John‚ Sally‚ and their daughter Mary came into therapy wanting to help deal with current issues relating to Mary’s depression and self-harm. They had discovered that Mary had been occasionally cutting herself as well as isolating herself in her room for long hours. Sally had recently been diagnosed with breast cancer‚ which was successfully operated on‚ and was in remission. From an object relations perspective much of the family’s relationship and way of dealing‚ or in this case not dealing with
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Experiential Family Therapy (EFT) emerged from humanistic psychology and focused on the “here-and-now” experience. Techniques from expressive therapies were incorporated into systems thinking‚ linking the emotional impact of the individual with family interactions (Anderson‚ Berry‚ & Roger‚ 2013). Like most forms of therapy‚ EFT goal is to strength the family unity by using active experiences. Additionally‚ emphasis is placed on the self-esteem development or increase of each members involved.
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Introduction The first interview in the therapy process is done in order to build alliance with the family (Nichols‚ 2012). It is also important during the first interview to develop a hypothesis identifying what could be maintaining the presenting problem for the family and outline expectations for the treatment process (Nichols‚ 2012). This paper will discuss how building an alliance‚ developing a hypothesis‚ and outlining expectations of treatment applies to the Vargas case study. Building Alliance
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The main risk factors in this case are; Jasmine attempting suicide or self-harm again or developing depression and gaining full support of her parents and other family members. Using relationship-based practice as guidance in working with Jasmine is of key importance here. She needs to build up a trusting relationship in order to keep her focused on the positive aspects of her life. The cognitive behavioral theory (CBT) which is under the umbrella of behaviorism would be an appropriate use of resources
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According to the Marriage and Family Therapy concept there are three stages of a typical therapy. The treatment starts with the initial stage. During this period a therapist should identify and establish therapeutic goals to understand better what a family or an individual want to change‚ what is the desirable outcome of the treatment and how long the therapy may last. Quintessential questions throughout this phase are: what brings you here?‚ what do you want to change in your life or in your relationship(s)
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Michael White was an Adelaide‚ South Australia researcher‚ academic‚ and athlete who is known as the leading developer of narrative therapy. White attended South Australia University where he earned his degree in social work (Peterson‚ 2016). White started his own private practice at Dulwich Centre in his hometown Adelaide where he specialized in family therapy (Peterson‚ 2016). In the late 1970’s Michael White became fascinated by the work of Gregory Bateson‚ he began to develop ideas based off
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Physical Therapist vs. Mental Health and Marriage Family Counselor In the next month‚ I will be graduating and starting the decision-making process of what I want to do in college. I have thought about what jobs I have always wanted to do and two jobs have come to mind‚ a physical therapist and mental health counselor. Although they both have rewarding outcomes‚ physical therapist gets paid a lot more and I think that’s why I would choose to become a physical therapist over a mental health counselor
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Systemic family and couple therapy for mood disorders Behaviourally-inspired couple therapy approaches have been used for some time and have proved to be effective with patients suffering from depression. A number of RCTs of marital therapy as a treatment for depression have been conducted (e.g. O’Leary & Beach‚ 1990; Jacobson et al‚ 1991; Emanuels-Zuurveen & Emmelkamp‚ 1996; Baucom et al‚ 1998). Interpersonal systems therapy (Gottlieb & Colby‚ 1987) and conjoint interpersonal therapy (Klerman et
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We Stand Family is considered one of the most important social groups or systems present in our lives and we depend on them for love‚ support and even strength. In families‚ as with any relationship‚ there are often times where hurtful or unhealthy experiences occur making communication and interaction very difficult. In times like these‚ many families turn to the help from professionals‚ and one way they seek help is through family therapy. Making the decision to attend family therapy takes courage
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describe which stage from the “Stage Model” identified within chapter two‚ that your own family is currently involved. What are the benefits and deficits connected to this stage? One of the stages that our family is dealing with is the “Becoming an Adult stage”. According to the text by Herbert Goldenberg and Irene Goldenberg (2008)‚ when a child becomes an adult and leave home they usually stay connected to the family. My daughter will be turning 20 January 18‚ 2012 and she still lives at home. She
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