Our contributors to this Family Focus section of NCFR Report examine the work of family therapy in several contexts: feminism; health care; military families; gay, lesbian, and bisexual couples; DSM-5 changes; and career/practice development.

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• Closure: Why It's a Myth — by Pauline Boss, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, Department of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota
• Mate Selection in the United Arab Emirates — by Kennon Rider, Ph.D., CFLE, associate professor, Zayed University, private practitioner of marriage and family therapy, Dubai
• Searching for a Model and Theory of Mentoring — by Richard S. Wampler and Karen S. Wampler, Michigan State University
• Responding to Disaster: Family Therapists in Fieldwork — by Tai J. Mendenhall, Ph.D., LMFT, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• Toward Mutual Support: A Feminist, Socioemotional Approach to Couple Therapy — by Carmen Knudson-Martin and Douglas Huenergardt, Department of Counseling and Family Sciences, Loma Linda University
• The New DSM-5 and Its Impact on NCFR — by Rose E. Constantino, Ph.D., J.D., R.N., FAAN, FACFE, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
• Feminist Family Therapy — by Christi R. McGeorge, North Dakota State University, and Leigh A. Leslie, University of Maryland
• Therapists Coming Out of the Closet: Affirmative Couple and Family Therapy with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients — by Christi R. McGeorge, Ph.D., and Tom Stone Carlson, Ph.D., North Dakota State University
• Family Therapy in Healthcare Contexts: A Call to Action — by Aubry Koehler, M.A.; Roberta Bellamy, M.S.; Jennifer Hodgson, Ph.D.; and Josh Fowler, M.S.; East Carolina University, Department of Child Development and Family Relations
• Increasing Positive Behavior in Couples — by Leonard Sturdivant, M.S., doctoral student, MFT, Department of Human Development, Virginia Tech
• Charting Your Course as a Private Practitioner — by William D. Allen, Ph.D., LMFT
• Intimate Partner Violence in the Military — by Sandra M. Stith, Ph.D., professor, School of Family Studies and Human Services, Kansas State University

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