The research questions addressed by this study were: Is family interaction effective in brief therapy and with follow up, has the problem diminished, or gotten worse? The independent variable in this study was family contact and the dependent variable was good, neutral and worse outcomes. Good outcome refers to whether clients were able to overcome their problems. Bad outcome refers to a…
Harry Aponte’s extensive resume and association with Minuchin’s work of structural therapy has assisted him with developing a unique therapist style that has prepared him to work with various backgrounds. Mr. Aponte is not afraid to ask the questions necessary to strength the family structure. In addition, he is willing to challenge the family to be open about their dysfunctional structure and provides avenues to a solution. Mr. Aponte strength is the ability to quickly join the family structure which is the first therapeutic technique in SFT. Due to Mr. Harry’s direct questioning, he produced a variety of feelings and thoughts within the Taylor family. During the session, the family experienced: sadness, avoidance, happiness, understanding…
Nichols, M. (2013). Family therapy concepts and methods (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc..…
Structural Family Therapy (SFT) is a method of psychotherapy developed by Salvador Minchin that focuses on the family dynamics. It is considered the most influential family therapy worldwide according to Stupart (2014). The primary purpose of the different approaches to the psychotherapy is to help people feel differently, and change their thinking and behavior (Stupart 2014). The goal of SFT is to join the family system in therapy to determine any dysfunctional relationships and how to heal them while reestablishing the family unity. This is achieved by simply by modifying the way the family interacting with other and by developing appropriate boundaries.…
Nichols, M. P. (2012). Family therapy: Concepts and methods. (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ.: Pearson Education Inc.…
This research paper will in detail find influences donating to the degeneration of African American marriages, increase of African American divorces, and how structural family therapy can impact it. Structural Family Therapy was developed by Salvador Minuchin and his associates in the 1960s due to the growing curiosity in alternative ways of hypothesizing suffering and familial dilemmas. Structural family therapy is reinforced by an undoubtedly expressed model of family functioning, and has been developed and used reliably in counseling sessions for children and their families (Ginginch & Worthington, 2007, 343). Also, this report will examine what can be done to change this disturbing status amongst African American families. Monetary, emotional, and cognitive stability are a few of the common reasons and profits of marriage. Studies have discovered that marital couples in contrast to unattached couples are better-off, healthier, less stressed, and tend to live well into their mid-80s (Pindgerhughes, 2002, p. 269). Thus, there are numerous welfares of being married; it could be assumed that matrimony would be a shared objective for most citizens regardless of race. However, studies have publicized a radical deterioration of marriages inside the African…
The next step is for the clinician to clearly define the goals of treatment and acquire the family’s permission and agreement to the goals and treatment plan (Gehart, 2014). Then the initial phase relating to client goals may commence with the primary goal of showing authentic emotions with one another and raising the level of acceptance towards one another to lessen the impact of external stressors; during this phase play and “craziness” encourages the clients to be fully present in the moment focusing on authentic emotions; during these interactions Brenda may feel comfortable enough to share her thoughts and feelings that may be causing her distress such as her grandfather’s illness, her mother’s new job, moving into a new home, and the attention her brother is getting while being toilet trained (Gehart, 2014; Guise, 2015). Following the initial phase is the symbolic-experiential working phase; this is when the family is asked to minimize relational interactions that are overly rigid while simultaneously increasing their role flexibility in order to minimize conflict within the system. At this time the family also will use a here-and-now exercise to reduce fears, this would be especially valuable to…
review of the literature, our research team met to discuss key factors relating to family therapy…
At Lakeview Health in Jacksonville, Florida, an intensive 4-day family therapy program has been developed as an auxiliary program to the facility's standard treatment fare. This would include detox, individual counseling, group therapy, alumni programs and anything else that would be considered part of a full continuum of treatment. By also offering a directed family therapy program, patients and their family members get an opportunity to deal with issues within the family is a structure environment.…
The therapist will help the family learn to communicate by modeling and many different exercises that will help them develop better communication skills. The structural approach is used when the family structure is out of balance. The family therapist will help align the family structure by establishing the roles and responsibilities of each family member. The family systems approach is used when the family is not working as a team, but as an individual entity. A family connection and boundaries must be set with the help of the therapist for this approach to be successful. The strategic family approach will help families develop rules and spread out the power within the family dynamic. The family therapist will also help a family work on a pattern of behavior that is appropriate for each family. A therapist will use tools from behavior therapy and behavior modification therapy with the social learning approach. This approach helps members of a family cope with issues and teach them basic skills in communicating, interacting, and behaving as a family unit. A family therapist will use the narrative approach when helping the family identify and describe their problems by comparing them to stories, fables, movies, etc. (Shearor, Horejsi, & Horejsi,…
Even though Mrs. Davis has a pension from her husband and social security, additional expenses related to the most recent hospitalization could add financial burden to her and her daughters.…
For almost ninety years, marriage and family therapy continue to change in the United States. It is a thriving career with significant benefits. With all of the families and marriages broke apart over the years, having the ability to help would be so rewarding.…
ntegrating the Family Theory into practice is looking at the family dynamics, understanding the patient as a part of the family unit, and the family's ability to comprehend the healthcare system (Hadock, n.d). There are many components of the family that can affect the patients' health. By involving the family in care both the patient and family can see improved patient outcomes (Gruenewald, Gabriel, Rizzo, & Luhrs, 2017). Some of these components include communication, roles in the family, and coping mechanisms (Årestedt, Persson, & Benzein, 2014 & Tomlinson, Peden-McAlpine, & Sherman, 2012). While there are many components that family may play a part in these are key components that one will concentrate on.…
Griffin, W. and Greene, S (1999). Models of family therapy: the essential guide. Philadelphia, PA: Brunner/Mazel.…
In general, family systems therapy works to decrease family stress, as well as helping members become more distinguished, and change coalitions and alliances in the family to bring about modification. These focal points are determined through certain strategies to reach goals in as well as to develop new styles of resolving problems. Family systems theory rely on members becoming healthy and differentiated the family unit begins to change and adapt and in a healthy approach, this leads to better functioning and relating between…