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Clinical Challenges in Family Therapy - Audio Recording

Panelists discuss How Narrative Therapy Starves Anorexia To Death ; When Believing in Your Relationship Hurts: Relationship Efficacy and IPV ; "We Can't Afford Infertility Treatment!" Challenges in Family Therapy

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Alan Hawkins on Healthy Marriages

In this video professor Alan Hawkins discusses his research on healthy marriages, and the state and federal marriage initiatives.

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Michael P. Johnson on Intimate Partner Violence

In this video NCFR Fellow Michael P. Johnson discusses the Intimate Partner Violence typology he developed that has advanced the field of Family Violence.

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Pauline Boss on Ambiguous Loss

In this video, former NCFR president and Burgess Award Winner Pauline Boss discusses the theory of Ambiguous Loss, a term she coined in the 1970s.

Private Violence

From the executive producer and director: "We have produced a 21-minute educational film for domestic violence prevention educators. Divided into chapters, this short documentary offers a portrait of some of the many different issues related to domestic violence, and the attitudes that help to perpetuate this epidemic."

Setting YourSelf Free: Breaking the Cycle of Emotional Abuse in Family, Friendship, Work and Love

Since most parents love their children as much as they can, and in similar ways or reaction to how they were loved -- "Setting YourSelf Free" examines what gets in the way of the development of dignity, and shows that it is malignant, invisible cycles of emotional abuse. Emotional abuse is always part of physical and sexual abuse, but also appears separately and invisibly, growing in intensity as generations pass, unless there is intervention. Five cycles or patterns of emotional abuse are codified: rage, enmeshment, rejection/abandonment, severe neglect, and extreme over-protection and overindulgence. The book, with exercises, shows how emotional abuse, without intervention destroy marriages, families, friendships work settings, and communities.

The Codification and Treatment of Emotional Abuse in Structured Group Therapy

This article appeared in the International Journal of Group Psychotherapy. Emotional abuse in childhood, in contrast to physical or sexual abuse, is a form of maltreatment which has been slow to receive widespread discussion. Categorizing emotional abuse highlights the ongoing realities of emotionally abused individuals. The five categories introduced here help to classify developmental problems, create treatment plans, and identify preventive opportunities.

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Resource Guide for Military and Veteran Domestic Violence Program Staff

The Alliance of Military and Veteran Family Behavioral Health Providers - "Alliance" is a network of more than 600 providers and advocates from DoD agencies, the Services, the Department of Veteran Affairs, other federal agencies, academic institutions, non-profit organizations and community advocates. This resource guide provides information on Department of Defense Policies, topic specific information related to domestic violence issues and prevention, and International and National Organizations and Resources (including NCFR).

Ingrid Arnet Connidis, Ph.D., the University of Western Ontario

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Reflections on intergenerational relations

by Ingrid Arnet Connidis, Ph.D., the University of Western Ontario

Occasionally a concept comes along that resonates with the research community. A recent example is the idea of ambivalence. Despite some reservations, an impressive array of studies has used ambivalence in creative and thoughtful ways to enhance our understanding of intergenerational relations.

from Family Focus on Intergenerational Relationships

Who gets custody of Grandma after the divorce?

by Marilyn Coleman, Ph.D. and Lawrence Ganong, Ph.D., University of Missouri

Most Americans agree that "adult children should take care of their parents when they get old." But suppose that your parents divorced when you were 10 years old and your mother moved far away. Would that affect how you would feel about helping her? Would that make a difference to you?

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