Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Rural Marriage and Family Therapists: A Pilot Study

  • Published:
Contemporary Family Therapy Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Marriage and family therapists practice in more than a third of the rural counties in the United States. However, little is known about the practice patterns of marriage and family therapists who practice in rural settings. This pilot study examined the clinical practice and community involvement of a sample of licensed marriage and family therapists in rural Texas. The results contribute to a small but developing body of research about a relatively unknown group of practitioners.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • AAMFT (2003, April 15). 2002 AAMFT member survey of clinical practices and approaches to substance abuse. Retrieved January 15, 2004 from http://www.aamft.org

  • D. Bagarozzi (1982) ArticleTitleThe family therapist’s role in treating families in rural communities: A general systems approach Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 8 51–58

    Google Scholar 

  • D. Bergman (2004) ArticleTitleMarriage and family therapists serving rural clients Family Therapy Magazine 3 IssueID6 32–34

    Google Scholar 

  • R. Bischoff C. Hollist C. Smith P. Flack (2004) ArticleTitleAddressing the mental health needs of the rural underserved: Findings from a multiple case study of a behavioral telehealth project Contemporary Family Therapy 26 IssueID2 179–198 Occurrence Handle10.1023/B:COFT.0000031242.83259.fa

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Boyer, P. (2001). Clinical supervision in a rural/frontier state. AAMFT Supervision Bulletin, Winter/Spring, 5–6

  • K. Brownlee (1994) ArticleTitleResponding to client-therapist relationships in rural areas: The suitability of constructivist family therapy Family Therapy 21 IssueID1 11–23

    Google Scholar 

  • Derrig-Palumbo K., & Zeine F. (2005). Online therapy: A therapist’s guide to expanding your practice. New York: Norton. Family Therapy Magazine (2002), 1(5)

  • M. Hines (1994) ArticleTitleUsing the telephone in family therapy Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 20 175–184

    Google Scholar 

  • A. Hovestadt D. Fenell B. Canfield (2002) ArticleTitleCharacteristics of effective providers of marital and family therapy in rural mental health settings Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 28 IssueID2 225–231 Occurrence Handle11977382

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • A. Jurich C. Russell (1987) ArticleTitleFamily therapy with rural families in a time of farm crisis Family Relations 36 364–367

    Google Scholar 

  • E. Markowski H. Cain (1983) ArticleTitleMarital and family therapy training and supervision: A regional model for rural mental health Clinical Supervisor 1 65–75

    Google Scholar 

  • R. Miller (2002) ArticleTitleThe rural elderly: Access to mental healthcare Family Therapy Magazine 1 IssueID6 24–25

    Google Scholar 

  • J. Monnier R. Knapp B. Fruch (2003) ArticleTitleRecent advances in telepsychiatry: An␣Updated review Psychiatric Services 54 1604–1609 Occurrence Handle10.1176/appi.ps.54.12.1604 Occurrence Handle14645799

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • F. Piercy A. Hovestadt D. Fenell E. Franklin D. McKeon (1982) ArticleTitleA comprehensive training model for family therapists serving rural populations Family Therapy 9 IssueID3 239–249

    Google Scholar 

  • Rosman, M., & Van Hook, P. (1998). Changes in rural communities in the past twenty-five years: Policy implications for rural mental health. Plenary presentation at the annual meeting of the National Association for Rural Mental Health. Retrieved March 15, 2004 from http://www.narmh.org/pages/refone.html

  • D. Satcher (1999) Rural mental health services In mental Health: A report of the Surgeon General U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC

    Google Scholar 

  • U.S. Bureau of the Census (2000). Census 2000 urban and rural classification. Retrieved February 15, 2004 from http://www.census.gov/geo/www/ua/ua_2k.html

  • U.S. Department of Agriculture (2003). Economic Research Service new definitions of what is rural. Retrieved February 15, 2004 from http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/Rurality/WhatisRural/

  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (1997). Mental health providers in rural and isolated areas. Final report of the ad hoc rural mental health provider work group. Retrieved February 27, 2004 from http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/SMA98-3166/default.asp

  • L. Valentine K. Stewart (1992) ArticleTitleRaids upon the random in family therapy training: Discovering what becomes significant Contemporary Family Therapy 14 IssueID2 137–148 Occurrence Handle10.1007/BF00898082

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • D. Weigel B. Baker (2002) ArticleTitleUnique issues in rural couple and family counseling The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families 10 IssueID1 61–69

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Marriage and Family Therapy, Texas Tech University at Fredericksburg, 102 E. San Antonio, Suite D, Fredericksburg, TX, 78624

    James Morris

Authors
  1. James Morris
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to James Morris.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Morris, J. Rural Marriage and Family Therapists: A Pilot Study. Contemp Fam Ther 28, 53–60 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-006-9694-3

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-006-9694-3

Keywords

Search

Navigation