MARCH / APRIL 2020 VOLUME 19, NO. 2
Working with Low-income Families
Contextualizing Our Work with Families in Varying Levels of Poverty
The foundational philosophies of our field, along with a post-modern lens, frame this discussion about at-risk families and those experiencing homelessness.
DeAnna Harris-McKoy, PhD, Yulonda Washington, MS, and Latisha Wilson, MS
An Overview of Child Maltreatment for Systemic Therapists
Childhood maltreatment can lead to pervasive behavioral, emotional, and relational problems. Therapy should address relationships, as they are at the heart of both maltreatment and the healing process.
Michael Fitzgerald, PhD
The term at-risk seems to imply individual responsibility for poverty instead of understanding the influence of the macro- and exo-system on individual lives.
Working with Trauma-impacted Families
Systemic therapists working with trauma-impacted families in public mental health systems can offer help through support networks, personal experience, coping strategies and other systemic interventions.
Kimiko Cheeley, MAMFT
A Message from the CEO — Washing Away Dated Policies
Any perturbation to routines tests our comfort, knowledge, skills, and experience. For me, a flat tire tests my ability to find my insurance card, locate the roadside assistance number, call that number and wait for a tow truck to find me and change the tire.
Tracy Todd
Recent Issues
JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2020
Family Therapy Magazine – January / February 2020
Topics including screen time, social media, and divorce, remarriage, and blended families.
MAY / JUNE 2020
Helping Families Cope During the Pandemic
Topics including life in lockdown, taking therapy outdoors, and COVID-19 and school closures.
