The Pros And Cons Of Family Therapy

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Malorie, a causasian American single parent struggling with reported depressive symptoms, initiated counseling service. During a 20 year marriage to Doug, an African America male, she had three children; 17 year old daughter, Kristin, 15 year old daughter Julia, and 12 year old son Brad. Malorie reports that Kristin is highly disruptive at home and at school, and she suspected that she is using drugs and alcohol. Malorie states that Julia and Brat have become more withdrawn from the family by staying in their rooms and spending time with friends due to Kristin’s adverse behavior. One of the most remarkable discoveries, research family, is the high degree of association between pathology parent and child. Overall, it seems safe to say that …show more content…

Family therapy differs from other kinds of therapy in the most basic premise that the unity of the problem is not one person but two or more. This is not a patient whose evil is stimulated by others but a symptomatic behavior product of a relationship between two or more people (Danny Wedding, Raymond J. Corsini ( 2013). Find the problem that the family wants to correct and identify in a clear manner. Initially, as a therapist trying to change the low expectations of the family to one where change within the family and theorize on what can happen. Using a genogram will be useful to analyze the addresses and relationships of each person in the …show more content…

This communication models used to prevent rejection threats, cope with stress and defend self-esteem. In all cases, family or other group or interpersonal relationships, the individual feels and reacts to stress; but it does not show "weakness" and tries to hide it with the following forms of communication like; Blaming, so that the other person sees it as a very strong one, or distracting, so the situation is ignored. The person behaves as if this situation did not exist. (satirglobal.org. (2016). Obtain additional information on how the family responds to these tasks. With this therapy we can explore the system of family process, see their relationships and rules focus, with this also establish and help them find their individual goals in treating your problem. "Family life is a bit like an" iceberg. “Only a small part of all the part that everyone can see and hear and often people believe that this fraction represents the whole is perceived. Some suspect that there may be more but do not know what it is, much less how to find out. (Satir. 1993). If we need to find this, we must also take into account their customs, rules, their culture,

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