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Salgado, Margie A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This was a randomized, exploratory study utilizing mixed methods. The purpose for this research was to explore the perception of therapists regarding their return on investment towards their doctoral degree in the field of marriage and family therapy. The primary focus of this study was on the financial, the emotional and the relational…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Outcomes of Education
DeMaris, Alfred; Sanchez, Laura A.; Krivickas, Kristi – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2012
This study investigated differences in the trajectory of marital satisfaction in the first 7 years between couples in covenant versus standard marriages. The authors analyzed data on 707 Louisiana marriages from the Marriage Matters Panel Survey of Newlywed Couples, 1998-2004, using multivariate longitudinal growth modeling. When the sample was…
Descriptors: Risk, Preschool Children, Marriage, Marital Satisfaction
Ramisch, Julie – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2012
Current research about families and couples who have children with autism is discussed using the Double ABCX model as a guide. A case study is presented along with recommendations for therapists who work with couples who have children with autism. Marriage and family therapists are encouraged to use the Double ABCX model as both an assessment tool…
Descriptors: Autism, Marriage Counseling, Children, Therapy
Nelson, Judith A.; Kirk, Amy Manning; Ane, Pedra; Serres, Sheryl A. – Counseling and Values, 2011
The authors investigated the relationship between religious and spiritual values and moral commitment in marriage to further inform marriage and family counselors about the nature of committed relationships. Using a qualitative research design, they examined individuals' perceptions of moral commitment in their marriage and how their religious and…
Descriptors: Research Design, Qualitative Research, Marriage, Moral Values
American Psychologist, 2012
Presents a short biography of the 2012 winner of the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research. Leslie S. Greenberg is an exemplary scientist-practitioner whose pioneering work has significantly altered the landscape of the field of psychotherapy research and practice. His seminal…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Depression (Psychology), Psychotherapy, Empathy
Kamp Dush, Claire M.; Taylor, Miles G. – Journal of Family Issues, 2012
Using typologies outlined by Gottman and Fitzpatrick as well as institutional and companionate models of marriage, the authors conducted a latent class analysis of marital conflict trajectories using 20 years of data from the Marital Instability Over the Life Course study. Respondents were in one of three groups: high, medium (around the mean), or…
Descriptors: Marital Instability, Group Membership, Conflict, Marriage
Casquarelli, Elaine J.; Fallon, Kathleen M. – Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 2011
Research shows that premarital counseling programs help engaged couples develop interpersonal and problem-solving skills that enhance their marital relationships. Yet, there are limited services for same-sex couples. This article assumes an integrated humanistic and social justice advocacy stance to explore the needs of lesbian, gay, and bisexual…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Homosexuality, Interpersonal Relationship, Counseling Techniques
Del Moro, Ronald R. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study investigated processes, strategies, and frameworks that took place during group supervision classes, which best cultivate the self-awareness of Mental Health and Marriage and Family Counselors-in-Training (CITs). It was designed to explore factors across multiple theoretical models, which contributed to the cultivation of self-awareness…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Counselor Training, Mental Health Workers, Family Counseling
Lebow, Jay L.; Chambers, Anthony L.; Christensen, Andrew; Johnson, Susan M. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2012
This article reviews the research on couple therapy over the last decade. The research shows that couple therapy positively impacts 70% of couples receiving treatment. The effectiveness rates of couple therapy are comparable to the effectiveness rates of individual therapies and vastly superior to control groups not receiving treatment. The…
Descriptors: Evidence, Control Groups, Marriage Counseling, Therapy
Fox, Winifred Ellen – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Premarital education has been found to be an effective way to reduce risk factors of divorce, yet limited research existed on the use of premarital education with individuals who divorced and later remarried. Thus, remarrying couples, already at a higher risk of divorce than couples entering their first marriage, may be entering remarriage…
Descriptors: Marriage Counseling, Risk Management, Divorce, At Risk Persons
Abrahamson, Iona; Hussain, Rafat; Khan, Adeel; Schofield, Margot J. – Journal of Family Issues, 2012
Despite infidelity being a highly traumatic experience, not all couples end their relationship after discovery of the affair. The present study provides insights into the experience of couples who remained together after having experienced infidelity by one partner. Narrative inquiry methods were used to undertake and analyze in-depth interviews…
Descriptors: Altruism, Foreign Countries, Sexuality, Marriage
Ripoll-Nunez, Karen; Villar-Guhl, Carlos Felipe; Villar-Concha, Eduardo – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2012
There is a gap in the Marriage and Family Therapy literature regarding clients', therapists', and family judges' theories of change in relational therapy for family violence. We conducted in-depth interviews with eleven court-referred families, their therapists, and two family judges in Bogota, Colombia. Interviews focused on their expectations of…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Judges, Counseling Techniques, Family Violence
Neely, Jason; Amatea, Ellen S.; Echevarria-Doan, Silvia; Tannen, Tina – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2012
This article introduces marriage and family therapists (MFT) to some of the common issues faced by families that have a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). First, autism is defined and common myths surrounding it are discussed. Next, relational challenges are presented that families report experiencing during early childhood through the…
Descriptors: Autism, Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Counseling
Sher, Tamara Goldman – Behavior Therapy, 2012
This paper provides a commentary on the special series on universal processes and common factors in couple therapy. The authors in this section share their insights, from varying perspectives, about what it is in couples therapy and relationship education programs that work, why they work, and for whom they work best. In so doing, these articles…
Descriptors: Marriage Counseling, Therapy, Graduate Medical Education, Constructivism (Learning)
Awosan, Christiana I.; Sandberg, Jonathan G.; Hall, Cadmona A. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2011
Past research on Black clients' utilization of therapy focused on the barriers that prevent Black clients from attending therapy and the reasons for these barriers. However, few studies have been conducted that focus on how Black clients attending therapy actually experience these barriers. This study utilized both Likert and open-ended questions…
Descriptors: Counselor Attitudes, Cultural Differences, Family Counseling, Therapy