Master of Science Family and Systemic Psychotherapy Term Paper NEUTRALITY (A historical review of a theoretical concept/idea in working with families and couples) Submitted by: Cheryl Lim 13 April 2007 Counselling and Care Centre‚ Singapore The Institute of Family Therapy‚ London‚ UK Validated by Middlesex University‚ London‚ UK As a learning therapist‚ I am often being reminded of the concept of neutrality when reviewing one’s relationship with the clients. This gives rise
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Family Therapy Approaches That I Prefer John Mack MFCC/556 May 3‚ 2011 Professor Linda Hand‚ MFT Family Therapy Approaches That I Prefer Family is the most important facet of human life. So when a family needs help it is important that the family’s therapist employs a style of therapy that the therapist believes in and has absolute confidence when using. I believe that the theoretical approaches utilized by a therapist must match the way the therapist handles his/her own issues in life
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Structural Family Therapy and Strategic Family Therapy‚ they both provided beneficial information that is important‚ and have the opportunity in showing improvement and a change within a client and their family. They address and focus on presenting issue(s) that is the reason for a change in their family structure‚ and individually. The focus of this paper on L.E. and B.V.’s (daughter) conflicting relationship‚ because of the issue of substance‚ I believe that the Strategic Family Therapy model would
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Running Head: Integrative Approaches 1 4-MAT Review: Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity Tonya Burwell Liberty University Integrative Approaches 2 Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity Entwistle‚ D. N. 2010 Summary This book provides some very insightful information as it relates to the integration of Psychology and Christianity. Entwistle (2010) first raises the question‚ “What has Psychology to do
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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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we think of families we think of a married husband and wife with their children -with the family system traditionally occurring through adoption‚ birth or marriage.
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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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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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Family Therapy The principles of group dynamics are relevant to family therapists who must not only work with individuals‚ but with entire family systems Two key concepts that influence family therapy are the distinction between the process and content of group discussions‚ and role theory. Therapists strive to understand not just what the group members say‚ but how these ideas are communicated . Therapists can help families improve the way they relate and thus
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Despite some of the family not wanting to attend family counseling‚ these sessions were referred by the juvenile court to address issues surrounding John and Mary’s second child‚ Mark (14)‚ being caught stealing. John and Mary appear upset by Mark’s recent misdemeanor‚ although they don’t seem surprised by his behavior. Mark is reluctant to talk about the event‚ however‚ after a short time he does open up and talk briefly about getting caught and just wanting to “fit in” with his basketball teammates
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