Family Therapies

Many participants engaged the group with stories of overcoming addiction or being sexually molested by family members as reasons behind their addiction. However all of their stories were compelling and empowering to the group of individuals who have seemed to endure some of the same sentiments as their fellow group mate. It appeared as if the individuals in the group even though that were court ordered appeared to be extremely engaged and very involved during the meetings. It seemed as though most who attended found peace and solice from the group during the NA meetings. As it stated by Krentzman, Robinson, Moore, et.al (2010), client’s state that their top two reasons for attending NA meetings were to promote recovery/ sobriety and to find support acceptance and friendships. One thing that I learned from the NA group that just as in AA, family support deems to be an important function on the perseverance of an addict and that the participation and involvement of family is detrimental in the treatment process for the addicts. In several of our readings many of the passages discussed the effects of family systems support as it pertains to substance abusers chemical addiction. The passages described the family system as being a detrimental part of the treatment process as well as for the treatment of the family as well. According to past studies, family involvement has aided clients in

Systemic family therapy is an approach that works with families and those who are in close relationships to foster change. These changes are viewed in terms of the systems of interaction between each person in the family (Jude, 2015).

The emergence of family and systemic therapies in the latter part of the 20th century saw something of a paradigm shift in the world of psychotherapy and counseling. Those in the field during the 1960’s and 1970’s were predominantly occupied with psychodynamic, behavioural and humanistic approaches (Corey, 2009). Theories attached to these forms of therapy emphasized the autonomy of the individual, and the capacity to engage in free, independent choice. In therapeutic settings, much of the discussion would also typically be focused on ‘cause-and-effect’, in other words; seeking an explanation for why a person was thinking, feeling or behaving in a particular manner. Less attention would be focused on the context of the individuals’ experience, and the matter of how a situation came to be as it is (Bowen, 1972).

Complicated grief is having many difficult dealing with loss. Even though that sometimes the loss has according many time before.according to katherine walsh there have been a history of depression or even anxiety for a person to go through a complicated grief. Complicated grief is when it last a long period of time and you can't just move on it hold on to you very tight. For complicated grief therapy is required. According to phsyo guides 10 percent of people going through a loss going through a complicated grief. There may need family therapy to help them during this period of time. J.william gave 4 way to deal with the loss. The first one is trying to accept that there are gone and there are not coming back. The second one is dealing with

Interventions that counselors can conduct when working with families of substance abusing adolescents, is family therapy because it can focus on a wide variety of problems. Other

Family therapy is a form of psychotherapy employed to assist members of a family in improving communication systems, conflict resolution, and to help the family to deal with certain problems that manifest in the behavior of members. In most cases, deviance in a family member is an indication of underlying family dysfunctions. This paper looks the counselling procedure that can be applied to help the Kline family solve their problems. It answers certain questions including those of the expected challenges during therapy and ways of dealing with the challenges.

A main key concept of NT is that the problem a client presents with is viewed separate from the client. The problem is not the person; it is something the person has. Therefore, the goal of NT is to change the effects resulting from the problem and not the person themselves. To do this, NT uses the technique of externalizing the problem. To externalize the problem, the problem is first given a name and then it is explored and applied to the clients believes, values, behaviors, and ideals that has formed the clients identity. The negative aspects of these areas get rewritten into the new story. The process of externalizing the problem allows the client to see their problem separate from themselves so they can better

In the scenario, the family which consisted of 17 year-old-Lisa and her mother Ms. Bowler, were mandated to attend monthly therapy sessions. In the therapy sessions the therapist implemented Multi-Dimensional Family Therapy (MDFT). MDFT is an integrated and comprehensive, family-centered treatment for youth experiencing problems and disorders. According to Multi-Dimensional Family Therapy, “it prevents out-of-home placement; and focuses on key areas of the adolescent’s life by providing effective and cost-efficient treatment (An Evidence-Based Intervention.)”. The model targets a range of youth behavior problems that consist of substance abuse, delinquency, antisocial and aggressive behaviors, school and family problems, and emotional difficulties. Its overall goal is “to eliminate substance abuse, crime, delinquency, and to improve mental health, school, and family functioning. It aims to improve the adolescent’s coping, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, and enhance family functioning, which is a critical ingredient in positive youth development (An Evidence-Based Intervention.)”. This model was chosen during therapy because it has many factors that will contribute to the anticipated improvements in Lisa and Ms. Bowler.

When dealing with an individual a systematic approach can help bring the family dynamic of the client into therapy. This can be important if the family dynamic is having an unhealthy impacted on the client but unlike say an alcoholic avoiding bars, for the most part, the client cannot ignore and avoid the family so they need to learn how to deal with and function within their family. In the systematic approaches, there are six main schools of thought for use in family therapy.

Experiential family therapy (EFT) was first developed in the 1960’s by physician and psychotherapy pioneer Carl Whitaker and is aimed at helping individual family members feel fulfilled and self-actualized within the family unit by means of improving cooperation and intimacy among family members. Unlike other schools of family therapy, EFT does not focus on the perceived problems of individual family members but examines how family interactions and communications cause problems for the individual family members. It is important to remember that, due to the level of interpersonal involvement needed in this style of therapy it requires every family member involved to fully participate in the process. For optimum effectiveness, the family should already be relatively stable.</p> Whitaker’s approach to EFT is known as the symbolic-experiential model. This model emphasizes immediate, here-and-now experiences rather than the introspective methods of earlier theories and promotes emotional expression as a medium of shared experience and as a means of both personal and family fulfillment. Symbolic-experiential family therapy is predicated on the existential idea that there is a great deal more to a family’s dynamics and existence than is empirically observable; unconscious dynamics, histories of shared and individual experiences, secrets, etc. This model attempts to integrate two different aspects of human experience; experience and “symbols.” Experience is what is taken in

Positive parental practices and direct involvement in an adolescent’s substance abuse treatment is “best practice” and will increase the adolescent’s rate of success in substance abuse treatment. Parents that are actively involved in their child’s life reduce the risk of adolescent drug and alcohol abuse. Data has been documented through research that the parents who are active participants in their child’s treatment is a “best practice” method. This specific type of research has not existed in a consistent manner over the last decade, but is becoming increasingly noticed as more treatment centers are incorporating holistic approaches to treatment, including parent interactions as a main key. Using a holistic approach, positive parent influence has specifically been related to a decrease in substance abuse in adolescents into early adulthood. Substance abuse continues to be a wide-spread problem amongst adolescents who do not receive proper treatment through a holistic approach, including parents and family members. Critical evidence has shown that family involvement in the treatment process is effective and will increase the adolescent success rate in recovery from addiction (Beaudoin, 2013, p. 28). Early detection of alcohol

Helping a family member get back on their feet after doing drugs is important to many people. When everyone demonstrates they are willing to assist their family member, people who are addicted can see that they have good intentions. Family counseling allows individuals who have not had the opportunity to confront household triggers to do so. It is also a great place to deal with other ‘elephants in the room’ to ensure individuals coping with family issues have the ability to air them out.

Davis (2016) asserted that previous paper that family system therapy has a 3-way communication commitment between parents and children. Although it is not always 3 ways, it can be multiple depending on how big the family may be:

multidimensional family therapy—developed for adolescents with drug abuse problems as well as their families—which addresses a range of influences on their drug abuse patterns and is designed to improve overall family functioning

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