Psychologists who participate in marriage/family therapy have to ensure they are doing things ethically and ensuring they are doing the best for each of their clients. Psychologists who live and work in rural communities must make sure they are being as careful as marriage/family therapy psychologists‚ but can run into other issues such as confidentiality and competence. Both kinds of therapy have their own sets of issues as well. When providing counseling in a rural/community setting there are
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Experiential Family Therapy (EFT) emerged from humanistic psychology and focused on the “here-and-now” experience. Techniques from expressive therapies were incorporated into systems thinking‚ linking the emotional impact of the individual with family interactions (Anderson‚ Berry‚ & Roger‚ 2013). Like most forms of therapy‚ EFT goal is to strength the family unity by using active experiences. Additionally‚ emphasis is placed on the self-esteem development or increase of each members involved.
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Introduction Experiential therapy emerged from the humanistic wing of psychology that was focussed on the immediate‚ here-and-now experience‚ which was most popular in the 1960’s and 70’s. Therapists focussed on the needs of the individual as they attempt to facilitate family interaction‚ resulting in the individuality of each member. As Becvar and Becvar (2000) asserted‚ the hallmarks of experiential family therapy were the importance of individuality‚ personal freedom and self-fulfillment (pp
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PracticePSYC-8705-6 | Final PaperEthical Issues in Family and Marital TherapyHealth Psychology Program | | Denise A. Bolden-Little | 11/7/2010 | Introduction Due to the extremely sensitive nature of marital and family therapy‚ it is imperative that therapists engage in the ethical‚ competent treatment of their clients. There are three aspects of marriage and family therapy research that makes it unique from other research fields: 1) multiple family members are involved; 2) it involves extremely
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John‚ Sally‚ and their daughter Mary came into therapy wanting to help deal with current issues relating to Mary’s depression and self-harm. They had discovered that Mary had been occasionally cutting herself as well as isolating herself in her room for long hours. Sally had recently been diagnosed with breast cancer‚ which was successfully operated on‚ and was in remission. From an object relations perspective much of the family’s relationship and way of dealing‚ or in this case not dealing with
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As it is with there being many forms of therapy that is being conducted by a therapist‚ counselor‚ social worker‚ and etc.‚ there are always ways on how a therapy session is to be structured and assess. A study completed by Bailey (2012)‚ he states‚ “In family therapy the assessment process involves an examination of the context of family…interpersonal relations with emphasis on decision making and life course challenges” (p. 314). That is a significant statement by Bailey as it relates to the assessment
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Narrative Family Therapy Narrative family therapy is a theoretical model that has grown out of the postmodern movement. Based on the idea that reality not simply concrete and observable‚ but subject to a person’s perception of the experience and the story he tells himself about who he is in the world. Rather than focusing on behaviors‚ narrative therapy focuses on how the clients interpret their experiences‚ then helps them to create a more positive story. This goes beyond reframing‚ a technique
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The Family Institution Lamar Mack SOC 101 Pamela Spence April 25‚ 2011 The American family is normally composed of two parents‚ mother and father‚ and the rearing of a single to numerous children. Within the family institution‚ the three sociological theories of functionalism‚ conflict‚ and interactionism are experienced. The purpose of this paper is to explore how each theory applies to the family‚ the similarities and the differences. How each theory affects the views of the individuals
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Introduction The first interview in the therapy process is done in order to build alliance with the family (Nichols‚ 2012). It is also important during the first interview to develop a hypothesis identifying what could be maintaining the presenting problem for the family and outline expectations for the treatment process (Nichols‚ 2012). This paper will discuss how building an alliance‚ developing a hypothesis‚ and outlining expectations of treatment applies to the Vargas case study. Building Alliance
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Bowen Family Systems‚ Structural‚ and Strategic Models Theory Application Angelina R. Benton Grand Canyon University PCN: 500 December 17‚ 2014 Bowen Family Systems‚ Structural‚ and Strategic Models Theory Application The case study of Ana will be analyzed using the Bowen Family Systems Theory Approach. Bowen Family Systems Theory is a theory of human behavior that views the family as an emotional unit and uses systems thinking to describe the complex interactions in the unit (Kerr‚ 2000). This paper
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