Marriage & Family Therapy University of Rochester, School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
A three-year program
covering the full breadth of psychotherapy training in Marriage & Family
Therapy.
This type of psychotherapy views the whole family and
all of its individual members as a fluid system of interactions. It teaches
that change in one part of the family affects the rest of the family system.
Marriage & Family Therapy offers a wide range of
possible interventions for individuals, couples and families:
- use of talk
therapy to explore personal issues
- interactive therapy such as role plays,
writing, drawing
- whole family therapy, using the genogram (family tree) to
view patterns of behaviors & culture from generation to generation.
Post- specialty Fellowship: Family Systems Medicine University of Rochester, School of Medicine
Department of Family Medicine
Family Systems Medicine is a two-year fellowship for physicians who have already completed a medical specialty. Fellows receive training in the Bio-Psycho-Social model of medical care, while also teaching these skills to other physicians for use in every day practice.
The word Bio-Psycho-Social was coined by George Engel, M.D., a Rochester physician whose ground-breaking work in the field of illness and human relationships is still studied and practiced in the medical curriculum of many universities today.
The BPS model focuses on improving physician-patient relationships through enhanced communication, interviewing and empathy skills to approach the patient at their comfort level (patient-focused care).
Attention is given not only to patient needs, but to the larger sphere of life surrounding the patient (family, other relationships, job), all of which influence healing from illness.
University of Pavia, School of Medicine & Surgery Pavia, Italy
The University of Pavia is one of the oldest and most prestigious schools of medicine in Italy, founded in 1361.
Attracting students from around the world, the medical program provides both a rigorous grounding in medical science and numerous cross-cultural experiences.
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy
Medical Staff Privileges: Strong Memorial and Highland Hospitals
Unity Health System
Lifetime Health
Teaching, Senior Clinical Instructor
Departments of Family Medicine & Pediatrics
University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
