Family Therapy: An Overview Jennifer Smidt Liberty University Abstract 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
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Narrative Therapy An Integrated Outcome? Introduction Systemic therapy was based on Minuchin’s Structural Therapy model (1968) followed by Bateson’s cybernetic model (1972) The first order cybernetic model considerd that problems within a family system should be focused on by strategically solving problems‚ meeting family goals and help change a person’s dysfunctional behaviour. D Shazer (1985). These concepts in Systemic therapy were known as the major paradigms and were taught by therapists
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Critique of Family Therapy Approaches Critique of Family Therapy Approaches William Jones University of Phoenix MFCT 556 Family Systems Theory Professor Desiree DeShay-Weakley‚ MSW LM07MFC07 December 18‚ 2008 This paper will give a brief background of Family Therapy and critique the various family systems approach. In addition‚ the paper will address the approaches that I will apply as a therapist. Family therapy
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ethical system is used as a way to maintain trustworthiness‚ fairness‚ and loyalty between members of a family (Gehart‚ 2014). What is contextual family therapy? This form of therapy is a relational approach and it is designed based on ones structures and processes. Relational determinants may occur in therapy‚ the contextual approach is built to benefit the client. In fact‚ contextual therapy assumes that the leverages of therapeutic interventions are fixed with relational determinants (Gehart
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narrative therapy is that the focus on externalizing problems allows avoidance of deeper issues (Rasheed‚ Rasheed‚ & Marley‚ 2011‚ p. 322). In the case of the Michael’s family‚ this should not be as much of a problem. Due to the fact that the Michael’s were referred for grief counseling and the children are showing signs of grief and trauma‚ the concerns of not addressing deeper issues does not apply to the aspects of grief therapy. It may still apply to some of the aspects of therapy relating
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{\*\generator Msftedit 5.41.21.2509;}\viewkind4\uc1\pard\fi360\sb100\sa100\f0\fs24 Narrative Therapy is an approach to counseling that centers people as the experts in their own lives. This therapy intends to view problems as separate entities to people‚ assuming that the individual\rquote s set of skills‚ experience and mindset will assist him/her reduce the influence of problems throughout life. This therapeutic approach intends to place the individual in both the leading role and author roles: switching
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1 Aspects of Experiential and Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy Applied Godzilla Family Systems Theory Monster University 2 Aspects of Experiential and Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy Applied Family therapy has traversed a varied and undulating path‚ while being influence by a multitude of psychological models. Ally& Bacon (1998a) describe various aspects of psychodynamic and humanistic theory‚ other individual psychology approaches‚ marriage counseling‚ child guidance‚ social psychology
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Theory of Therapy This paper will explore Structural Family therapy (SFT) and how it is influenced by Family Systems theory. FST is the underlying paradigm that influenced the SFT founding therapist during the creation of SFT. I will further discuss my personal implementation of the model‚ interventions utilized with this approach‚ and overall stance of a therapist. The SFT model is a blueprint that therapist follow‚ personality and experience will affect how individual therapist present the model
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The history of family therapy began around 1960 when Gregory Bateson came up with the term‚ “system thinking.” This type of therapy was a daring departure‚ from traditional and individual treatment during the 1960s. He was involved in the schizophrenia research project in Palo Alto‚ California‚ which had a strong impact in shaping the course of family therapy. Along with his colleagues Jay Haley‚ John Weakland‚ William Fry‚ Don Jackson and later Virginia Satir‚ Paul Watzlawick‚ Bateson developed
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assignment‚ I focused primarily on family treatment as it relates to substance abuse. Upon doing extensive research on this topic‚ it became evident that the most common overall treatment for families dealing with substance issues is family therapy. This type of treatment‚ however‚ consists of many different models and approaches. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‚ there are currently four models being used as the basis for familial therapy and substance abuse treatment. Those
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