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Structural Family Therapy, 2007.
An exploration of the model of family counseling and therapy known as structural family therapy.
4,120 words (approx. 16.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 110.95
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This paper looks at structural family therapy (SFT) in its original form as well as in a form that is presently being used and has been effectively used specifically in SFT initiatives in families that are working with the issue of acculturation. The studies of Salvador Minuchin and Jay Haley are focused upon and the work of Thomas C.Todd (2006) is also taken into consideration. It also explores how SFT might effectively be applied by a minister of a neighborhood organization and how the Christian principles might be effectively and successfully applied in SFT therapy.
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Abstract
Introduction to SFT
SFT - The Focus
The Goals of SFT
Differentiation in Various Theories
The Strategic Based (SFT) Intervention
Skills Necessary for SFT Therapy
Discussion
Integration of FST, Pact and Christian Principles
Pact: Key Features
Structural Approach Used in Therapy
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"The resolution of conflicts is another area that must be in focus in the SFT therapy. There are various existing patterns in the way that individuals in the family deal with or use to avoid conflicts. Some of those are "detouring, attacking (also known as scapegoating)" (Todd, 2006) in which a union is formed against another family member who is labeled as 'bad' receiving the blame in full. Further there are the relationships that are described as "detouring, protecting" (Todd, 2006) in which two of the parties in conflict join to assist or help another in the family who had been labeled as defenseless, sick, and helpless and is a pattern noted in families that are psychosomatic and in families that have children who are known to be psychotic. "
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Structural Family Therapy, 2007.
An In-depth look at structural family therapy (SFT) and its applications.
4,203 words (approx. 16.8 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 112.95
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This paper examines the structural family therapy model of family therapy. The paper provides a detailed literature review of the structural approach to family therapy. The paper also discusses the history of this model, the structural outlook, structural family theory, structural family therapy, and some populations where structural family therapy has been successful. The writer concludes with an explanation of her personal perspective and idea of family therapy.
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Abstract
Literature Review
Personal Perspective
Conclusion
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"There are many models of family therapy out there in use in this day and age. Many counselors choose to be eclectic in their choices of therapeutic techniques, which is encouraged in most professional counseling training programs. There are the Psychodynamic outlook, Transgenerational models, Experiential models, Strategic models, the Milan Systemic model, the Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral models, Social Construction models, and Psychoeducational models. All of these models of family therapy are very useful in many ways. This paper will discuss another model of family therapy, that of the Structural model."
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Family Therapy, 2007.
This paper provides a review of theories and approaches of family therapy.
2,048 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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The paper explains how family therapy in general is concerned with addressing predictable patterns of behavior and interactions between family members. The paper details the various forms of family therapy; structural, strategic and the Milan systemic school of family therapy. The paper explains that each of these approaches to family therapy are similar in that they work to help family members overcome negative or abnormal behaviors. They work to help develop more "normal" interactions and relationships among family members. The paper also discusses psychopathology and how it often arises from paradoxes or contradictions in family communication among family members.
Outline:
Part I - Overview Family Therapy Systems
Part II - Psychopathology and Paradoxes
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"There are varying approaches to family therapy. Strategic, systemic and structural approaches tend to focus similarly on identifying certain elements of family interactions in the course of therapy including the "how, when, where and what" of therapy as opposed to the "why" of therapy (Haley, 2006; Todd, 2005; Colapinto, 1991; Erskine Edu, 2006). This means therapy is generally guided by the belief that behavior is determined by consequences of one's actions, and thus the focus of therapy includes increasing positive behaviors within the context of the family and the family's interactions."
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Family and Couples Therapy, 2002.
An in-depth analysis of the available family and couples therapy for Anorexia Nervosa, including evaluations.
4,184 words (approx. 16.7 pages), 20 sources, MLA, $ 111.95
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This paper provides a comprehensive description of Anorexia Nervosa. Prevalence statistics, course and outcome and etiology of the disorder are described. The concept of the family unit is introduced. Family therapy of eating disorders is broken down into the steps and processes. The paper explores the effectiveness of family and couples therapy for eating disorders, and a combined treatment option is given.
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Description
Prevalence and Incidence
Course and Outcome
Etiology
Introduction to the Family
Family Therapy of Anorexia Nervosa
Effectiveness of Family Therapy
Marital and Couple Therapy
Combination Treatments
Conclusion
References
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"The disease of Anorexia Nervosa affects all aspects of a patient's life, including family functioning. The disease has a set of diagnostic criteria laid out by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV-TR) published by the American Psychiatric Association in 2000. Many researches have investigated the family links to the etiology of the disorder. To understand the theory of family therapy for Anorexia Nervosa, an understanding of family structure and family therapy in general is needed. Current research has found that involving the family in therapy is a useful tool in the healing process. Family therapy of Anorexia involves three stages ranging from the initial meeting to setting future goals and termination of the sessions. If the patient with Anorexia is married, then brief marital or couple therapy is used. Other forms of treatment such as nutritional rehabilitation or psychopharmacology usually accompany most family therapy."
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Traditional Psychoanalysis vs. Behavioral Family Therapy, 2002.
This paper compares two therapies that almost are as different as therapies can get: Traditional psychoanalysis and behavioral family therapy.
1,480 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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This paper contrasts both traditional psychoanalysis and a newer tradition, behavioral family therapy and looks at their applicability in different situations. The author explains that psychoanalysis, developed by Freud, helps the client gain more awareness and understanding of their inner world including motivations. The author points out that behavioral family therapy, a melding of behavior therapy and family therapy, assumes that all behavior is learned, or conditioned, and can be unlearned and changed and that the family, viewed as a system, is the focus of this learning.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Description
Comparison
Depth/Insight
Focus on Family
Goals
Length of Therapy
Meaning Orientation
Conformity
Application to Different Situations
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"While they both emphasize family, they do so in very different ways. In psychoanalysis, the therapeutic arrangement is between the therapist and the individual. Family members are not brought into the therapeutic alliance. In family therapy, the family is the unit that works with the therapist. The family is not separated out, but placed at the center of the working process."
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Family Therapy, 2002.
A look at the therapy known as structural family therapy and its goals and practices.
1,644 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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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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Structural Family Therapy, 2004.
Details the basic components of Structural Family Therapy according to Salvador Minuchin.
1,663 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 54.95
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This paper explores and defines the basic components of Structural Family Therapy according to Salvador Minuchin, author of "Families and Family Therapy". Literary reviews and critiques of Minuchin's book and model for family therapy are also discussed.
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"Times have changed, for the good, in the view Minuchin expresses in Psychology Today (Minuchin, 1993). He saw a sign that Americans are no longer stigmatized by "family therapy" through the election of the Bill Clinton / Al Gore administration in 1992. "At the Democratic Convention, Vice President Gore said that his family was in family therapy without fear or concern that such a statement reflects a deficit, that something is missing." Of course, the Clinton Administration's scandals made better headlines and fodder for gossip than the positive things accomplished in those years, and yet Minuchin was correct in saying that barriers and stigmas regarding "family therapy" have been broken down, and that, along with the proven family solutions found within SFT, is a very good thing."
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Models of Family Therapy, 2008.
This paper discusses and explains different models of family therapy.
1,622 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 52.95
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In this article, the writer looks at different models and forms of therapy for families that are experiencing problems. The writer notes that natural therapy is a form of psychotherapy that does not allow for medications, but that uses techniques that are aimed at assisting the individual to overcome issues through a natural approach. The writer looks at cognitive behavioral therapy in which the problem is seen to exist through the individual's thoughts and actions. The writer then discusses structural therapy and strategic family therapy. The writer maintains that the solution focused model of family therapy identifies the outcomes that the family desires and uses those outcomes as the focus of the therapy. In the narrative model the writer notes that clients are asked to take part in a narrative history of life and in collaborative therapy the patient and the therapist work as partners in the discovery of issues and the implementation of solutions to the issues.
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Natural System Model
Cognitive-Behavioral Model
Structural Model
Problem Focus Model
Strategic Model
Solution-Focused Model
Narrative Model
Collaborative Language System Model
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"Change for the patient requires that the thoughts and actions impacting the person's life must be identified initially. This may occur through the patient speaking with the therapist and answering questions that serve to allow the therapist to determine where the issues exist. However, the patient should be the one that identifies the problem areas through discussion so that he or she is capable of understanding that change is significant.
"Techniques used in cognitive behavioral therapy are implemented once the identification of the problem has occurred. The therapist may give the patient "homework" and a new mental or physical response to a situation. That new response is used by the patient in place of the negative response and it is through practice that a new method of thought or behavior can be experienced on an ongoing basis, replacing the former thoughts and action."
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Family-Centered Therapy, 2006.
A comparison between the family systems therapy approach and that of the individual therapy style.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 3 sources, $ 106.95
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Distinguishing between types of therapies is beneficial for those seeking to make change within social settings with specific or unique needs. Family centered therapies are one of the many different therapy strategies that can be applied to facilitate change. However while individual therapy tends to be defined as a relationship between two individuals with the purpose of achieving therapeutic change, the family systems therapy approach takes a more integrated process towards the close social units in which the individual seeking therapy resides. This paper identifies differences between the traditional individual therapy style of therapy and the family systems therapy approach.
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Family Therapy, 2004.
A definition and explanation of the type of psychological therapy known as family therapy.
1,258 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper explains that family therapy is a form of psychotherapy that involves all the members of a nuclear or extended family. It shows how family therapy is recommended in situations in which, even though there may be only one member with a condition needing therapy, the member's behavior affects the whole family.
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"Other instances where family therapy is recommended include- treatment of a family member with schizophrenia or multiple personality disorder (MPD), families that deviate from social norms and blended families with adjustment problems. Family therapy tends to be short-term treatment, usually several months in length, with a focus on resolving specific problems such as eating disorders, difficulties with school, or adjustments to bereavement or geographical relocation. In family therapy sessions, all members of the family and both therapists (if there is more than one) are present at most sessions."
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Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy, 2004.
An analysis of cognitive-behavioral family therapy, focusing on the theory and techniques in dealing with substance abuse.
2,205 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper evaluates the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral family therapy (CBFT) in its specific use to treat persons with substance abuse problems. The paper contends that cognitive-behavioral family therapy will prove to have relatively high success rates as compared with other treatment modalities. It reviews several studies that have not only researched its effectiveness with different populations, but that have also compared its overall success rates with other interventions. It also discusses these findings in an effort to reach conclusions about both the theory and the techniques of CBFT in dealing with substance abuse.
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"Cognitive-behavioral therapy, and, in particular, cognitive-behavioral family therapy (CBFT), is one of many interventions used to treat persons with substance abuse problems. Other interventions include twelve-step approaches; strictly behavioral therapies (such as the community reinforcement approach), and network therapy, which is a variety of family systems therapy (Keller, Galanter, & Weinberg, 1997). While some advocate the use of one particular form over another, others advocate a "matching" approach that considers each substance abuser on an individual basis and devises a treatment plan accordingly, with whatever approach makes the most sense (e.g. Alcohol Research Documentation, 1997). Regardless of perspective, however, one thing is clear. A definitive treatment model for individuals addicted to alcohol and/or other substances has not yet been found, even when using the "matching" approach."
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Schizophrenia and Structural Family Therapy, 2005.
Examines the use of structural family therapy when dealing when schizophrenia.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 6 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper provides a discussion of how structural family therapy works with a schizophrenic family member. The Bowen theory is presented along with a discussion as to how the therapy works. Definitions are given with respect to the terms of schizophrenia, therapy and structural therapy. The family constellation is also discussed.
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"On entering the twenty first century today's modern family is beset by events and conditions that were the storylines of authors such as Orwell and Hersey. Today's family today is besieged by mega technology, ever increasing healthcare costs, unprecedented scientific advancement, continual cost of living increases, global conflict, and a broadening of cultural diversity. The pressures brought to bear on the family are healthy in some ways and damaging in others. With so much more pressure confronting the American family the rapid rise of psychopathology is not uncommon and must be addressed. The remainder of this report will focus one particular psychological disorder with respect to its relationship with the modern American family, namely schizophrenia. The report will also address the aforementioned psychopathology with respect to structural family therapy and how it is interrelated with the disorder."
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Family-Based Therapy, 2006.
A discussion regarding the integration and synthesis of relevant theory and research in family-based therapy.
2,474 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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This paper researches and examines 'family-based, empirically supported treatments. The paper focuses on core therapeutic processes and outcomes and principles of good science. The paper further discusses the importance of applying theory in a manner responsive to the co-created reality of the clinical situation, and doing so in a way that incorporates sensitivity to cultural factors and other factors relating to diversity.
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Objective
Introduction
Repeated Replications
Barriers to Detailed Treatment Protocols
Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
Multisystemic Therapy (MST)
Integration of Theories
Summary and Conclusion
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"Just as in the realm of education which combines learning theories in order to better inform the practice of the instructor, in the realm of psychological counseling and methods the therapist will often integrate two theories in order to apply individualized treatment that will be more successful in terms of the outcomes of the patient. Often the patient will have multiple problems that must be addressed and this can only be successfully accomplished many times through the integration of theories to inform the practice of the clinician and often varies from one individual to another. "
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Structural Family Therapy, 2004.
An analysis of this type of family therapy and in what context it can be used most effectively.
2,567 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 77.95
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Structural Family Therapy is seen to be effective in treating dysfunctional and non-functional families by assessing their performance in relation to societal and/or community structures; that is, larger structures within which the family must function successfully. This paper explains how it is a particularly effective type of therapy in dealing with youth with drug problems, but can be used in any context. The writer tells how therapists using the structural paradigm approach families, often in familiar or household settings, as groups and groups-within-groups, and they encourage enacting and balance in structural paradigms that are based on power, joining/opposing, and roles and effective communications strategies. It points out that the model is generally attributed to Salvador Minuchin, who was most active in the mid-20th century.
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"Structural Family Therapy is most commonly associated with the innovative impact and methods of the Argentine Salvador Minuchin, who practiced as a family therapist in the mid-twentieth century and was renowned for his clinical acumen and ability to get families under his tutelage and moderation to make effective and lasting changes. Minuchin "discovered two patterns common to troubled families: some are 'enmeshed,' chaotic and tightly interconnected, while others are 'disengaged,' isolated and seemingly unrelated" (Salvador, 1998). His method of assessing and contributing to functional families varied with the situation, and in Families and Family Therapy, the therapist set down what were to become the fundamentals of Structural Family Therapy."
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