Structural Family Therapy Vivian Butler Liberty University Abstract Structural Family Therapy was founded by Minuchin whose desire was to help put structure back into a dysfunctional family. This theory focuses on the whole family as a unit. Minuchin discovered that families are organized into subsystems with boundaries. A dysfunctional family structure will show to be enmeshed‚ disengaged‚ and have confused boundary issues. This theory is designed with goals and techniques that
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Individuals‚ subsystems‚ and whole families are demarcated by interpersonal boundaries‚ invisible barriers that regulate contact with others. Subsystems that aren’t adequately protected by boundaries limit the development of interpersonal skills achievable in these subsystems (Nichols & Schwartz‚ 2004). Consequently‚ the family should be considered as a system whose function depends on the members of this structure. Minuchin’s Family structural theory was created with subsystems that changed all
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Assessment My family of origin is composed of a large family unit. All of my family are of Hispanic origins. In which the male is one of the main structure in the family. They are the one that dictates the rule or norms for the family to follow. Everything is driven to follow a hierarchy. The male is the dominant part in the family .The father is the one that discipline. The woman are the Maitra. We are the sole column of our family. We are the care giver and make sure that everything falls in place
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Air pollution Are you satisfied with the air that you breathe today? Do you know how many people suffer from the air pollution? Air pollution‚ which is harmful to the health or could cause damage to plants and materials‚ contains gases‚ dust‚ fumes. When pollution occurs in the air‚ it can easily travel and spread‚ and because we breathe in air‚ people are not able to easily avoid it. There are three effects of air pollution‚ which are acidification‚ health effects and global warming. The first
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Structural family therapy (SFT) is rooted in family systems theory‚ but it is unique in its focus on family structure and its preference for remaining grounded in the here and now (Vetere‚ 2001‚ p. 133). For structural family therapists‚ family wholeness is the most important goal and individual symptoms are viewed as the result of dysfunctional family transactions (Lappin & Minuchin‚ 2011). When the family structure is reorganized‚ the family can interact functionally and harmoniously (M. Reed‚
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Family Systems Theory This theory emerged from General Systems Theory by scholars who found it had many applications to families and other social systems. Any system is defined as a bounded set of interrelated elements exhibiting coherent behavior as a trait. (Constantine‚ 1986). Another definition is an assemblage of objects related to each other by some regular interaction or interdependence (Webster). Families are considered systems because they are made up of interrelated elements or objectives
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Salvador Minuchin’s structural family theory is a systems theory upholding that therapy must address the person as a part of the family‚ versus just looking at the individual. We better understand Minuchin’s theory when it is framed within the principles of Ludwig von Bertalanffy’s general systems theory‚ the premise on which all other systems theories are based. He says‚ like Minuchin‚ it is more therapeutically beneficial to look at the relationships between people rather than focusing on the individual’s
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A family‚ according to Bowen is a system in which each member of the family has a role to play and rules to respect. Members of the family system are expected to respond to each other in a certain way according to their role‚ which is then determined by relationship agreements. Within the boundaries of the system‚ patterns develop as certain family member’s behaviour is caused by and causes the other family member’s behaviours in predictable ways. So by maintaining the same pattern of behaviours
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According to Bowen‚ one of the pioneers of family therapy‚ family can be understood as an emotional unit‚ which can be best analyzed through a multigenerational framework.Cinderella’s story‚ which was told by many professional storytellers‚ including brothers Grimm (19 century) and Charles Perrault (17 century)‚ as many other famous fairytales lacks many important details and characters’ descriptions that a therapist would need for administering family treatment involving transgenerational model
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Assessment and Intervention Paper In this family there is a mother and her 13-year-old son. The father was never involved in the son’s life‚ nor did the mother ever marry. The presenting problem is the son’s behaviors and attitude. The mother had to deal with her son going to court several times because of his behavior. This has been costly and time consuming for her. In addition to this‚ he has not been doing well at school at all due to his behavior problems. Moreover‚ his drug and alcohol use
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