The Impact of Discernment Counseling on Individuals Who Decide to Divorce: Experiences of Post ‐Divorce Communication and Coparenting
AbstractDiscernment counseling is designed to help couples considering divorce arrive at a greater sense of clarity and confidence in their decision making about the future of their marriage. Possible outcomes include making no change to the marriage, divorcing, or attempting reconciliation through couples therapy. To date, no research has been done on whether or not discernment counseling helps couples who decide to divorce with their post ‐divorce family life (i.e., coparenting). We surveyed 11 people (from male–female couples) and conducted in‐depth interviews with eight who had undergone discernment counseling an...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - November 6, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Angela J. Emerson, Steven M. Harris, Fathiya A. Ahmed Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

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Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, Volume 46, Issue 4, Page 559-560, October 2020. (Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy)
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - November 3, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research

Chang, S. C., Singh, A. A., & Dickey, L. M. (2018). A clinician ’s guide to gender‐affirming care: Working with transgender and gender nonconforming clients. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications Inc., 298 pp., $ 49.95.
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, Volume 46, Issue 4, Page 741-742, October 2020. (Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy)
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - November 3, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kevin Culver, Lindsay L. Edwards Tags: Book Review Source Type: research

Ungar, M. (2019). Change your world: The science of resilience and the true path to success. Toronto, ON: Sutherland House, 248 pp., $17.95.
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, Volume 46, Issue 4, Page 740-741, October 2020. (Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy)
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - November 3, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Christine Rizzo Tags: Book Review Source Type: research

An Introduction and Illustration of Bayesian Modeling in Couple and Family Therapy Research
This article introduces the benefits of Bayesian modeling and prov ides an example of an Actor–Partner Interdependence Model using R. Information on how to conduct the same analyses using Stata and MPlus is provided in the Supplemental Information. (Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy)
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - November 3, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lee N. Johnson, Scott A. Baldwin Tags: Original Article Source Type: research