The Family Life Cycle with Dr. Monica McGoldrick

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The Family Life Cycle with Dr. Monica McGoldrick

Season 3: Special Episode

Welcome to Elevator Systems! To end Season 3, we are interviewing Dr. Monica McGoldrick about her book The Expanded Family Life Cycle, the importance of systems thinking, and some of her memories with Dr. Murray Bowen.

Monica McGoldrick, M.A., LCSW, Ph.D. (Honorary), is the Director of the Multicultural Family Institute in Highland Park, New Jersey and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Monica has written and spoken widely on topics such as culture, gender, the family life cycle, loss, and genograms. Three of her most notable books include: The Expanded Family Life Cycle, Ethnicity and Family Therapy, and Genograms: Assessment and Intervention.

Resources
  • Monica McGoldrick website
  • Monica McGoldrick and Betty Carter: The Expanded Family Life Cycle
  • Louise Aronson: Elderhood
  • Patrick Stinson: Family Diagram App

Thank you for your interest in family systems.

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