Family Communication, Journal of
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The Journal of Family Communication (JFC) (JFC) publishes research on all aspects of communication in families, to include communication in family systems, communication in family relationships, and families managing communication with social systems such as mass media, education, health care, and law & policy. In addition to empirical reports, theoretical essays, and review essays, the journal publishes articles pertaining to applied family communication, pedagogy, and educational materials. The journal includes diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives. Recent articles include: A Risk and Resiliency Model of Ambiguous Loss in Postdivorce Stepfamilies; Exploring the Influence of Family Communication Patterns, Cognitive Complexity, and Interpersonal Competence on Adolescent Risk Behaviors; and Communicative Responses to Hurtful Messages in Families.

Family Issues, Journal of
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The Journal of Family Issues is Published 8 times per year in Association with The National Council on Family Relations. It is devoted to the contemporary social issues and social problems related to marriage and family life, and to theoretical and professional issues of current interest to those who work with and study families. Recent articles include: Family Dynamics, Supportive Relationships, and Educational Resilience During Adolescence; Public Perceptions About Father Involvement: Results of a Statewide Household Survey; and Better Child Support Enforcement: Can It Reduce Teenage Premarital Childbearing?

Family Journal, The
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Published in association with International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors, The Family Journal advances the theory, research and practice of counseling with couples and families from a family systems perspective. The Family Journal blends theory, research and practice in each issue. In addition to articles reporting the latest research, the journal also features multiple columns that provide a wide variety of content. Recent articles include: Gender and Age Differences in the Topics of Parent-Adolescent Conflict; Encore Parenting: When Grandparents Fill the Role of Primary Caregiver; and Discovery, Confidentiality, and In Camera Review: Is It Possible to Serve Two Masters?

Family Law Journal
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Family Law Journal is a monthly international interdisciplinary magazine based in England covering a comprehensive range of family law issues. Recent topics have included adoption, child abuse, child support, divorce, domestic violence, mediation, and guardianship.

Family Law Quarterly
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Family Law Quarterly is the highly respected quarterly journal of the American Bar Association Section of Family Law, produced by ABA Publishing. It covers a wide range of topics on family law and family court systems including parental alienation, child support, Unified Family Courts, family mediation and ethical considerations for family attorneys.

Family Process
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Family Process is an international, multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal which is the official publication of The Family Institute. Since its launch over 40 years ago, Family Process has become a major resource that provides cutting edge research and clinical ideas about family and systems theory and practice. It publishes original articles, including theory and practice, philosophical underpinnings, qualitative and quantitative clinical research, training in couple and family therapy, family interaction, and family relationships with networks and larger systems. Recent articles include: Critical Consciousness, Accountability, and Empowerment: Key Processes for Helping Families Heal; The Developmental Course of Personal Authority in the Family System; and The Importance of Parents and Other Caregivers to the Resilience of High-risk Adolescents. Note: Family Process includes an innovative and dynamic feature: The Family Process Institute web site: www.familyprocess.org provides an open forum for interactive dialogue based on The Family Process Journal content.

Family Psychology, Journal of
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A highly esteemed quarterly publication of the American Psychological Association, The Journal of Family Psychology publishes original scholarly articles and is devoted to the study of the family system from multiple perspectives and to the application of psychological methods to advance knowledge related to family research, intervention, and policy. Recent articles include: Relocation of Children After Divorce and Children's Best Interests: New Evidence and Legal Considerations; A Legal Perspective On Family Psychology and Family Law; and Family Psychology and Family Law-A Family Court Judge's Perspective.

Family Relations
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Published five times per year by the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), Family Relations is an applied scholarly journal with a family practitioner focus. Emphasis is on relationships across the life cycle with implications for intervention, education, and public policy. Recent articles include: Portrayals of Stepfamilies in Film: Using Media Images in Remarriage Education; Adolescents' Perceptions of Marriage and Premarital Couples' Parent-Child Relationships; Quality of Life: Resilience Among Childhood Cancer Survivors; and Assessing The Impact of Community Marriage Policies On County Divorce Rates. Note: The National Council on Family Relations also publishes The Journal of Marriage and Family.

Families In Society
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Published by the Alliance for Children and Families, Families in Society is the oldest and one of the most respected journals in North America on social work and related social and human services. It has been in publication since 1920 and has had four titles: The Family (1920-1946), The Journal of Social Casework (1947-1949), Social Casework (1950-1989), and Families in Society (1990 to present). Families in Society is a respected forum for addressing the interests, activities, knowledge, and concerns of social service and human service professionals in direct practice as well as associates in management, supervision, policy and planning, social work education, and social work research. Recent articles include: When Family Reunification Works: Data-Mining Foster Care Records; Social Support for Changes in Adoption Practice: Gay Adoption, Open Adoption, Birth Reunions, and the Release of Confidential Identifying Information; and The Mental Health and Service Needs of Young Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Supportive Data. Note: Over 1,500 articles on hundreds of topics from the last 25 years are now online at familiesinsociety.org.

Family Social Work, Journal of
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Known as the first journal to focus exclusively on all aspects of social work with couples and families, The Journal Of Family Social Work strives to balance clinical relevance and academic exactitude. By uniting clinicians and researchers from social work, family enrichment, family therapy, family studies, family psychology and sociology, and child welfare, it stresses a blending of sociocultural contexts, the uniqueness of the family, and the person of the clinician. As an interdisciplinary forum, it provides a creative mixing of clinical innovation, practice wisdom, theory, and academic excellence. Recent articles include: The Use of Online Social Support by Foster Families; Gay and Lesbian Adoptive Families: An Exploratory Study of Family Functioning, Adoptive Child's Behavior, and Familial Support Networks; and Emergent Legal Definitions of Parentage in Assisted Reproductive Technology.

Family Violence, Journal of
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The Journal of Family Violence is an interdisciplinary forum for the publication of information on clinical and investigative efforts concerning all forms of family violence and its precursors, including spouse-battering, child abuse, sexual abuse of children, incest, abuse of the elderly, marital rape, domestic homicide, the alcoholic marriage, and general family conflict. The journal publishes clinical and research reports from a broad range of disciplines: clinical and counseling psychology, sociology, psychiatry, public health, criminology, law, marital counseling, and social work. Recent articles include: Judicial Dispositions of Ex-Parte and Domestic Violence Protection Order Hearings: A Comparative Analysis of Victim Requests and Court Authorized Relief; The Effects of a Police/Victim Assistance Crisis Team Approach to Domestic Violence; and A Measure of Court Response to Requests for Protection.

Field Methods
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Field Methods is a fully refereed journal containing methodologically-focused research articles, handy tips for working in the field, reviews of books and software, think pieces addressing key theoretical issues, and other important works for scholars, professionals and students who engage in fieldwork in the human sciences and the related professional fields. Articles examine data collection techniques and modes of analysis, the link between method and theory, and the impact of new technology on traditional field activities. Embracing both qualitative and quantitative methods in scientific and interpretive paradigms, the journal operates under the motto "methods belong to all of us." Field Methods is not only for researchers in the social sciences and the humanities, but is also for professionals in the delivery of social services, in government, and in the private sector who use field research to acquire knowledge. Recent articles include: Photo Interviews: Eliciting Data through Conversations with Children; and Demographic and Analysis of Small Populations Using the Own-Children Method.

Forensic Psychology Practice, Journal of
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The Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice presents new programs and techniques, analyzes existing policies and programs in their social context, and evaluates specific institutions and forensic procedures. Articles published in the journal demonstrate how practitioners can work more effectively, efficiently, and meaningfully with their respective client populations. Recent articles include: Revisiting the Need for Reform in the Disclosure of Tests and Raw Test Data to the Courts; Back to the Future: A Comment on the Use of Anatomical Dolls in the Forensic Interviews; and Competence to Stand Trial and Young Children: Is the Presumption of Competence Valid?

Future of Children
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Formerly published by The David & Lucile Packard Foundation, The Future of Children is now produced by Princeton University and the Brookings Institution. The Future of Children's purpose is to disseminate information on major issues related to children's well-being with special emphasis on providing objective analysis and evaluation, translating existing knowledge into effective programs and policies and promoting constructive institutional change. Note: All Future of Children Journal contents—past, present, and future—are available free of charge on its web site.