You did a good job pointing out the structural family therapy and the systems within the family structure. How structural family therapy understand a family system is when the family system is stabilized by each family members contribution to the family system as a whole. By each member’s contribution, the subsystems hierarchy is set and power or who is in charge is allocated within the appropriate individuals/subsystems. The subsystems they rely on each other and more is expected from one person than another (Becvar & Becvar,2013). So for example: A couple dates and a year later yet married. Six months after getting married the woman finds out she is pregnant and nine months later a child is born. There is now a shift in the family system. Roles are now set in place and the mother is the nurture and the father becomes the disciplinarian as the child…
Therapy showed that CBFT was identified as the most widely used of 27 different treatment…
This essay aims to compare and contrast the classical Bowen Family System Therapy to the more modern Solution Focused Therapy. Comparison will be made in the following areas (1) broad theoretical formulations, (2) normal family development, (3) development of behavioural disorder, (4) goals of therapy, (5) conditions for behavioural change, (6) assessment methods and (7) techniques. Note that in the last decade, parts of Bowen’s theories have been criticized due to the paucity of empirical evidence. For example, his theories on sibling position and triangulation are not supported (Miller, Anderson, & Keals, 2004). For the purpose of comparison, we will include these concepts in this essay and not dispute its validity. The purpose of this essay is to place both the theories side-by-side in order to gain a perspective on the theoretical, conceptual and practical underpinning of both the theories. An interesting result of the comparison is a broad illustration of the evolution of family therapy since the 1960s to present day.…
This article presents the Brief Strategic Family Therapy and its contribution to the treatment of adolescent drug abusers. The article defines and shows intervention steps to assist with understanding that the BSFT is the “bedrock” of a child’s development and can have the greatest influence on the behavior and development of the adolescent. The authors questioned if whether BSFT should be provided as an alternative strategy or as an “add on” service for substance abuse treatment. The article challenged the researchers and practitioners to think about each other roles and the importance that each role has in the betterment of treatment and the outcome of the client. Clinical practice will be more effective due to the increase in relationship…
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.…
Understanding how a family works and interacts is the key objective of a therapist. In…
134; Goldenberg & Goldenberg, 2013, p. 285). Minuchin (as cited in Lappin & Minuchin, 2011) stated that the outcome of therapy should be a whole, harmonious family system in which family members are responsible for each other and have the capacity to act towards each other in ways that are healing. For example, in one family Minuchin saw, the mother remarried and her daughter was having difficulty adjusting. Stress and conflict created three separate dyads—mother/stepfather, mother/daughter, and stepfather/daughter. Minuchin’s ultimate stated goal was to reorganize the family into a complete “threesome” (Lappin & Minuchin,…
Bernie Sanders argues that the death penalty is not necessary. Bernie states ¨ The state itself, in a democratic, civilized society, should itself not be involved in the murder of other Americans.¨ Bernie is insisting that if someone has murdered multiple people then they should not be killed. I think Bernie is mistaken because he overlooks the people that only want to cause harm to others. While it is true that not everyone deserves to die, it does not necessarily follow that some people have a sole purpose of killing others. Ultimately, what is at stake here is killing one person to save others…
Nichols, M. P. (2012). Family therapy: Concepts and methods. (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ.: Pearson Education Inc.…
Structural Family Therapists attempt to pass in, or "connect", the family in therapy in order to understand the boundaries and rules which oversees its effectiveness, record the associations between family members or amongst subsystems of the family, and eventually interrupt dysfunctional relations within the household, triggering it to become stable into healthier arrangements. Minuchin states that dysfunction does not rest in the singular identification, but within the entire family…
Family Counseling Approach Research PaperLiberty University Abstract Family counseling is a concept that is aimed at relating with couples as well as families who are in relationships considered as intimate. This helps to foster and facilitate development changes as it gives viewpoints of transformation as a way of relations among members of a family. Family counseling has a mission for all relationships in a family setting to be healthy psychologically he or she must have good family relationships. This is also referred to as family therapy (Goldenberg Goldenberg, 2013). The way in which family counseling is conducted has its roots from a rather theoretical approach which brings out a common position regarding the practice and theory of counseling. However for this reason there exist several important roles of therapy in counseling that consists of various dissimilar approaches. In a particular theory, the different viewpoints have a similar foundation based on the fact that they share particular fundamental characteristics which differentiate from the outlooks in other dissimilar theories (Goldenberg Goldenberg, 2013). The humanistic theory, psychodynamic theory and cognitive behavior related theory are the three most common theories known to have the most impact on a family in counseling. Amongst these three theories this paper will explore and explain family counseling approach of the Psychoanalytic therapy and its approach (Goldenberg Goldenberg, 2013). This paper will also explain five commonly used family therapy theories which are strategic, systematic, intergenerational, structural, and experiential. This will paper also give biblical views to the psychodynamic theory and its biblical approach (Goldenberg Goldenberg, 2013). Family Counseling Approach One major approach of family therapy is that of the psychoanalytic family therapy. This view point argues that there exists both subjective and objective interdependence among people who are deemed to…
As such, therapists may exercise bias in taking sides with one member of the family against others or may become too involved with keeping the family together more than the family members themselves (Corey, Corey & Callanan, 2006). The therapist’s role, however, is to assist couples and family members in seeing their actions clearly, help them explore and clarify their values and to help them make more honest assessments of how well their current patterns are working for them (Corey, Corey & Callanan,…
The family therapy process was described in detail beginning with before the initial interview and ending with termination. Family therapists must understand the family dynamic using the Systems Theory. The Systems Theory was defined and described in detail. Family therapists have different approaches to helping families depending on their unique issues. Each approach was defined and a reason for using these approaches were given. The American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Code of Ethics has eight sections. Each section was examined and explained in detail with examples of possible issues the family therapist may have. It…
Triangulation as a principle of family dynamics is defined as a two people using a third person in their emotional, physical, and or psychological communication either by rejecting or accepting this third party or person as in the case of the families into their arguments or ideas. Both families demonstrate examples of triangulation under different circumstances.…
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.…