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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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
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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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The Karen’s family structural roles are separated and influence by age‚ gender‚ family‚ marriage‚ and kinship. The Karen’s like many other culture interpreted respect/ manners differently and it’s past down by the family. People in the Karen culture like many others traditional cultures are gender role separated. The men will work in the fields and the women do housework‚ but some female will do field work. Traditionally most of them wear red shirts that includes male and married females‚ and single
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Critical Theory Critical theory stresses that individuals and families are influenced and affected by the society they live in (Payne‚ 2005). The economic structures‚ structural and political systems can act oppressively to create issues and challenges for individuals‚ families and groups such as vulnerability and dominant societal attitudes and values can affect an individual’s life (Payne‚ 2005 & Mackinnon‚ 2009). Using a critical lense in this case study‚ Cheryl’s case is complex when considering
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needs of her family‚ especially now that her elderly and chronically ill mother will need assistance. She is also unsure about how she feels with the reversal of roles‚ having to now be the primary caregiver of her mother. How can the nurse‚ caring for this family‚ assist with the changes they are about to undergo? How can both the family structural theory and the family developmental theory be applied to this scenario? How can health education enhance health promotion for this family? Mrs. Jones
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Sociological Theories and Family Sociological Theories and Family Sociological theories are important in understanding how the society operates. In addition‚ the theories help one understand how people in society relate with each other. The theories have helped understand various social issues in the society and made it easy to develop solutions to the problems. There are different theories that are used to explain how the society operates and how people interact with each other. Examples of
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------------------------------------------------- Family Therapy Family therapy is a form of counseling which specializes in treating family relationships. Marriage and Family Therapists can work with every combination of family relationship (whole families or couples‚ parents with children or individual members) to assist a family to function in more comfortable and useful ways. While most family therapists work alone with family members‚ others may work in pairs or a larger team of therapists. How Does Family Therapy Work?
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the road is how you walk it." Juan Ramon Jimenez Since not all changes affect all family members‚ and changes in one individual are not going to affect the rest of his or her family‚ it seems families can use whatever methods facilitate smooth functioning. Then‚ what is the definition of family and how family therapists help families when problems do arise? A family is an aggregate of individuals‚ and family therapists have inevitably been dealing with individuals within families. Thus‚ it is
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