COLUMNS AND ARTICLES WRITTEN BY OR CONTRIBUTED TO BY CFR STAFF
Council for Relationships' expert staff have contributed to numerous publications. The following is a sample of their published work.
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted? Philadelphia Inquirer, May 17, 2004; Stacey Burling, Inquirer Staff Writer, Michael Bridges, Phd, Contributor. Click Here to Read this Article.
Children in Pain, Journal of Pediatric Psychology,
V.18, 1993, p. 11-412; Kenneth Covelman
Joining Mind and Body, Family Systems Medicine Newsletter,
V. #4, 1992, pp.3-4; Kenneth Covelman
Development of an Interdisciplinary Pain Service, Journal
of Pain and Symptom Management, V. #6, 1991, p.187;
Kenneth Covelman et. al.
Pediatric Pain Control: A family Systems Model, In
Advances in Pain Research and Therapy: Pediatric Pain, V.
15, 1990, pp.225-236; Kenneth Covelman et. al.
Hypnosis: A Part of the Structure in Family Therapy,
In Adjunctive Techniques in Family Therapy, 1985, pp.247-267;
Kenneth Covelman et. al.
Adolescent Runaways: A Structural Family Therapy Perspective,
In Adolescents and Family Therapy: A Handbook of Theory and
Practice, 1985, pp.343-362; Kenneth Covelman and J. Lappin
Distressed Couples and Marriage Education. Family Relations, April 2005; DeMaria, Rita.
Integrating Marriage Enrichment and Marital Therapy: A Case
Study of PAIRS, A Contemporary Psychoeducational Marital Intervention
Program (PAIRS - Practical Application of Intimate Relationship
Skills), Families, December 1994; DeMaria, Rita.
Family Therapy and Child Welfare, Networker, January/February
1986; Also in Case Studies in Child Welfare, 1992; DeMaria,
Rita.
Strengthening and Promoting Healthy Marriages: Investigation of Programs to Strengthen and Support Healthy Marriages. Urban Institute, Washington, D.C., DeMaria, Rita, Project Consultant (2004), with Jennifer Ehrle Macomber, Julie Murray, Matthew Stagner; Funded by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Click Here to Read this Report.
Psychoeducation and Enrichment: Clinical Considerations for Couple and Family Therapy. DeMaria, Rita (2003). In T. L. Sexton, G. R. Weeks, & M. Robbins (Eds.) Handbook of Family Therapy, pp. 411-430.
Triggering Rage: Unresolved Trauma in Women's Lives.
Contemporary Family Therapy. Flemke, K. (In press).
Women's Experience of Rage: A Critical Feminist Analysis.
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 34, 58-74.; Flemke,
K., & Allen, K. R. (2008).
The Marginalization of Intimate Friendship Between Women Within
the Context of Therapy. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy,
13, 75-91; Flemke, K. R. (2001).
Imago Couples Dialogue: Treatment Enhancement With EMDR.
Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 12, 1-14; Flemke, K.
R., & Protinsky, H. (2001).
EMDR and Emotionally Oriented Couples Therapy. Contemporary
Family Therapy, 23, 153-168; Protinsky, H., Flemke, K. R.,
& Sparks, J. (2001).
Using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to Enhance
the Treatment of Couples. Journal of Marriage and Family
Therapy, 27, 157-164; Protinsky, H., Sparks, J., & Flemke,
K. (2001).
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing: Innovative Clinical
Applications. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy,
13, 125-135; Protinsky, H., Sparks, J., & Flemke, K. (2001).
Holocaust Narratives and Their Impact: Personal Identification and Communal Roles. Jewish Cultural Studies: Expression, Identity, and Representations, Oxford: Littman. S. Bronner, Editor; Spring 2008.
Money Talks. Chapter in The Couple and Family Therapist's Notebook: Haworth Clinical Practice Press, 2005.
Money: A Therapeutic Tool for Couples Therapy. Family Process, September 2007.
911, 302 or Take Deeps Breaths and Call Me in the Morning?
A Review of the Basics of Sound Clinical Care When Your Client
Becomes at Risk for Suicide. Pennsylvania Association for
Marriage and Family Therapy, Perspectives; Fall 2007.
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