FSoS Professor Tai Mendenhall is among a team of editors of the new book, Clinical Methods in Medical Family Therapy that outlines research-informed practices and applications of Medical Family Therapy (MedFT) across a range environments and clinical populations. This comprehensive resource is for any behavioral health student, trainee, or professional seeking to understand and gain skills requisite for entering the healthcare workforce.
University of Minnesota faculty, alumni, students and community partners were among the collaborators for the book, including Professor Bill Doherty (Family Social Science) and Dr. Macaran Baird (Family Medicine & Community Health).
Family Social Science Alumni included:
- Jerica Berge
- Diego Garcia-Huidobro
- Stephanie Trudeau
- Lisa Trump
- Katharine (“Kit”) Didericksen
- Cigdem Yumbul
- Max Zubatsky
University of Minnesota Community Partners included:
- Jonathan Bundt
- Rosanne Kassekert
- Elizabeth (“Nan”) LittleWalker
Mendelhall also engaged two FSoS Undergrads in copy-editing and manuscript-prep: Therese Nichols (now an alumni) and Catherine Futoransky.
The book was written to be applicable for a wide variety of healthcare disciplines, including family therapy, counseling nursing, medicine, psychology and social work.
