The Couple and Family Technology Framework

This book introduces the Couple and Family Technology (CFT) framework, a multi-theoretical approach that doesn't require clinicians to change their preferred clinical approach, and a new discipline of family research: Couple and Family Technology. This discipline integrates three broad perspectives in family science and helps therapists maintain a systemic focus in assessing and treating couples where issues of the Internet and new media are problematic.

Katherine M. Hertlein, PhD, is an associate professor and program director of the Marriage and Family Therapy program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Markie L. C. Blumer, PhD, is an assistant professor and the Delta Kappa (International Marriage and Family Therapy Honor Society) Zeta chapter faculty advisor in the Marriage and Family Therapy program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

1. Couple and Family Technology: The Emergence of a New Discipline 2. The Basics of Online Coupling 3. Issues E-merging in Couple Life 4. The Couple and Family Technology Framework 5. Ecological Influences on the Couple System 6. The Interactional Nature of Structure and Function 7. Assessment in the CFT Framework 8. Treatment of Internet-Based Problems Through the CFT Framework 9. Toward a Developmentally Diverse E-Couple Lifespan 10. Technology, Risks, and Relationships Appendices.