Medical Family Therapy and Integrated Care

by Susan H. McDaniel

In this thorough revision and update of their classic text, the authors describe the impact of recent economic and structural changes in health care on the role of the medical family therapist. They describe how medical and mental health providers can learn to speak the same language, whether they collaborate in outpatient therapy, co-location settings, community health centers, or fully-integrated health systems. They also take into account exciting new advances in fertility treatments and genomic medicine, and assess the medical family therapist’s role in navigating the unique conflicts that can arise in families dealing with these and similar issues.

358 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2013

Reviews

[John Stinebaugh · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a good primer on integrated care. I think this would be a worthy reference handbook for anyone looking at the various aspects that can develop in integrated care and how to use systems theory to enhance those outcomes.

[Kara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Provides overview of specific areas of focus for those in the profession. Additionally, it describes the many roles that medical social workers can fill, however, may not correspond entirely with ones job duties due to agency restrictions and culture. Worth reading for 12 CEUs.