RICHARD BISCHOFF, PhD
Associate Professor - Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies
Director - Marriage and Family Therapy Program
Family Resource Center
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0801
(402) 472-5801

Biography

Richard J. Bischoff, PhD, is currently Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy program at UNL. He received his doctorate in 1993 from Purdue University.

Dr. Bischoff's professional expertise is clinical mental health training with an emphasis in training in collaborative health care; couples therapy and family therapy with adolescents. His research interests concern the study of factors influencing the delivery of mental health services in primary care medicine clinics, access to mental health care by traditionally underserved populations (especially rural), and factors contributing to strong marriages and families.

Recent Publications

Journal Articles

Bischoff, R. J. (in press). Journal file: Cancer and the couple relationship: Implications of recent findings for couple therapy. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy.

Bischoff, R. J. (in press). Journal file: Depression: The implications of current research for couple therapy. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy.

Hunt-Amos, S., Bischoff, R. J., & Pretorius, R. (in press). The husband's experience of his wife's childhood sexual abuse: An exploratory study and implications for couple therapy. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy.

Bischoff, R. J. (2004). Considerations in the use of telecommunications as a primary treatment medium: The application of behavioral telehealth to marriage and family therapy. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 32, 173-187.

Bischoff, R. J. (2004). Journal file: The transition to parenthood: Implications of recent findings for couple therapy. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 3, 69-75.

Bischoff, R. J., Hollist, C., Smith, C., & Flack, P. (2004). Addressing the mental health needs of the rural underserved: Findings from a multiple case study of a behavioral telehealth project. Contemporary Family Therapy, 26, 179-198.

Bischoff, R. J. (2003). Journal file: Infidelity: The implications of current research for couple therapy. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 2, 73-78.

Bischoff, R. J., & Dalla, R. (2003). Responding to the need for training in positive youth development: The Great Plains IDEA. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 95, 19-22.

Bischoff, R. J. (2002). Predictions of marital stability and the implications of the ability to predict for marital therapy: The contributions of John Gottman. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 1, 105-110.

Bischoff, R. J., & Barton, M. (2002). The pathway toward clinical self confidence. American Journal of Family Therapy, 30, 231-242.

Bischoff, R. J., Barton, M., Thober, J., & Hawley, R. (2002). Events and experiences impacting the development of clinical self confidence: A study of the first year of clinical contact. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 28, 371-382.

Bischoff, R. J., Thober, J., & Hawley, R. (2002). Journal file: Recent research findings about elderly couples. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 2, 67-71.

Bischoff, R. J., Thober, J., & Hawley, R. (2002). Journal file: Recent research findings about health and caregiving in late-life marriages. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 1, 87-91.

Bischoff, R. J., Thober, J., & Hawley, R. (2002). Journal file: Research pertaining to couple relationship stability. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 1, 75-82.

Bischoff, R. J., Thober, J., & Hawley, R. (2002). Journal file: Research pertaining to premarital and non-marital heterosexual relationships. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 1, 71-77.

Book Chapters

Bischoff, R. J. (2003). Research in marriage and family therapy. In J. Wetchler & L. Hecker (Eds.), An introduction to marriage and family therapy (pp. 539-590). Hayworth Press.

Books

Patterson, J. E., Peek, C. J., Heinrich, R. L., Bischoff, R. J., & Scherger, J. (2002). Mental health professionals in medical settings: A primer for the general practice of mental healthcare. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.