Structural Family Therapy 191846
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Structural Family Therapy
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Instructor’s Name
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31, May 2014
Abstract
This research paper discusses Structural Family Therapy in relation to its development, tenets, application, and comparison to other methods. It was established that Minuchin was at the forefront of developing the approach due to the realization that human problems cannot be solved individualistically. Instead, they should be solved in the context of family structure since it affects behavior profoundly. Some of the critical tenets of SFT included the family and the presentation of the problems as an issue of the system rather than the affected party. In regard to the process of application, it was noted that a family does not need to meet given requirement in order to enable the application of SFT.
Identification and Overview of the Approach
Development of Structural Approach
Components of SFT
Family
Problem Presentation
Process of Therapeutic Change
Application of the Approach during Family Therapy
Similarities, Differences and New Lessons Learnt
Identification and Overview of the Approach Structural Family Therapy (SFT) is found as a model of family treatment that is based on systematic theories conceived by Salvador Minuchin with the help of other psychologists at the Child Guidance Clinic of Philadelphia (Carr, 2000). In essence, the approach is found on the premises that effective therapy is fostered by the change of structure within the family setting. It stipulates that the treatment process must focus on the details of personal change so that individuals restructure to attain a healthy pattern of relations. It seeks to address the afflictions experienced in the functioning of the family by helping the members to understand the informally stipulated rules that govern its relationships and roles. This implies that the essence of family therapy does not rest on the individual prospects, but the ideologies of the family system in entirety. One of the
Structural Family Therapy
Name
Instructor’s Name
Course Number
31, May 2014
Abstract
This research paper discusses Structural Family Therapy in relation to its development, tenets, application, and comparison to other methods. It was established that Minuchin was at the forefront of developing the approach due to the realization that human problems cannot be solved individualistically. Instead, they should be solved in the context of family structure since it affects behavior profoundly. Some of the critical tenets of SFT included the family and the presentation of the problems as an issue of the system rather than the affected party. In regard to the process of application, it was noted that a family does not need to meet given requirement in order to enable the application of SFT.
Identification and Overview of the Approach
Development of Structural Approach
Components of SFT
Family
Problem Presentation
Process of Therapeutic Change
Application of the Approach during Family Therapy
Similarities, Differences and New Lessons Learnt
Identification and Overview of the Approach Structural Family Therapy (SFT) is found as a model of family treatment that is based on systematic theories conceived by Salvador Minuchin with the help of other psychologists at the Child Guidance Clinic of Philadelphia (Carr, 2000). In essence, the approach is found on the premises that effective therapy is fostered by the change of structure within the family setting. It stipulates that the treatment process must focus on the details of personal change so that individuals restructure to attain a healthy pattern of relations. It seeks to address the afflictions experienced in the functioning of the family by helping the members to understand the informally stipulated rules that govern its relationships and roles. This implies that the essence of family therapy does not rest on the individual prospects, but the ideologies of the family system in entirety. One of the
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