Family Therapy

Paper Summary:

Family therapy is a topic that has long been surrounded by a great deal of debate as it pertains to the types of models that are utilized. Some researchers believe that multisystemic therapy is the most useful, while others believe that systemic family therapy is more beneficial. The author of this paper discusses, examines and compares the connections between multisystemic therapy and systemic therapy.

Outline:
Introduction
Multisystemic Therapy
Systemic Therapy
Comparisons
Conclusion
References

From the Paper:

"According to the article one of the most significant principles of MST is the amalgamation of empirically-based treatment approaches including behavioral parent training and strategic and functional family therapy approaches. The article explains from a historical perspective these approaches only focused on a small aspect of the youth's social ecology including such factors as problem-solving skills and the discipline the parents. These factors were placed in an ecological paradigm confronting important factors involving family, peer, school, and community systems. In addition biological contributors were taken into consideration to recognize problems and psychopharmacological treatments that should be utilized in combination with psychological treatments."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Boscolo, L., Cecchin, G., Hoffman, L., & Penn, P. (1987). Milan Systemic Family Therapy: Conversations in Theory and Practice. New York: Basic Books.
• Everett C. A., Robert Ernest Lee, William C. Nichols (2006) When Marriages Fail: Systemic Family Therapy Intervention and Issues. Haworth Press
• Henggeler, S. W., Schoenwald, S. K., Borduin, C. M., Rowland, M. D., & Cunningham, P. B. (1998). Multisystemic treatment of anti-social behavior in children and adolescents. New York: Guilford Press.
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