Family Therapy

Paper Summary:

In this paper, structural family therapy concepts and practices are discussed, as well as the complex interactions and patterns of communication involved in structural family therapy. The writer concludes that family therapists examine the family as a whole, or as a social unit, with complex interactions and patterns of communication, in order to help the individual.

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Abstract
Introduction
Strategic Family Theory and Therapy
Therapeutic Techniques
Conclusion

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"Structural family therapy involves a great deal of direction by the therapist, and is very action oriented. The goal is to change the behavior of the family by enactment and creation of alternative realities. The goal of therapy is not symptom relief but rather for the family to transform and reinvent itself around a symptom, so that they can apply these structural changes to other areas of their lives."

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