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    Carl Whitaker felt that families were changed by their experiences rather than through education and that many experiences happen outside of individuals’ consciousness; this belief led to his creation of an atheoretical model of therapy that focuses on allowing events and interactions to occur in a natural and authentic manner (Becvar & Becvar‚ 2013). As part of this approach the therapist must share his/her authentic self with his/her patients as well as with him/herself because by being real and

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    marriage and family therapy. I felt that I could relate to the first article that discussed ethical perspectives inside of a classroom setting. I believe that this article illustrated the way in which students have personal and professional value conflicts‚ which leads to figuring out how to solve these dilemmas. Also‚ while reading these articles I found these new perspectives to be very interesting and they made me think of the specific and unique challenges that marriage and family therapists have

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    will study all perspectives‚ perhaps landing on a favorite while retaining sufficient knowledge of all (Plante‚ 2005). Four distinct theoretical positions within clinical psychology include psychodynamic‚ cognitive-behavioral‚ humanistic‚ and family systems approaches. Each approach reflects the theory of various icons in psychology’s history and whereas each theory has its pros and cons‚ the most important element in the clinical setting is the client. Although approaches differ in technique

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    Williams‚ Powers‚ Liu & Needham found that “In married life there is greater availability of emotional‚ social support; meaning and purpose in life. On the other hand‚ poor marital quality is related to negative physical health outcomes such as functional impairment‚ depressive disorders and low self-esteem”. When there are marital conflicts it leaves great impacts on psychological health of spouses. In 2009‚ Ramchandani‚ &Psychogiou stated about his study “Depression is the most widely studied

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    Childhood Trauma‚ Development and Treatment When considering family systems‚ one needs to look at the broad frame of a family’s dynamics while simultaneously analyzing how each member of the family plays integral part in the family dynamic. Family’s‚ especially in the progressed world we live in‚ can be comprised of a variety of make up. When one thinks of family‚ one could typically define one’s family by the people the person was surrounded with as a child that influenced the child in their

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    prescription privileges to specially trained psychologists. c) Clinical social workers‚ marriage and family therapists‚ and licensed professional counselors usually hold a master’s degree in their field and provide therapy in hospitals‚ clinics‚ or private practice. d) Psychiatric nurses‚ substance abuse counselors‚ pastoral counselors‚ and paraprofessional providers provide therapy‚ usually as part of a treatment team. 3. The basic goal in psychotherapy is to help troubled

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    orientations they followed and which psychotherapists they believed to be the most influential in the field. On the 25th anniversary of this magazine‚ it seemed appropriate to revisit these questions‚ take stock of our profession‚ and get a sense of how therapy has developed and changed over the years. So‚ we partnered with Dr. Joan Cook at Columbia University and her research project funded by the National Institute of Mental Health to find out ourselves‚ posing the question‚ "Over the last 25 years‚ which

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    Multicultural Concerns The purpose of family therapy is to equip families with the tools needed to overcome difficulties with interpersonal relationships. The many issues the African-American culture face are more unstable and aggressive than those of other cultures. Therefore‚ without acquiring the skills needed; for instance‚ effective communication skills and problem-solving techniques‚ most African-American relationships normally end in divorce. According to a recent article published by

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    `psychotherapy ’; the most promising basis for such a distinction seems to be whether or not the mode of work attempts to access the unconscious. On this basis‚ several modalities currently termed `therapy ’ would in fact be classed as types of `counselling ’‚ including those modalities of family therapy which aim to engage clients at the level of conscious behaviour change and restructuring. Consideration of how new professionals are trained lends support to a continuum‚ with short-term‚ problem-focused

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    Theories of Family Relations Systems Theory David Comp 1. Assumptions 1. The actions of one family member have an affect on other family members. This is due to the fact that families operate as a group or unit and that all of the members are interconnected. The manner in which an individual behaves is directly influenced by their family. People are individuals but they are also a part of their families in some way. Individuals do not live in isolation‚ they are part of family system. Basically

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