Supervision models for marriage and family counseling student interns primarily focus on the use of traditional systemic techniques. In addition, a supervisee's level of development may not be considered when utilizing systemic tools. Furthermore, the supervisory relationship has been identified as a significant indicator of quality supervision,…

Supervisors perform various roles in helping to guide the supervisee through the challenging process of family counseling. The use of letters in supervision helps to focus the supervisory processes in family counseling. Following the discrimination model of supervision, three types of supervisory letters are suggested for intentional supervision…

A continuation of Part I, which introduced mental health recovery concepts to family therapists, Part II of this article outlines a collaborative, appreciative approach for working in recovery-oriented contexts. This approach draws primarily upon postmodern therapies, which have numerous social justice and strength-based practices that are easily…

In this overview, I comment on the strong theme of the need to define and improve the quality of doctoral education in marriage and family therapy that pervades the three essays. Deficits in research training are the central concern, although the essayists take different perspectives on the nature of the research training needed. The different…

The gap between clinical research and practice is a major challenge facing marriage and family therapy (MFT) training programs. Until now, the answer to bridge this gap has primarily been the Boulder Scientist-Practitioner Model. Although realistic for doctoral students, it may not be a good fit for MFT master's students who have primarily…

Drexel University's Couple and Family Therapy Department recently introduced a formal course on training the person of a therapist. The course is based on Aponte's Person-of-the-Therapist Training Model that up until now has only been applied in private, nonacademic institutes with postgraduate therapists. The model attempts to put into practice a…

Despite the proliferation of supervision models, there is no evidence to suggest that any one model of supervision is in any way superior to any other. Many in the field have called for models that can bridge the various theoretical approaches to clinical supervision, and identify the essential elements of supervision. This article briefly…

As the field of family therapy has evolved, there has been growing recognition as to the importance of gender in family therapy. To prepare the next generation of family therapists adequately, it is important that they recognize the many and complex ways in which gender permeates their work. In this article we present an integrative model to help…

Describes a conceptual framework and set of procedures which provide a format for advanced trainees in family therapy. Includes descriptions of the theoretical orientation, organization of the clinic, trainee and supervisor roles, and advantages of the model for trainees, families, and clinicians in the community. (BH)

Notes that Structural Family Therapy needs a training model that integrates the existential, human mutuality of the therapeutic relationship with its technical elements. Offers a theoretical foundation for training structural family therapists in the use of self, discusses a model for training, and gives a case example illustrating personal…

A model for group supervision is presented to guide beginning family therapy supervisors. The stages of the model include: Checking in; Case Presentation; Questions from the Audience; Video Review; Commentator Reflections; Audience Reflections; and Post-supervision Supervisor Reflections. One student's perspective on the usefulness of the model is…

Describes a program designed to train advanced family therapists in the conceptual and technical skills of family therapy supervision. Elaborates upon the content, overall organization, and contextual influences in the complex enterprise of training family therapy supervisors in a program that emphasizes the live observation of the…

Focuses on some cross-cultural aspects involved in the process of transposing models of training from one setting to another. Discusses the development of indigenous modes of therapist training in terms of the availability of experts, money, time of both trainees and trainers, and the institutional settings where they are housed. (BH)

Offers a model for quality training in family therapy. Describes the Family Consortium, which is aimed at practicing professionals and emphasizes structural family therapy principles with strategic and experiential elements. Discusses the current theoretical philosophy and training approach and gives examples of how the Consortium deals with…

A three-part training model in diagnosing marital and family systems is described. The first unit introduced diagnostic tools and techniques. The second focuses on family systems theory and its relation to diagnosis. The third integrates the derived theory of diagnosing marital and family systems with clinical application. (Author)