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Fragkiadaki, E., Triliva, S., Balamoutsou, S., & Prokopiou, A. (2013). The path towards a professional identity: An IPA study of Greek family therapy trainees. Counselling & Psychotherapy Research, 13(4), 290–299. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733145.2013.768287

Based on data from a qualitative study within a family therapy training program, these authors identified seven themes associated with the journey to professional identity as a systemic practitioner.

Jarvis-Selinger, S., Pratt, D. D., & Regher, G. (2012). Competency is not enough: Integrating identity formation into the medical education discourse. Academic Medicine, 87(2012), 1185-1190.

Although the article is focused on medical education, the discussion of how one develops a professional identity is relevant to other helping professions like MFT.

Goodman, J. M., Morgan, A. A., Hodgson, J. L., & Caldwell, B. E. (2018). From private practice to academia: Integrating social and political advocacy into every MFT Identity. Journal of Marital & Family Therapy, 44(1), 32–45. doi:10.1111/jmft.12298

This article suggests ways that a skill set related to social and political advocacy is a good fit with relational/systemic professional identity. The authors also discuss the merits of doing so.

Wampler, K. S., Blow, A. J., McWey, L. M., Miller, R. B., & Wampler, R. S. (2019). The profession of couple, marital, and family therapy (CMFT): Defining ourselves and moving forward. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 45(1), 5–18. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12294

Wampler and colleagues discuss the continued evolution of the field of CMFT, an expanded scope of practice for the field, and ways to address these challenges.

School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. (n.d.). Doctoral student progress evaluation (SPE) – Doctoral Foundations. Northcentral University.
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