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THE GUILFORD PRESS
THERAPY IN THE REAL WORLD
Also from Nancy Boyd-Franklin
Black Families in Therapy, Second Edition:
Understanding the African American Experience
Nancy Boyd-Franklin
Children, Families, and HIV/AIDS:
Psychosocial and Therapeutic Issues
Edited by Nancy Boyd-Franklin, Gloria L. Steiner,
and Mary G. Boland
Reaching Out in Family Therapy:
Home-Based, School, and Community Interventions
Nancy Boyd-Franklin and Brenna Hafer Bry
Therapy
in the
Real World
Effective Treatments
for Challenging Problems
Nancy Boyd-Franklin
Elizabeth N. Cleek
Matt Wofsy
Brian Mundy
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Boyd-Franklin, Nancy.
Therapy in the real world : effective treatments for challenging problems /
Nancy Boyd-Franklin, Elizabeth N. Cleek, Matt Wofsy, Brian Mundy.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4625-1028-3 (hardback : acid-free paper)
1. Psychotherapy—Practice. 2. Counseling psychology—Practice.
3. Psychotherapists—Professional ethics. I. Cleek, Elizabeth N.
II. Wofsy, Matt. III. Mundy, Brian. IV. Title.
RC480.5.B69 2013
616.89′14—dc23
2013008653
To Dr. Peter Campanelli
in recognition of his vision and leadership at the
Institute for Community Living,
his outstanding contribution to our field,
and his ongoing support of all of us
and of this book project
About the Authors
Nancy Boyd-Franklin, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor (Professor II)
in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rut-
gers, The State University of New Jersey. She has received awards for
her outstanding contributions from many professional organizations,
including the American Family Therapy Academy, the Association of
Black Psychologists, the American Psychological Association (Divisions
45 and 43), the Association of Black Social Workers, and the American
Psychiatric Association. She is the author or editor of five books—Black
Families in Therapy: Understanding the African American Experi-
ence (1989, 2003); Children, Families, and HIV/AIDS: Psychosocial
and Therapeutic Issues (coeditor with Gloria L. Steiner and Mary G.
Boland; 1995); Reaching Out in Family Therapy: Home-Based, School,
and Community Interventions (with Brenna Hafer Bry; 2000); and
Boys into Men: Raising Our African American Teenage Sons (with
A. J. Franklin and Pamela Toussaint; 2001)—as well as numerous pro-
fessional articles and chapters.
Elizabeth N. Cleek, PsyD, is a Vice President at the Institute for Com-
munity Living, Inc., in New York City, where she oversees the Program
Design, Evaluation, and Systems Implementation and Central Access
departments. Dr. Cleek’s work focuses on developing and supporting
systems wherein best-practice and evidence-based work can be imple-
mented. She has led and coauthored numerous successful grant- and
proposal-related initiatives for innovative programming, one of which
was awarded a Science and Service Award from the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration. Dr. Cleek also co-led the
development of an award-winning agency Clinical Risk Assessment and
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Intervention system, including the creation of tools, procedural guide-
lines, and systemic interventions. She has written and presented with
colleagues on the use of technology to support implementation of best-
practice work, the development and implementation of health-related
interventions for people with serious mental illness, and multisystems
work with families.
Matt Wofsy, LCSW, is Director of Evidence-Based Treatment and Prac-
tice Innovation at the Institute for Community Living, where he is
responsible for the identification, dissemination, and implementation
of best practices throughout a large behavioral health care agency. He
has extensive training experience in the area of adapting evidence-based
practices to diverse clinical settings and has presented his work at sev-
eral statewide and national conferences. Mr. Wofsy is the recipient of
the 2011 Exemplary Mid-Career Social Work Leader Award from the
New York City chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.
He is coauthor of the 2012 article “The Family Empowerment Program:
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Working with Multi-Stressed Urban
Families,” which appeared in Family Process; is Adjunct Professor at
the New York University Silver School of Social Work; and maintains a
private practice in New York City.
Brian Mundy, LCSW, is a Clinical and Evaluation Specialist at the Insti-
tute for Community Living, where he primarily supports clinicians and
service providers with making evidence-based practices live and breathe
in their work with clients. He is the recipient of the 2012 Emerging Social
Work Leader Award from the New York City chapter of the National
Association of Social Workers, and he has coauthored articles on the
role of intimacy in recovery, acceptance and commitment therapy, and
multisystemic work with families. Mr. Mundy is Adjunct Professor at
Long Island University and maintains a private clinical practice.
