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 compare strategic family therapy‚ structural family therapy‚ and Milan systemic family therapy. It will also include a discussion on the major contributors
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Introduction Experiential therapy emerged from the humanistic wing of psychology that was focussed on the immediate‚ here-and-now experience‚ which was most popular in the 1960’s and 70’s. Therapists focussed on the needs of the individual as they attempt to facilitate family interaction‚ resulting in the individuality of each member. As Becvar and Becvar (2000) asserted‚ the hallmarks of experiential family therapy were the importance of individuality‚ personal freedom and self-fulfillment (pp
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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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discuss about Structural Family Therapy and how I would go about the process of having a family in a therapy session. Structural Family Therapy was developed by Harry S. Aponte (Psychotherapy.net.). Structural Family Therapy is about dealing within the environment of the family. It was mainly developed from coming in contact with poor people and families such as Blacks and Puerto Ricans. It focus on people who come from devastated communities and families. Structural Family Therapy is all about being active
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Marriage Family therapy model approaches which has different objective in each application within each model. Each model is specifically designed to target the problems effectively for achieving the ultimate results. Throughout this course I have learned different models concepts and there approaches. In learning the different models in this course‚ I have discovered that there are a couple of models that probably suit my personal style. I had the assumption that solution-focus brief therapy model was
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PracticePSYC-8705-6 | Final PaperEthical Issues in Family and Marital TherapyHealth Psychology Program | | Denise A. Bolden-Little | 11/7/2010 | Introduction Due to the extremely sensitive nature of marital and family therapy‚ it is imperative that therapists engage in the ethical‚ competent treatment of their clients. There are three aspects of marriage and family therapy research that makes it unique from other research fields: 1) multiple family members are involved; 2) it involves extremely
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As it is with there being many forms of therapy that is being conducted by a therapist‚ counselor‚ social worker‚ and etc.‚ there are always ways on how a therapy session is to be structured and assess. A study completed by Bailey (2012)‚ he states‚ “In family therapy the assessment process involves an examination of the context of family…interpersonal relations with emphasis on decision making and life course challenges” (p. 314). That is a significant statement by Bailey as it relates to the assessment
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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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Narrative Family Therapy Narrative family therapy is a theoretical model that has grown out of the postmodern movement. Based on the idea that reality not simply concrete and observable‚ but subject to a person’s perception of the experience and the story he tells himself about who he is in the world. Rather than focusing on behaviors‚ narrative therapy focuses on how the clients interpret their experiences‚ then helps them to create a more positive story. This goes beyond reframing‚ a technique
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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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