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Linda Metcalf, MEd, PhD, LMFT, LPC, is currently a Professor of Graduate Counseling Programs at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas where she created a COAMFTE accredited doctoral program in marriage and family therapy. She is past president of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and has been president of the Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy twice. She is the creator of the Solution Focused Schools Unlimited podcast and the free Solution Focused Connection webinar, created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
List of ContributorsForeword Preface Acknowledgments List of Podcasts and Videos PART I. INTRODUCTION Chapter 1. The Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy Chapter 2. Self-Care of the Therapist PART II. THEORY AND MODELS OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY Chapter 3. Bowen Family Systems Theory Chapter 4. Contextual Family Therapy and the Evolution of Restoration Therapy Chapter 5. Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy Chapter 6. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Chapter 7. Symbolic-Experiential Family Therapy Chapter 8. The Satir Model Chapter 9. Milan Systemic Family Therapy Chapter 10. Structural Family Therapy Chapter 11. Strategic Family Therapy Chapter 12. Solution Focused Therapy With Families Chapter 13. Narrative Therapy With Families Chapter 14. Solution Focused Narrative Therapy With Families Chapter 15. Emotionally Focused Therapy With Couples Chapter 16. Medical Family Therapy Chapter 17. Neuroscience and Family Therapy PART III. OTHER ISSUES IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY Chapter 18. Supervision in Marriage and Family Therapy Chapter 19. Research in Marriage and Family Therapy Chapter 20. Ethical Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy Chapter 21. The Family Therapist and Social Justice Chapter 22. Teletherapy Practices for Marriage and Family Therapists Chapter 23. The Marriage and Family Therapist in Times of Crisis Chapter 24. Advantages of Becoming an Accredited Marriage and Family Therapy Program Index