Advanced Methods in Family Therapy Research

Advanced Methods in Family Therapy Research provides an accessible, understandableprimer to advanced clinical research methods and statistics, all with the purpose ofadvancing therapy effectiveness and improving client care.This fully revised new edition is designed to help readers produce, consume, andunderstand research, keeping up to date with the latest developments in the field.Accessibly written with marriage and family therapists and researchers in mind, thechapters in the book address the changes in the research landscape of family therapyresearch, including new research designs, methods, and statistical techniques thatare now considered best practice. Contributing authors share their wisdom on awide variety of topics including randomized controlled trials, qualitative research, cultural adaptation research, and mixed methods research, with new chapters on metaanalysis, multilevel modelling, benchmarking, growth mixture modelling, Bayesianstatistics, and more. New information on how to consume as well as produce researchis featured, helping readers become informed consumers of journal articles andstudies, produce quality, publishable research, and write fundable grant proposals.With further readings lists and online materials for classes, this textbook is essentialreading for graduate students in MFT training, as well as MFT and clinical psychologyresearchers. It will also be an invaluable resource for marriage and family therapists tohelp them keep abreast of innovations in clinical practice.