapists spanning a 10 ‐year period
This study collected data publicly available from state regulatory board websites and open records requests from 35 states for a total of 1241 separate cases, 889 of which were from CA. The findings indicated that the five most common violations for MFTs in 34 states (not including CA) were nonsexual dual relationships, failure to meet CE hour requirements, sexual dual relationships, unlicensed practice, and misrepresentation on licensing applications or renewals. For CA, the most common violations included criminal charges ‐misdemeanor, DUI/inappropriate substance use, unprofessional conduct, misrepresentation on licens...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - May 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Pamela Rollins, Heath Grames Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

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Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - April 26, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research

Introduction to the special issue on telehealth
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Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - April 26, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steven M. Harris Tags: INTRODUCTION Source Type: research

Videoconferencing psychotherapy for couples and families: A systematic review
AbstractThe delivery of videoconferencing psychotherapy (VCP) has been found to be an efficacious, acceptable and feasible treatment modality for individual therapy. However, less is known about the use of VCP for couple and family therapy (CFT). The focus of this systematic review was to examine the efficacy, feasibility and acceptability of using VCP as a treatment delivery modality for CFT. A systematic search was conducted, data relating to efficacy, feasibility and acceptability were extracted from included studies. The search returned 7,112 abstracts, with 37 papers (0.005%) included. The methods of the review were p...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - April 26, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kathleen de Boer, Samuel D. Muir, S. Sandun M. Silva, Maja Nedeljkovic, Elizabeth Seabrook, Neil Thomas, Denny Meyer Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Therapeutic alliance as a predictor of behavioral outcomes in a relationally focused, family ‐centered telehealth intervention
This study evaluates therapeutic alliance as a mediator of the relationship between dosage and clinical outcomes for the Family Check ‐Up (FCU) Online, a telehealth adaptation of an evidence‐based parenting intervention for parents of middle school youth. The sample consisted of N = 111 parents with children in middle school who received the FCU Online as part of an ongoing clinical trial. They were randomly assigned to receiv e telehealth coaching and participated in the intervention and follow‐up assessment 12 months later. Data was collected using parent and child questionnaires as well as engagement data collecte...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - April 26, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Robyn E. Metcalfe, Jordan M. Matulis, Yijun Cheng, Elizabeth A. Stormshak Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Experiential family therapy interventions delivered via telemental health: A qualitative implementation study
Telemental health is a ubiquitous form of treatment that has been around for over a half ‐century, but there remains minimal research on videoconferencing and relational therapy. The purpose of this qualitative study is to identify how telemental health therapists would implement experiential interventions for children, couples, and families. Twelve trainees (n = 12) that participated in a yearlong telemental health practicum were prompted on three experiential interventions to understand how students adapt relational interventions for telemental health delivery. Intervention prompts included couple de ‐escalation, fam...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - April 26, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nathan C. Taylor, Paul R. Springer, Richard J. Bischoff, John P. Smith Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Past is present: Pathways between childhood sexual abuse and relationship satisfaction
This study examined the pathways from CSA to relationship satisfaction via sexual shame and romantic partner attachment. Data collected through surveys from 732 adults were analyzed using a serial mediation model. As expected, the direct association between CSA and relationship satisfaction was statistically significant but rather weak. Results demonstrated that sexual shame, combined with either romantic partner attachment avoidance or romantic partner attachment anxiety, reduces relationship satisfaction. Specifically, three possible pathways mediated by sexual shame were identified. Implications of the findings are disc...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - April 23, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gina G. Barker, Fred Volk, Janine S. Hazel, Rebecca A. Reinhardt Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

African American marital confiding relationships: A national survey and a test of an educational intervention
We present two related studies on confiding about relationships among African Americans. Study one examined how African Americans serve as confidants in their social networks for people having couple relationship concerns. Using a national survey of African American adults, this study documented the prevalence of confiding relationships, the kinds of problems brought to confidants, and which confidant behaviors are seen as helpful and not helpful. Study two was a randomized controlled trial of Marital First Responders —AA, a culturally adapted version of the Marital First Responders program. Results showed improved skill...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - April 17, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Corey Yeager, William J. Doherty Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

A latent profile analysis of romantic attachment anxiety and avoidance
AbstractWe conducted latent profile analyses on community (n = 1663) and clinical (n = 575) samples to determine whether continuous scores of attachment anxiety and avoidance would lead to the identification of theoretically consistent and clinically useful profiles. We then compared these profiles according to gender, relationship status, psychological distress, and relationship satisfaction. Analysis on the community sample yielded four profiles: secure, preoccupied, dismissive, and fearful individuals; whereas, the clinical sample yielded three profiles: secure, preoccupied, and fearful individuals. In the community...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - April 12, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marie ‐Pier Vaillancourt‐Morel, Chloé Labadie, Véronique Charbonneau‐Lefebvre PhD candidate, Stéphane Sabourin, Natacha Godbout Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

“What Next?”: Toward telebehavioral health sustainability in couple and family therapy
This article summarizes the work done by the profession thus far to respond to this public health emergency and presents a roadmap of recommendatio ns for navigating those challenges into the future and offers ideas about how to sustain quality TBH practice. (Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy)
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - April 6, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Katherine M. Hertlein, Kenneth Drude, Sara S. Jordan Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Acceptability of an online relational intimacy and sexual enhancement (iRISE) intervention after breast cancer
AbstractThe purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate an online relational intimacy and sexual enhancement (iRISE) intervention for couples experiencing sexual difficulties following breast cancer (BC). The acceptability of iRISE was evaluated using a single ‐arm, qualitative design, with 14 couples completing satisfaction surveys and posttreatment interviews. The intervention was found to be acceptable, as demonstrated by high satisfaction ratings and qualitative feedback regarding iRISE and its online delivery. Couples spoke about the helpfulness of iRISE and how the intervention improved their sexual relations...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - April 2, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kimberley Cullen, Karen Fergus Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Competency ‐based training in the supervision of relational telemental supervision
AbstractSupervision has long been considered essential to developing effective mental health practice, especially among COAMFTE accredited training programs. But with telemental health rapidly being accepted as a standard treatment medium for couple and family therapy, there is little guidance about how to supervise clinicians who are engaged in telemental health practice. This paper presents an important step toward increasing the effectiveness of the supervision of therapists who are delivering relational therapies online through the identification of relational competencies unique to this delivery medium. These competen...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - March 29, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Paul R. Springer, Richard J. Bischoff, Nathan C. Taylor, Vanessa Neuhaus, Cassandra Leow Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Systemic teletherapists' meaningful experiences during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic
AbstractFifty ‐five clinicians who provided teletherapy to couples, partnerships, families, and kin networks during the first two months of the coronavirus pandemic responded to a survey about their most and least meaningful experiences. Reflexive thematic analysis indicated that the participants experienced ad justments to their schedule or routines, they used technology glitches to promote client growth, and they altered how they engaged clients. Participants noted shifts in their personal and relational dynamics. They reported feeling fatigued and resilient. Participants described their adaptability, gr atitude, digit...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - March 28, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Christie Eppler Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research