Introduced by Sprenkle, Blow & Dickey (1999), common factors in marriage and family
therapy (MFT) have been discussed over the past two decades. Although the MFT common …

Meta-analyses of randomized control trials include only a small proportion of the published
outcome research of Couple and Family Therapy. This paper surveys the ranges of …

Positive and negative alliance‐related behaviours of thirty‐seven families seen in brief
family therapy were rated from videotapes using the System for Observing Family Therapy …

Systemic thinking is central to the specialty of couple and family psychology (CFP). Eleven
applications of systemic thinking (perceptual and cognitive structuring processes) are …

Cultural sensitivity is a state of attunement, emotional resonance with, and meaningful
responsiveness to others. MFT professionals continue to discuss cultural sensitivity in …

In this paper the principal English‐language family therapy journals published in 2003 are
reviewed under the following headings: therapy effectiveness, therapy process, assessment …

Couples and family psychology is a broad and general specialty in professional psychology
that is founded on an understanding of the human experience in a systems context. For the …

Studies exploring the experiences of recovering from mental health difficulties show the
significance of social and relational aspects. Dialogical practices operate within the realm of …

The Contemporary Relational Supervisor is an empirically based, academically
sophisticated, and learner-friendly book on the cutting edge of couple and family therapy …

Introduction Complaining is a frequent phenomenon in human interactions and it frequently
happens during couple counseling. A conversation between a therapist and spouses that …