Psychologists who participate in marriage/family therapy have to ensure they are doing things ethically and ensuring they are doing the best for each of their clients. Psychologists who live and work in rural communities must make sure they are being as careful as marriage/family therapy psychologists‚ but can run into other issues such as confidentiality and competence. Both kinds of therapy have their own sets of issues as well. When providing counseling in a rural/community setting there are
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In Strategic Family Therapy‚ the therapist’s role in this theory is that the therapist is a consultant‚ an expert‚ and a stage director (Bitter‚ 2014). The therapist is in control. The therapist’s responsibility is to develop a plan or a strategy for solving the client’s problems. In the initial phase of therapy‚ the goals are established‚ a plan is developed‚ and therapeutic strategies are designed to address the problems. The therapists that called into the counseling sessions‚ allow for the plan
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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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his article describes a systematic program of research that focuses on Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) and the adaptations that were developed based on BSFT principles. The culture-specific origins of BSFT are reviewed‚ as well as its broader applications to the field of family therapy. Research is reviewed demonstrating that BSFT is a promising family-based approach to treating Hispanic youth behavior problems and drug abuse. Treatment innovations are described that address the combination
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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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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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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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When working with families I have an interest in Narrative therapy‚ but I do not have any experience implementing the techniques of using this therapy. Therefore‚ Bowen family systems appear to be less complicated when applying the techniques used. When using Bowen family systems also called Intergenerational family therapy it looks at the entire family system by using a genogram as a tool in order to identify intergenerational patterns (Gehart & Tuttle‚ 2003). As children we tend to model the
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Marriage and family therapist apply family systems theory‚ principles‚ and techniques to address and treat mental and emotional disorders. In doing so‚ they modify people’s perceptions prevent family and individual crises. Therapist may with individuals‚ families‚ couples‚ and groups. Marriage and family therapy differs from traditional techniques for the main reason it less emphasis is placed on an identified client or psychological conflicts. The main focus is on viewing and understanding their
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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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