APA Handbook of Contemporary Family Psychology Volume 1: Foundations, Methods, and Contemporary Issues Across the Lifespan; Volume 2: Applications and Broad Impact of Family Psychology; Volume 3: Family Therapy and Training

Edited and authored by leaders in the field, this comprehensive three-volume set lays a solid foundation for integrating theory, research, practice, and policy in contemporary family psychology. Volume 1 describes the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of the discipline, including an overview of traditional theories; influential contemporary theories; and complex research designs, statistical modeling, and experience sampling, among other topics. The volume presents a lifespan approach to family psychology, recognizing the importance of addressing how families change over time, and it discusses different forms of contemporary families. Volume 2 focuses on the application of family psychology to an array of mental and physical health conditions, societal issues, and shared systems such as schools and health care. Volume 3 addresses contemporary couple, family, and parenting interventions grounded in family psychology theory and science, as well as issues related to family psychology training. The vast scope of the handbook argues that family psychology has evolved to have a major impact not only on the practice of psychology, but also on how researchers in the field investigate the complexities of the human condition.

About the Editor-in-Chief
 
Barbara H. Fiese, PhD, is a clinical and developmental psychologist whose research focuses on family factors that promote health and well-being in children. She holds the Pampered Chef, Ltd., Endowed Chair in Family Resiliency and is professor and director of the Family Resiliency Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with affiliated appointments in the Departments of Pediatrics and Psychology. She is considered one of the national experts in the role that shared family mealtimes may play in promoting health. Dr. Fiese is a principal investigator or coinvestigator on multiple federally funded projects aimed at examining environmental and biological factors contributing to early nutritional health, including the STRONG Kids 2 project, which takes a cell-to-community approach to dietary habits from birth, and the Illinois Transdisciplinary Obesity Prevention Program, an innovative transdisciplinary MPH/PhD training program in obesity prevention. She is also the principal investigator on several projects aimed at increasing the efficiencies of summer and after-school feeding programs for food insecure children and youth. She is past president of the Society of Family Psychology, editor of the Journal of Family Psychology, and inaugural editor of Advances in Child and Family Policy and Practice.

Volume 1: Foundations, Methods, and Contemporary Issues Across the Lifespan
Editorial Board
About the Editor-in-Chief
Contributors
A Note From the Publisher
Introduction
I. Influential Theories in Couple and Family Psychology
1. Systems Unify Family Psychology
2. Psychodynamic Theories of the Family
3. Stress and Coping in Families
4. Contemporary Family Psychotherapy: Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Theories
5. Biopsychosocial Theories
6. Feminist Theories in Contemporary Couple and Family Psychology
7. An Attachment Perspective on Family Relations
8. Social Constructionism in Couple and Family Therapy: Narrative, Solution-Focused, and Related Approaches
9. Social Ecological Theory: Family Systems and Family Psychology in Bioecological and Bioecocultural Perspective
II. Contemporary Issues in Couple and Family Psychology Theory
10. Family Relationship Dynamics: A Developmental Perspective
11. An Overview of Biological Methods in Family Science
12. How Family Relationships Shape Children's Extrafamilial Relationships: Gene–Environment Interplay
13. Family Resilience: The Power of Rituals and Routines in Family Adaptive Systems
14. Broadening Perspectives on Poverty: Implications for Family Well-Being and Children's Development
III. Family Psychology Research Methods
15. Survey and Interview Assessment Approaches in Research With Families
16. Observational Methods: Overview
17. Contemporary Quantitative Statistical Methods for Family Psychology
18. Applying Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research in Family Psychology
19. Understanding Couple and Family Dynamics Through Dyadic Methodology
20. Fixed Allocation and Dynamic Adaptive Intervention Designs for Family Psychology
21. Ecological Momentary Assessment and Related Intensive Longitudinal Designs in Family and Couples Research
22. Biological Measurements and Family Psychology
IV. Families Across the Lifespan
Relationship Initiation: Bridging the Gap Between Initial Attraction and Well-Functioning Communal Relationships
Dating and Couple Formation
Marriage and Committed Partnerships
The Transition to Parenthood in Social Context
Coparenting
Parenting at Risk and Contemporary Family Systems
Siblings
Fathers
Grandparenthood
Families With Infants and Young Children
Families With Adolescents
Families at Midlife
Late-Life Families
Loss and Bereavement in Families: A Systemic Framework for Recovery and Resilience
V. Contemporary Families
Cohabitation and Single Mothering in the United States: A Review and Call for Psychological Research
Marital Separation and Divorce: Correlates and Consequences
Remarriage and Stepfamilies
Adoption
LGBTQ Parent Families
Foster Families
Contemporary Military Families: Service in the Post-September 11 Era
Index

Volume 2: Applications and Broad Impact of Family Psychology
Editorial Board
Contributors
I. Family Health
Psychopathology and Couple and Family Functioning
Mood and Anxiety Disorders
The Importance of Family-based Treatments for Bipolar Spectrum Disorders and Psychotic Disorders
A Family Systems Framework for Adolescent Antisocial Behavior: The State of the Science and Suggestions for the Future
Pediatric Chronic Health Conditions: Adaptation Within the Family Context
The Family, Chronic Illness, and Disability: An Integrative Practice Model
Family Support and Caregiving in Middle and Late Life
The Influence of Chronic Family Stressors on Adult Health
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle: The Family and Parenting Context of Children's Sleep
Families Affected by HIV
Nutritional Health
Physical Activity and Active Lifestyles
II. Intersection of Family Psychology With Other Systems
Families and the Health Care System
Families and Schools
Families and Organized After-School Activities for Youth
Supporting Families of Young Children for the 21st Century: Charting an Evidence-Based Direction
Families and the Juvenile Justice System
Families and the Legal System: Approaches to Parental Divorce and Separation
Culturally Competent Systems of Care for Military Families
Transcending Barriers to Build Bridges Between Family Psychology and Religious Organizations
Families and Food System Programs
Families and Community-Based Programs: Characteristics, Engagement, and Dissemination
Media and the Family
Families and Workplaces
III. Family Psychology and Societal Grand Challenges
Intimate Partner Violence and the Family
Culture and Family Functioning
The Complexities of Immigration and Families: Theoretical Perspectives and Current Issues
Economic Strain and Job Loss
Child Maltreatment and the Family
Family-Level Risk and Protective Factors Associated With Youth Bullying and Peer Victimization
Incarcerated Parents
The Experience of Family Homelessness
Traumatic Stress Within the Family
Natural Disasters
Terrorism Exposure and the Family: Where We Are, and Where We Go Next
Substance Use and Substance Problems in Families: How Families Impact and Are Impacted by Substance Use
IV. Broad Impact of Family Psychology
In Search of a Global Family Psychology: Challenges and Perspectives
Public Health and Family Psychology
Public Policy and Family Psychology
Family Advocacy in Children's Mental Health: Past, Present, and Strategies for a Successful Future
International Family Psychology
Family Forensic Psychology
Index

Volume 3: Family Therapy and Training
Editorial Board
Contributors
I. Foundational Issues in Family Therapy
Brief History of Couple and Family Therapy
Relational Disorders and Beyond
Couple and Family Assessment
Ethical and Legal Issues in Family and Couple Therapy
Evaluating the Efficacy of Couple and Family Therapy
II. Family Therapy Models
Family-Based Treatments for Substance Abuse
Structural Family Therapy
Brief Strategic Family Therapy: A Systematic Approach to Addressing Emerging Clinical Challenges Across 40 Years of Model Development
Solution-Focused Brief Family Therapy
Multiple Family Group Therapy
Functional Family Therapy: An Evidence Based, Family-Focused, and Systemic Approach for Working With Adolescents and Their Families
Medical Family Therapy
Multisystemic Therapy®: Clinical Procedures, Outcomes, and Implementation Research
Behavioral Family Therapy
Rituals in Contemporary Couple and Family Therapy
III. Couple Therapy Models
Cognitive Behavioral Couple Therapy
Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples: At the Heart of Science and Practice
Couple and Relationship Education
Sexuality and Intimacy
IV. Parenting Programs
The Incredible Years® Series: An Internationally Evidenced Multimodal Approach to Enhancing Child Outcomes
Coping Power
Parent–Child Interaction Therapy
The Family Check-Up: A Strength-Based Approach to Preventing and Treating Problem Behavior in Children and Adolescents
The Triple P System: Parenting Support for Every Family
V. Education, Training, and Careers
Competencies in Couple and Family Psychology for Health Service Psychologists
Essentials of Multidisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Graduate Education in Couple and Family Psychology
Internship and Postdoctoral Training in Couple and Family Psychology
Preparing for a Faculty Position in Family Psychology
Couple and Family Psychology Practice: Scope, Diversity, and Pathways to Specialty Certification
Lessons Learned in Training Couple and Family Psychologists
Index