Intervention Approach In Contextual Therapy

B. The Role of the Therapist and Key Assumptions Nagy developed the primary role of the therapist to operate in an unbiased capacity and promote fairness with each individual family member (Frank, 1984). The therapist limits judgments by acknowledging pain and using empathy and fairness. The key assumptions that the therapist must master in contextual therapy include the following: entitlement, loyalty, parentification, revolving slate and ledger of merits (Metcalf, 2011). Entitlement represent a source of individual freedom which allows individual to become inventive and establish a sense of satisfaction for life and future relationships. Entitlement can be constructive and destructive. Constructive entitlement produces blessings,

The ledger of merits is observed by Nagy as the give and take approach to developing relationships. Individuals in the family that use acknowledgement, understanding and fairness can apply the concept of the leger of merits to invoke change. A ledge that is unbalanced produces a pattern of lack of confidence and inequity.
C. Interventions, Goals, Length of Treatment, Critiques and Cultural Competency The intervention process used in contextual family therapy involves framing the discussion to properly address everyone separate story and they move the discussion to the collect desires of the family (Sude, 2015). Interventions that the therapist can use involve given verbal permission for the client to express feelings, thoughts and perspectives. The therapist then uses the intervention process to explore the nature of the clients individual and family conflicts. The primary purpose of goal setting in contextual family therapy is to facilitate dialogue at each phase of therapy (Metcalf, 2011). A short example of goals that the therapist sets include first open discussions on the identity and root of the present conflict. The second goal would be to decease the level of present conflict. The third goal is to reach a level of reduced tension, increased satisfaction and improved communication

Additionally, contextual family therapy helps each member identify the concept of justice in the other family member. The limitations with contextual family therapy is that members of the family that lack the cognitive ability to properly appreciate the concepts of contextual family therapy may have difficulties viewing fairness in other family