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             ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY: RELATIONSHIP ENHANCEMENT®

                   THERAPY, ENRICHMENT, AND PROBLEM PREVENTION

          PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS

 

*  Key applied articles.           Key multi-area/overview/theory/paradigm/research articles.

(Videotapes are available for rental and purchase.)

    

      CONTENTS                                                                                                                           PAGE

 

1.        MULTI-AREA, OVERVIEW, THEORY, AND PARA­DIGMS............................................................................................ 1

      

2.        FAMILIES ................................................................................................................................................................................. 2

A.      Child Relationship Enhancement® Family Therapy (Filial Therapy)......................................................................... 2

   Videotapes ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6

B.       Parent and Foster Parent Training ................................................................................................................................ 6

  Videotapes....................................................................................................................................................................... 7

C.       Family Therapy, Problem Prevention, and Enrichment Programs............................................................................. 7

   Videotapes.................................................................................................................................................................... 10

      

3.       COUPLES................................................................................................................................................................................. 10

A.      Premarital.......................................................................................................................................................................... 10

B.       Couple Therapy, Problem Prevention, and Enrichment Programs.......................................................................... 11

           Videotapes.................................................................................................................................................................... 13

       

4.        RELATIONSHIP ENHANCEMENT® INDIVIDUAL THERAPY..................................................................................... 13

    

5.        SPECIAL PROBLEM CASES/ISSUES................................................................................................................................. 13

A.      Miscellaneous................................................................................................................................................................. 13

B.       Divorce ............................................................................................................................................................................ 14

C.       Drugs and Alcohol......................................................................................................................................................... 14

D.      Violence............................................................................................................................................................................ 14

E.       Diversity........................................................................................................................................................................... 15

    

6.        SPECIAL SETTINGS/POPULATIONS/TRAINING........................................................................................................... 15

A.      Treatment, Problem-Prevention, and Training Institutions and Groups (Psychiatric

Hospitals, Residential Institutions, e.g., College Dorms, Prisons. Training for Couple

and Family Therapists, Foster/Adaptive Parents, Leaders of Children’s Groups, etc.)...................................... 15

   Videotapes.................................................................................................................................................................. 16

B.       Organizational Development......................................................................................................................................... 16

C.       School: Preschool Through College Level................................................................................................................. 17

D.      Religious.......................................................................................................................................................................... 18

      

7.        RELATIONSHIP ENHANCEMENT® GROUP THERAPY................................................................................................ 18

A.    For Couples..................................................................................................................................................................... 18

B.       For Individual/Intrapsychic Problems......................................................................................................................... 19

 

8.        RELATIONSHIP ENHANCEMENT® ITEMS FOR GENERAL PUBLIC......................................................................... 19

A.      Written Materials ........................................................................................................................................................... 19

   Videotapes................................................................................................................................................................... 19

 

 

 

1.1        Authier, J., Gustafson, K. (1975). Guerney, B. G., Jr., & Kasdorf, J. A. The psychological practitioner as a teacher: A theoretical-historical practical review. The Counseling Psychologist, 5(2), 31-50.

 

1.2        Guerney, B. G., Jr. (1979). The great potential of an educational skill-training model in problem prevention. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 3(2), 84-86.

 

1.3        Guerney, B. G., Jr. (1977). Should teachers treat illiteracy, hypocalligraphy, and dysmathematica? Canadian Counsellor, 1977, 12(l), 9-14.

 

1.4        Guerney, B. G., Jr. (1978, June). The Relationship Enhancement program as an example of the skill-training approach to self-help. Paper presented at the International Workshop, "Changing Care and Cure: Patients as Facilitators in Care-Delivery," sponsored by the Inter-Academic Hospital Sciences Working Group. (I.W.Z.), Maastricht, Holland.

 

1.5        Guerney, B. G., Jr., Guerney, L., & Stollak, G. (1971/72). The potential advantages of changing from a medical to an educational model in practicing psychology. Interpersonal Development, 2(4), 238-245.

 

1.6        Guerney, B. G., Jr., Stollak, G. E., & Guerney, L. (1970). A format for a new model of psychological practice: Or, how to escape a zombie. The Counseling Psychologist, 2(2), 97-104.

 

1.7        Guerney, B. G., Jr., Stollak, G., & Guerney, L. (1971). The practicing psychologist as educator--An alternative to the medical practitioner model. Professional Psychology, 2(3), 276-282.

 

1.8        Guerney, B. G., Jr., & Vogelsong, E. L. (1980). Relationship Enhancement therapy. In R. Herink (Ed.), The Psychotherapy Handbook. New York: The New American Library, 562-565.

 

   1.9        Guerney, B. G., Jr. (1982). The delivery of mental health services: Spiritual vs. medical vs. educational models. In T. R. Vallance & P. M. Sabre (Eds.), Mental Health Services in Transition: A Policy Sourcebook. New York: Human Sciences Press, 239-241.

 

1.10      Morello, P. A., & Factor, D. C. (1981). Therapy as prevention: An educational model for treating families. Canada's Mental Health, 29, 10-11.

 

1.11      Joanning, H., Avery, A. W., Brock, G. W., & Coufal, J. (1980). The educational approach to social skills training in marriage and family intervention. In W. T. Singleton, P. Spurgeon, & R. B. Stammers (Eds.), Analysis of Social Skills. London: Plenum Press, 175-191.

 

   1.12      Guerney, B. G., Jr. (1982). Establishing a school for living cooperative: A proposal. In N. Stinnett et al. (Eds.), Building Family Strengths. Volume 4. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 277-290.

 

1.13      Factor, D. C., & Morello, P. A. (1980). Introduction to the skills approach in mental health services: An educational model of therapy. The Ontario Psychologist, 12, 5-6.

 

1.14      Guerney, B. G., Jr. (1985). The medical vs. the educational model as a base for family therapy research. In L. F. Andreozzi & R. F. Levant (Eds.), Integrating Research and Clinical Practice. Rockville, MD: Aspen Systems Corp., 71-79.

 

1.15      Guerney, B. G., Jr. (1990). Creating therapeutic and growth-inducing family systems: Personal mooring, landmarks and guiding stars. In Kaslow, F. (Ed.), Voices in Family Psychology, Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publishing Company, 114-138.

 


1.16      Guerney, B. G., Jr. (1994). The role of emotion in Relationship Enhancement marital/family therapy. In S. M. Johnson (Ed.) & L.S. Greenberg, The Heart of the Matter: Perspectives on Emotion in Marital Therapy. New York: Brunner/Mazel, Inc., 124-147.

 

   1.19      Guerney, L., Guerney, B. G., Jr. (1987). Integrating child and family therapy. Psychotherapy, 24(3S), 609-614.

 

* 1.20       Book: Guerney, B. G., Jr. (1977). Relationship Enhancement: Skill Training Programs for Therapy, Problem Prevention, and Enrichment. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, Inc. Available from NIRE/IDEALS, 12500 Blake Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904. Information/order: E-mail niremd@nire.org

 

* 1.21       Manual: Guerney, B. G., Jr. (1986). Relationship Enhancement® Manual, 226 pages. Available from NIRE/IDEALS, 12500 Blake Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904. Information/order: E-mail niremd@nire.org

 

* 1.22       Manual: Guerney, B. G., Jr. (1986). Relationship Enhancement® Marital/Family Therapist’s Manual, 214 pages. Available from NIRE/IDEALS, 12500 Blake Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904. Information/order: E-mail niremd@nire.org

 

* 1.23       Audio cassettes: Guerney, B. G., Jr., Vogelsong, E. (1981). Relationship Enhancement® Demonstration Tapes. Audio cassette recordings. Available from NIRE/IDEALS, 12500 Blake Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904. Information/order: E-mail niremd@nire.org

 

1.24      Giblin, P., Sprenkle, D. H., & Sheehan, R. (1985). Enrichment outcome research: A meta-analysis of premarital, marital and family interventions. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 11, 257-271.

 

1.25      Guerney, B. G., Jr. (Ed.) (1969). Psychotherapeutic agents: New roles for nonprofessionals, parents, and teachers. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.

 

1.26      Snyder, M. (1994). The development of intelligence in psychotherapy: Empathic and dialogic processes. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Winter 34(1), 84-108.

 

1.27      Guerney, B. G., Jr. (1995). Stemming family disintegration: Causes, symptoms, and role of psychosocial skill-training. In Family: The First Imperative. The William J. and Dorothy K. O'Neill Foundation, 30195 Chagrin Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44124, 117-129.

 

1.28      Manual: Guerney, B. G., Jr. (1997). Relationship Enhancement® Program Manual, 2nd edition, 10 pages. Available from NIRE/IDEALS, 12500 Blake Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904. Information/order: E-mail niremd@nire.org

 

1.29      Audio cassettes: Guerney, B. G., Jr. (1994). Relationship Enhancement® Audio Program. Audio cassette recordings. Available from NIRE/IDEALS, 12500 Blake Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904. Information/order: E-mail niremd@nire.org

 

   1.30      AAccordino, M. P., & Guerney, B. G., Jr. (2001). The empirical validation of Relationship Enhancement® couple and family therapy. In D. J. Cain & J. Seeman (Eds.), Humanistic Psychotherapies: Handbook of Research and Practice. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 403-442.

 

Also see references: 2.C13, 2.C14, 3.B28, 6.C19

                                                                            2. FAMILIES

 

 A. Child Relationship Enhancement® Family Therapy (Filial Therapy)

 

2.A1      Andronico, M. P., Fidler, J., Guerney, B. G., Jr., & Guerney, L. (1967). The combination of didactic and dynamic elements in filial therapy. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 17, 10-17.


Reprinted in B. G. Guerney, Jr. (Ed.), Psychotherapeutic Agents: New Roles for Nonprofessionals, Parents, and Teachers. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1969, 129-136.

 

2.A2      Ginsberg, B. G., Stutman, S. S., & Hummel, J. (1978). Notes for practice: Group filial therapy. Social Work, 23(2), 154-156.

 

2.A3      Ginsberg, B. (1976). Parents as therapeutic agents: The usefulness of filial therapy in a community psychiatric clinic. American Journal of Community Psychology, 4(l), 47-54.

 

   2.A4      Guerney, B. G., Jr. (1964). Filial therapy: Description and rationale. Journal of Consulting Psychology, 28(4), 303-310.

 

Reprinted in G. Stollak, B. G. Guerney, Jr., & M. Rothberg (Eds.), Psychotherapy Research: Selected Readings. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1966, 618-625.

 

Reprinted in B. G. Guerney, Jr. (Ed.), Psychotherapeutic Agents: New Roles for Nonprofessionals, Parents, and Teachers. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1969, 450-460.

 

2.A5      Guerney, B. G., Jr. (1969). Filial therapy as a logical extension of current trends in psychotherapy. In B. G. Guerney, Jr. (Ed.), Psychotherapeutic Agents: New Roles for Nonprofessionals, Parents, and Teachers. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 47-56.

 

   2.A6      Guerney, B. G., Jr. (1976). Filial therapy used as a treatment method for disturbed children. Evaluation, 3, 34-35.

 

* 2.A7       Guerney, B. G., Jr., Guerney, L., & Andronico, M. (1966). Filial therapy: Historical introduction. Yale Scientific Magazine, 40, 6-14.

 

Reprinted in B. G. Guerney, Jr. (Ed.), Psychotherapeutic agents: New Roles for Nonprofessionals, Parents, and Teachers. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1969, 461-465.

 

Reprinted in J. T. Hart & T. M. Tomlinson (Eds.), New Directions in Client Centered Therapy. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1970.

 

Reprinted in C. Schaefer (Ed.), The Therapeutic Use of Child's Play: Basic Readings. New York: Jason Aronson, 1977.

 

* 2.A8       Guerney, B. G., Jr., Guerney, L., & Stover, L. (1972). Facilitative therapist attitudes in training parents as psychotherapeutic agents. The Family Coordinator, 21(3), 275-278.

 

Reprinted in W. C. Nichols (Ed.), Marriage and Family Therapy. Minneapolis: National Council on Family Relations, 1974.

 

2.A9      Report: Guerney, B. G., Jr., & Stover, L. (1971). Filial Therapy: Final Report on MH 1826401, 156 pages. Available from NIRE/IDEALS, 12500 Blake Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904. Information/order: E-mail niremd@nire.org

 

2.A10    Guerney, L. (1976). Filial therapy program. In D. H. Olson (Ed.), Treating Relationships. Lake Mills, Iowa: Graphic Publishing Co., Inc., 67-91.

 

   2.A11    Stover, L., & Guerney, B. G., Jr. (1967). The efficacy of training procedures for mothers in filial therapy. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 4(3), 110-115.

 

Reprinted in B. G. Guerney, Jr. (Ed.), Psychotherapeutic Agents: New Roles for Nonprofessionals, Parents, and Teachers. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1969, 534-544.


   2.A12    Sywulak, A. E. (1978). The effect of filial therapy on parental acceptance and child adjustment. (Doctoral dissertation, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1977). Dissertation Abstracts International, 38, 6180B. (summary segment)

 

2.A13    Guerney, L. (1978, May). Training and evaluation of students as consultants in an adult-child Relationship Enhancement program. Professional Psychology, 193-197.

 

2.A14    Guerney, L. (1980). Filial therapy. In R. Herink (Ed.), The Psychotherapy Handbook. New York: The New American Library, Inc., 227-229.

 

2.A15    Sensué, M. E. (1981). Filial Therapy Follow-up Study: Effects on Parental Acceptance and Child Adjustment. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, The Pennsylvania State University. (summary segment)

 

2.A16    Guerney, L. (1979). Play therapy with learning disabled children. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 242-244.

 

* 2.A17     Guerney, L. (1983). Client-centered (non-directive) play therapy. In C. Schaefer & K. O'Connor (Eds.), Handbook of Play Therapy. New York: J. Wiley & Sons, 21-64.

 

2.A18    Guerney, L. (1982). Play therapy with the learning disabled. In C. Schaefer & K. O'Connor (Eds.), Handbook of Play Therapy. New York: J. Wiley & Sons, 419-435.

 

2.A19    Guerney, L. (1984). Play therapy in counseling settings. In T. Yawkey & A. Pellegrini (Eds.), Child's Play: Developmental and Applied. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 291-316.

 

* 2.A20     Guerney, L. (1983). Introduction to filial therapy. In P. Keller & L. Ritt (Eds.), Innovations in Clinical Practice: A Source Book (Vol. II). Sarasota, FL: Professional Resource Exchange, 26-39.

 

2.A21    Oxman, L. (1971). The effectiveness of Filial Therapy: A controlled study. (Doctoral dissertation, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 1971). Dissertation Abstracts International, 32, 1, 1B. (summary segment)

 

2.A22    Coufal, J. D., & Brock, G. W. (1979). Parent-child Relationship Enhancement: A skills training approach. In N. Stinnett, B. Chesser, & J. DeFrain, (Eds.), Building Family Strengths: Blueprints for Action (Vol. l). London: University of Nebraska Press, 233-256.

 

2.A23    Ginsberg, B. G. (1984). Filial therapy with retarded children and their families. American Psychology Bulletin (Vol. 6), November, 332-334.

 

2.A24    Ginsberg, B. G. (1984). Beyond behavior modification: Client-centered play therapy with the retarded. American Psychology Bulletin (Vol. 6), November, 321-324.

 

2.A25    Coufal, J. D., & Brock, G. W. (1983). A model for including children in parent skills training. Journal of Parenting Studies.

 

2.A26    Andronico, M. P. (1983). Filial therapy: A group for parents of children with emotional problems. In Rosenbaum (Ed.), Handbook of Short Term Therapy Groups. New York: McGraw Hill, 3-21.

 

2.A27    Levinger, A. C. (1990). Filial therapy combines parent education with play therapy. Communique, November, 16.

 

2.A28    Guerney, L. (1990). Parents as partners in treating behavior problems in early childhood settings. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 11(2), 74-90.

 

2.A29    VanFleet, R. (1992). Using filial therapy to strengthen families with chronically ill children. In L. VandeCreek, S. Knapp, & T. Jackson (Eds.), Innovations in Clinical Practice: A Source Book, (Vol. 11), Sarasota, FL: Professional Resource Press, 87-97.


2.A30    Ginsberg, B. G. (1976). Parents as therapeutic agents: The usefulness of Filial Therapy in a community mental health center. American Journal of Community Psychology, 4(1).

 

   2.A31    Guerney, L. (1975, April). A follow-up study on filial therapy. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, (summary).

 

2.A32    Glazer, H. R. (1992). Filial Therapy. International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors, Newsletter, Summer, 1-2.

 

* 2.A33     Glazer-Waldman, H. R., Zimmerman, J. E., Landreth, G. L., Norton, D. (1992). Filial therapy: An intervention for parents of children with chronic illness. International Journal of Play Therapy, (1), 31-42.

 

2.A34    Ginsberg, B. G. (1993). Catharsis. In C. E. Schaefer (Ed.), The Therapeutic Powers of Play, North Vale, NJ: Jason Aronson, Inc., 107-141.

 

2.A36    Eardley, D. (1979). An initial investigation of a didactic version of filial therapy dealing with self-concept increase and problematic behavior decrease. (Doctoral dissertation, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1978). Dissertation Abstracts International, 10 (39B). (summary segment)

 

2.A37    Guerney, L., Guerney, B. G., Jr. (1994). Child Relationship Enhancement family therapy and parent education.

In C. E. Schaefer & L. J. Carey (Eds.), Family Play Therapy, Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, Inc., 127-137.

 

2.A38    Book: VanFleet, R. (1994). Filial Therapy: Strengthening Parent-Child Relationships Through Play. Sarasota, FL: Professional Resource Press. Available from NIRE/IDEALS, 12500 Blake Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904. Information/order: E-mail niremd@nire.org

 

2.A39    Bratton, S., Landreth, G. (1995). Filial Therapy with single Parents: Effects on parental acceptance, empathy, and stress. International Journal of Play Therapy, 4(1), 61-80.

 

2.A40    Guerney, L., & Welsh, A. D. (1993). Two by two: A Filial therapy case study. In T. Kottman & C. Schaefer (Eds.), Play Therapy in Action: A Case Book for Practitioners. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson Publishing Company, 561-588.

 

2.A41    Johnson, L. (1995). Filial Therapy: A bridge between individual child therapy and family therapy. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 6(3), 55-70.

 

2.A42    Guerney, L. (1997). Filial Therapy. In K. O'Connor & L. Braverman (Eds.), Play Therapy: Theory and Practice. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 131-159.

 

2.A43    Manual: Ortwein, M. C. (1997). Mastering the Magic of Play: A Training Manual for Parents in Filial Therapy. Available from NIRE/IDEALS, 12500 Blake Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904. Information/order: E-mail niremd@nire.org

 

2.A45    Landreth, G. L., & Lobaugh, A. F. (1998). Filial Therapy with incarcerated fathers: Effects on parental acceptance of child, parental stress, and child adjustment. Journal of Counseling and Development, Spring, 76, 157-165.

 

2.A46    VanFleet, R. (1997). Play and perfectionism: Putting fun back into families. In H. G. Kaduson, D. Cangelosi, & C. Schaefer. (Eds.), The Playing Cure: Individualized Play Therapy for Specific Childhood Problems. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, Inc., 61-82.

 

2.A47    VanFleet, R. (1994). Filial Therapy for adoptive children and parents. In K. J. O’Connor, & C. E. Schaefer (Eds.), Handbook of Play Therapy (Vol. 2): Advances and Innovations. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 371-385.

 


2.A48    Nordling, W., Guerney, L. (1999). Typical stages in the child-centered play therapy process. Journal for the Professional Counselor, Spring, 14(1), 17-23.

 

2.A49    Guerney, L. (2000). Filial Therapy into the 21st century. International Journal of Play Therapy, 9(2), 1-17.

 

2.A50    VanFleet, R., Lilly, J., & Kaduson, H. (1999). Play Therapy for children exposed to violence: Individual, family, and community interventions. International Journal of Play Therapy, 8(1), 27-42.

 

2.A51    VanFleet, R. (2000). Understanding and overcoming parent resistance to Play Therapy. International Journal of Play Therapy, 9(1), 35-46.

 

2.A52    VanFleet, R. (2000). Short-term play therapy for families with chronic illness. In H. G. Kaduson & C. E. Schaefer (Eds.), Short-Term Play Therapy for Children, New York: Guilford Publications., Inc., 175-193.

 

2.A53    Guerney, L. (2001). Child-centered play therapy. International Journal of Play Therapy, 10(2), 13-31.

 

Videotapes

 

2.A35    Videotape: Vogelsong, E., Guerney, B. G., Jr., Guerney, L. (1980). Filial Therapy, VHS videotape, 40 minutes. Available from NIRE/IDEALS, 12500 Blake Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904. Information/order: E-mail niremd@nire.org