Contemporary Issues in Individual, Couple, and Family Lives and Treatment

Florence Kaslow, PhD, is President of Kaslow Associates, a coaching therapy and consulting firm. She was a Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Graduate School of Psychology, Florida Institute of Technology for 20 years. Prior to that, she was Dean of the Graduate School of Professional Psychology in South Florida. Formerly, she was a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia. She is author or editor of 32 books, 60 book chapters, and over 200 articles. She is Past President of the International Family Therapy Association, and the recipient of numerous professional awards, such as the American Psychological Association’s Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology and the American Psychological Foundation’s Gold Medal for Life Achievement in the Practice of Psychology.

• Chapter 1. Lilli Friedland, PhD, ABPP – Evolving Identities of Family and Self in Times of Turbulence.- Chapter 2. Alan Groveman, PhD, ABPP – The Use of Psychedelics in Couples Therapy.- Chapter 3. Florence W. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP – Four and Five Generation Families:  A Relatively New Phenomenon.- Chapter 4. Michele Harway, PhD, ABPP - Understanding Postpartum Disorders and their Impact on the Family.- Chapter 5. Laurie Plitcha Rothman, MD, ABFM, ABOMS – Contemporary Changes and Issues in Primary Care Medical Practice: Multifactorial Analysis of How Primary Care Has Changed in the 21st Century and How it Affects Patients and Physicians.- Chapter 6. Yolanda C. León, PsyD, APBdN, Brianalysse Nicolena Cedeño, BA – The Interface Between Relational Family Dynamics, Interventional Neurosurgery, and Neuropsychology.- Chapter 7. Mark I. Sirkin, PhD - Partners in Time: Multigenerational Family Businesses in the 21st Century.- Chapter 8. Nadine Kaslow, PhD, ABPP, Kallio Hunnicuut-Ferguson, PhD, ABPP, Samantha Patton, PhD, ABPP – Navigating Love Across the Political Spectrum.- Chapter 9. Michael Broder, PhD, Arlene Goldman, PhD – Twenty-First Century Relationship Trends and Norms in Psychotherapy.- Chapter 10. Florence W. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP – Handling Couples Issues Pertaining to Relocation and Finances.- Chapter 11. Karyne Beth Wilner, Psy.D. – The Rewards and Challenges of International Adoption.- Chapter 12. Florence W. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP – Summation and Epilogue.