Chestnut Hill College Professor Co-authors Book on Stepfamily Therapy

Scott Browning, Ph.D. professor of psychology at has co-authored a new book, “Stepfamily Therapy: A 10 Step Clinical Approach”.

Co-authored with Elise Artelt, a licensed marriage and family therapist from Wayne, Pa., this book integrates clinically validated interventions within an original theoretical framework for stepfamily.

Over the last 30 years, systemic approaches to family therapy have been largely successful at treating even the most intractable problems in family functioning. However, stepfamilies have long proven a particular challenge for family therapists.

The authors guide readers through their 10-step model, emphasizing techniques that range from the conceptual--determining the unique structure of the stepfamily to help guide treatment--to more concrete interventions, from identifying and encouraging empathy, to identifying and challenging unhelpful beliefs, and assisting in work with co-parents.

Scott Browning, Ph.D., is a professor in the doctoral clinical psychology
program at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia and has been a leader in stepfamily therapy both nationally and internationally for over twenty years.