Family Therapy as Socially Transformative Practice

Sally St. George PhD, RMFT, is anAssociate Professor and Director of the MSW Clinical Specialization in theFaculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary, and a Family Therapist andClinical Supervisor at the Calgary Family Therapy Centre. Practicing marriageand family therapy for the last 20 years, she is dedicated to creating andutilizing social constructionist principles in her teaching, research, andclinical practice. Sally is internationally known for her publications andpresentations that contain a focus on integrating across micro and macropractices as well as across research and clinical/therapeutic practice. Inaddition, Sally serves on the Boards of Directors for the Taos Institute andGlobal Partnership for Transformative Social Work both dedicated to living and expandingthe practice of social constructionism. She is also the Senior Editor of TheQualitative Report, an open-accessonline interdisciplinary journal which is committed to creating a learningcommunity of writers and reviewers to present solid, interesting, and novelworks of qualitative inquiry. Sally’s favorite leisure activity is ballroomdancing and her favorite partner is Dan Wulff.Dan Wulff PhD, RMFT, RSW, is an Associate Professor in theFaculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary and a Family Therapist andClinical Supervisor at the Calgary Family Therapy Centre. His research andpractice efforts center on an integrative practice of social work and familytherapy. Dan also serves on the Boards of Directors for the Taos Institute and Global Partnership for Transformative SocialWork as well as serving as a Co-Editor of The Qualitative Report.

• Transforming Therapy: Family Therapy, Social Justice, and Daily Practice.- Community-minded Family Therapy.- Researcher as Practitioner: Practitioner as Researcher.- Family Therapy as Socially Transformative Practice: Practical Strategies.- Learning to Speak Social Justice Talk in Family Therapy.- Everyday Solution-Focused Recursion: When Family Therapy Faculty, Supervisors, Researchers, Students, and Clients Play Well Together.- Family Therapy Stories: Stretching Customary Family Therapy Practices.