2. A healthy family: a. Understands the construct of the dominant culture in which they live and the effect on their family narrative. b. Is empowered to identify their problems as separate from themselves and thereby disempower the problem. c. Is able to re-author life narratives in such a way that they identify themselves in a new healthier manner. How change happens: 1. A family is asked to describe their problem story‚ and eventually how they managed to survive their problem story.
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Adlerian‚ Cognitive Behavioral‚ and Solution Focused Brief Therapy are three major theories that are used today. All three theories have things that make them similar as well as different. Adlerian Theory‚ founded by Alfred Adler‚ is stated as a social psychology. The theory is relatively simple‚ and it puts the responsibility for behavior and success solely on the person. (Seligman & Reichenberg) Adlerian pays considerable attention to social context‚ family dynamics‚ and child rearing. This
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113) Without questioning‚ most people continue to “accept” and acquiesce to the life that is before them‚ despite deep dissatisfaction‚ incredulity and unhappiness‚ and even to the point of dysfunction sometimes. As such‚ we need to differentiate between “resignation to” and “true acceptance” of a life that must be lived anyway. The Chinese commonly utter‚ “Whether one laughs or cries‚ one still has to pass through this life; better then to laugh through it.” But to be able to accept and laugh‚
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Psychiatric Nursing – Therapeutic Interventions. Part Two) how may the RPN use Solution Focused Therapy as a therapeutic Intervention to promote the service users recovery? Recovery The concept of recovery in mental health has been defined in a number of ways and intrinsically‚ is a contested concept. Anthony (1993) labels recovery as a process which is personal and unique. He describes it as a way of living a satisfying‚ hopeful life that is free from limitations caused by illness. This does not
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Thus‚ Tomm shows us his path of rethinking Narrative Therapy for himself. To my mind this is the paralogical growth of Tomm’s perspective. It is‚ I believe‚ only in the marketing of any theory that it stands still in the consumer’s mind. Consider how drastically Freud’s theory changed over the forty years he wrote. How could any intelligent writer continue in the same unchanged‚ unimproved theory of things? Living theories are continuously under revision‚ even as we discuss them‚ even as
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As I deeply contemplated what I would like about Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)‚ the concept of corrective emotional experience came to my mind. In the process of EFT treatment‚ therapist helps the couple to get in touch with their emotions‚ understand what it is that they need from their partners‚ and regulate their emotions to send clear and coherent emotional signals to their partner. Specifically‚ the couple learns not only to understand their own superficial and deep-seated emotions‚ needs
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A Comparison of Theories Andre Carrington MFCC/556 February 18‚ 2014 Donna Clark A Comparison of Theories Introduction There are an abundance of valid theoretical orientations to choose from in family therapy. For a family therapist to be effective‚ it is important for them to choose a theory they feel comfortable using. This selection process must involve previewing the different theories to see which ones match their own unique personal style of counseling. This paper will discuss and
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Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy BSHS 385 June 1‚ 2015 Barbara Hughson Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy When couples get together‚ the challenges that each experience in life is unknown. This is the excitement that a couple shares as their lives are joined as one. Within their lives together‚ sometimes they experience challenges in themselves and others‚ they experience as a couple. These challenges may feel as if they are individual at times but in theory; each challenge is going to effect
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In 1978‚ Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg developed solution-focused therapy (SFT). They knew there was a connection between a problem and its solution but looked at a more positive way to make gains. Therefore‚ de Shazer and Berg created a new perspective of the solution and the impact of the problem decreased. SFT is essential for social workers to use when working with youth clients who are experiencing substance abuse. This paper will discuss the effectiveness of using SFT with youth‚ ages
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ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE: HEALTH IMPACTS AND PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS In the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 1997 10‚000 people had prevalence to substance abuse disorders. Dependence - has replaced the word addiction Harmful use has replaced the word Abuse Australia is ranked 15TH in the world with Alcohol Abuse. France is ranked No. 1 Drug use disorders overall substance abuse 18-25 21.5% males
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