Practice Units (established for education, research and/or service) where a Family Systems approach is used to guide practice with families experiencing illness:
- Family Nursing Unit, University of Calgary, Canada (1982-2007)
- Family Therapy Program, Calgary, Canada (1985-2010)
- Calgary Family Therapy Centre, Canada (1973-present) Website: www.familytherapy.org
- Denise Latourelle Family Nursing Unit, University of Montreal, Canada (1993-present)
- Chicago Center for Family Health, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, USA (1991- present) Website: www.ccfhchicago.org
- Institute for the Family, Family Therapy Services, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester, USA (1970-present) Website: http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/psych/clin_serv/amb_serv/fam_thrpy_serv.cfm
- Family Nursing Center, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, USA (1990-1998)
- Family Focused Nursing Unit (Omvardnadsmottagning foer familjer) Kalmar University, Sweden (2004-present)
- Family Stress and Illness Program, Behavioral Health Center, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (2000-present)
This list is not exhaustive but provides a sampling of practice units that I am aware of throughout North America and Europe.
Janice M. Bell, RN, PhD