SCHOOLS Transgenerational and Structural Family Therapy‚ an Analysis of Both Schools Miguel Angel Ruiz Biscayne College‚ St. Thomas University‚ Miami Gardens‚ Florida Author Note Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Miguel Angel Ruiz‚ 3900 NW 79 Ave‚ Suite 731‚ Doral‚ Florida 33166. E-mail: maruiz22@bellsouth.net 1 Running Head: BOWEN AND MINUCHIN‚ AN ANALYSIS OF BOTH SCHOOLS 2 Abstract Understanding how a family works and interacts is the key objective
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Major Interventions According to Calapinto (1991) in the pursuance of structural change this model utilizes several interventions. Hence‚ the interventions used in this model include structural mapping‚ highlighting and modifying interactions‚ unbalancing‚ challenging unproductive assumptions‚ highlight interactions restructuring‚ boundary making and enactments. Although there are several interventions‚ for the purpose of this paper I will highlight a few of them. Joining Intervention Joining is perhaps
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Institution Structural Family Therapy Name Instructor’s Name Course Number 31‚ May 2014 Abstract This research paper discusses Structural Family Therapy in relation to its development‚ tenets‚ application‚ and comparison to other methods. It was established that Minuchin was at the forefront of developing the approach due to the realization that human problems cannot be solved individualistically. Instead‚ they should be solved in the context of family structure since it affects behavior
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Part I: Client and Presenting Problems The presenting family consists of 7 individuals. While the family as a whole is the identified client‚ each individual within the family is suffering from individual issues that are resulting in creating stress throughout the whole family. The identified parents‚ Lena and Stef‚ are a lesbian couple (Bredeweg & Paige‚ 2013). Stef‚ a Caucasian female who is as a police officer‚ was previously married to Mike‚ a fellow police officer‚ and they had a son identified
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Structural Family Therapy (SFT) is a method of psychotherapy developed by Salvador Minchin that focuses on the family dynamics. It is considered the most influential family therapy worldwide according to Stupart (2014). The primary purpose of the different approaches to the psychotherapy is to help people feel differently‚ and change their thinking and behavior (Stupart 2014). The goal of SFT is to join the family system in therapy to determine any dysfunctional relationships and how to heal them
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Altogether the function of the therapeutic models and its theories are very much useful for the function of a family. However‚ one of the therapeutic approach that I would utilize as a therapist is the structural model. The structural model gives us so much insight of where the dysfunction lies‚ if a family lacks organization or order they will not be able to live a life of stability. This can create several problems within the function of a household. The communication will not be clearly communicated
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The evolution of “The structural Family Therapy‚” was researched by a team of therapists and researchers that was led by Salvador Minuchin; in the early 1960’s. Minuchin’s research was done in an institutional correctional facility for young delinquents‚ which Minuchin transformed this delinquent institutional setting into a family oriented treatment program (Guise‚ 2015). Structural family therapy is a strength-based‚ outcome oriented treatment modality based on eco-systemic principles. A) The
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important element of structural family therapy model is a strong stance of the therapist in order to interact with the family and influence change. The therapist holds an expert/active stance and is directive. Additionally the therapist assumes leadership in the therapeutic process‚ thus he/she has the most power in the therapy room (Minuchin‚ 1974). Therefore‚ it is important for a therapist to become involved in the structure of the family and has to be inducted into the family. After that the therapist
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text was structural family therapy. Family structure “refers to the way a family is organized into subsystems whose interactions are regulated by interpersonal boundaries”‚ (Nichols‚ 2013‚ pg. 124). How structural family therapy is applied is when the subsystems have unclear boundaries. Those unclear boundaries force the family member to become isolated or disengaged. The reason why they become disengaged is because their partner has enmeshed or became closer to someone else in the family. In return
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Family Therapy: An Overview Jennifer Smidt Liberty University Abstract The family therapy process was described in detail beginning with before the initial interview and ending with termination. Family therapists must understand the family dynamic using the Systems Theory. The Systems Theory was defined and described in detail. Family therapists have different approaches to helping families depending on their unique issues. Each approach was defined and a reason for using these
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