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Thomas W. Blume, FT Section Chair

Family Therapy Section News

By Thomas W. Blume, Section Chair
February 01, 2012

We had strong attendance this year in      Orlando-somewhere around 50 people packed the room as Chair-Elect Christi McGeorge led a mentoring-themed activity in which we divided up as mentors or mentees and met people we'd never talked to before. We hope to follow up at next year's meeting with a speed-mentoring activity. You won't want to miss it!.

Dr. Benjamin Caldwell
from Career Development

Choosing the MFT program that’s right for you

By Ben Caldwell, PsyD

Aspiring Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs) have lots of options for graduate school; there are more than 100 COAMFTE-accredited programs around the US. How should you go about choosing the school that is right for you?

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from NCFR Elections Process

2012 NCFR Section Election Results

March 08, 2012

The NCFR membership has elected new Section Officers who will take office after the 2012 NCFR Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

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from NCFR Elections Process

2012 NCFR National Election Results

March 08, 2012

The NCFR membership has elected new national officers who will take office after the 2012 NCFR Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

from Download Issues

Spring 2012 NCFR Report Magazine

Family Focus on Military Families

Military families...research, historical overviews, practice and programs. Introduction by Shelly MacDermid Wadsworth, Ph.D. CFLE, Purdue University.

Special access: Since the well-being of military families has re-emerged as an important topic for our nation during the last decade, this issue of NCFR Report is available to all readers.

from Section Awards

Erika Grafsky and Markie L.C. Blumer win Family Therapy Section Awards

January 17, 2012

Erika Grafsky wins the Family Therapy Section Best Student Research Paper Award and Markie L.C. Blumer wins the Family Therapy Section Best New Professional Research Paper.

from Section Awards

Jessica Fish and Rashmi Gangamma win Family Therapy Section Awards

January 17, 2012

Jessica Fish wins the Family Therapy Section Best Student Poster Award and Rashmi Gangamma wins the Family Therapy Section Best New Professional Poster Award

Kathleen Briggs Outstanding Mentor Award

January 17, 2012

Please view the PowerPoint linked to this page to learn more about the career of Dr. Kathleen Briggs for whom the Kathleen Briggs Outstanding Mentor Award is named.

Thomas W. Blume, FT Section Chair

Family Therapy Section Colleagues

By Thomas W. Blume, Chair
January 03, 2012

Time has flown by since many of us saw each other at our annual section meeting in Orlando. We had strong attendance--somewhere around 50 people packed the room as Chair Elect Christi McGeorge led a Mentoring themed activity in which we divided up as mentors or mentees and met some people we'd never talked to before. We hope to follow up at next year's meeting with a speed-mentoring activity

Thomas W. Blume, FT Section Chair

Family Therapy Section News - December Report

By Thomas W. Blume, Chair
January 03, 2012

Family Therapy 2011 Annual Conference news:

Richard & Karen Wampler Photo
from Press Room News

First Kathleen Briggs Mentoring Award conferred on Karen and Richard Wampler

2011 Kathleen Briggs Outstanding Mentor Award
November 08, 2011

The Family Therapy Section of National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) has conferred the Section’s Kathleen Briggs Mentoring Award jointly to Drs. Karen and Richard Wampler of Michigan State University. This first Briggs Award recognizes the Wamplers’ years of service to the fields of couple and family therapy and family studies.

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

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.

Marilyn Coleman and Larry Ganong
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?

Marie LaHaye
for Members ONLY

Family stress and risk in grandparent-headed households

by Marie LaHaye, M.S. candidate and graduate research assistant, Project HOME, Family & Developmental Studies Program, Colorado State University

Imagine you have just retired from teaching and are looking forward to retirement and pursuing your own interests. Then, one afternoon, you receive a call from social services that your daughter has been arrested, so her two children are being placed in your care. What will you do?