The And Family Therapist Is Influenced By Personal Experiences That Impact And Transform An Individual

Having a child given a diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a very stressful event for parents. It is imperative to understand that there is much that can be done for both parent and the child. From the current literature we know that parents of children diagnosed with autism worry about many things like lifetime dependency to family dissonance. We know that these parents are distressed and angry, the parents of children with more unusual behaviors feel a lot more stressed than the parents of children with fewer unusual behaviors. However, having a strategy to approach it correctly and to get the best possible help for your child is probably the most important step, one can take to relieve stress and to aid the child’s development.

3. In the latter phases of therapy, adult clients are coached in differentiating themselves from their family of origin, the assumption being that gains in differentiation will automatically flow over into decreased anxiety and greater self-responsibility within the nuclear family system (Penny, 1999 p. 101).

In my personal opinion and experience, I find that the field of psychology is lacking in diverse cultural competencies as much as the society is diverse in its population. I believe that as with using any theoretical model, the therapists’ cultural knowledge needs to include understanding of the many cultural considerations influencing the effectiveness of treatment when dealing with clients from diverse backgrounds. When servicing the individuals in the family, care and attention needs to be directed towards family and community norms and values around help seeking, secrecy and confidentiality, family roles, child rearing and spiritual practices.

In addition, it is important to learn more about the Jacques family cultural. It is stated that Mrs. Jacques is a Christian, which is vital information for the therapist to take into consideration. Moreover, as the therapist it is essential to be aware of one own biases of the Jacques cultural beliefs. Furthermore, a therapist needs to be on time for sessions, because the Jacques cultural is appropriate to being on time. According to Congress (2004), some culturally diverse family may have dissimilar when it comes to male and female relationships in a marriage. In addition, in American society, a male that is from a dominant structure family will have conflict with equal opportunities gender relationships. Furthermore, culturally diverse families practice with discipline children are different.

In many cultures, the greatest joy of a person comes through the realization that they will soon be called a grandparent. Speaking from a personal perspective, the Latino culture sees the arrival of a grandchild, for the most part, through a set of different beliefs. The first belief associated with the role of being a grandparent, is the idea that one’s offspring has embarked on “full adulthood”, and that now, they will understand what true responsibility is all about. Another common belief among the Latino population when it comes to grand parenting, is that being a grandparent correlates with being a parent all over again; given that many Latinos see this particular role, as one in which they must play an active role for the wellbeing of

The Latina transnational mothers in this reading, struggled financially to provide for themselves and their children, which forced them to improvise their motherhood duties. These immigrant mothers work abroad while their children remain in country of origin which challenges the traditional

Zayas et al. (2005) states “…familism reflects the centrality of the family in the institutional structure of Latin American societies and the governing role of the family in the individual’s life and behavior…emphasizes maintenance of family cohesion, obligation and intense attachment to relative, and primacy of the family in the individual’s self-identity and social world.” The adolescent Latina is taught that family is first and is the most important, playing a large role in their life. They must strive to help out the family as much, whenever they can whether this be financially or simply taking care of younger siblings, or elder family members. As a Latina coming from a Hispanic family, this rings true as the notion of helping the family was heavily enforced and emphasized not only in my own home, but in that of fellow Latino students. During high-school, many friends

Still, the counselor must realize that his or her intuitive assumptions are based in a particular cultural worldview. This does not negate his or her ability to counsel persons from different cultures, but it does demand the ability of the counselor to step back and to view his words with an objective perspective. For example, when counseling an Asian family, the counselor may have to contextualize the parent's demand for obedience as a cultural product, and not simply see it as a neurotic instrument of control. The relationship of parent to child may be different from what the counselor has personally experienced in his or her own life and also what conventional

Therapists need to find their own style and theoretical approach that they are comfortable with in order to best help their clients. A counselor’s approach often stems from their targeted client population. I desire to work with children and families especially with families going through the foster care system and adoption. Integrating the various therapy models and techniques of the family systems approach would better help serve those client populations and create positive change within those families. Based off of this integrated family systems approach people develop problems for a variety of reasons and those individual problems are often linked to the family dynamics in some way. The goal of therapy from this family systems approach is to encourage change in parents, help resolve individual problems and improve the relationships within a family. The client-therapist relationship from an integrated family systems’ approach involves a relationship based mutual respect, empathy and interest among others. A variety of techniques are recommended to serve clients and families from different cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds. Lastly, faith is integrated into my counseling practice by drawing me to serve and help those who are disadvantaged due to socio, economic and familial issues.

The multicultural issues that arise during the trans generational family therapy process is called acculturation, it is the accommodation process that occurs when groups from two distinct cultures are in contact over a sustained period of time. Some of the issues that come up with different cultures are when a person may have isolation and alienation from their new culture because they are trying to hold on and continue to practice native cultures beliefs. Another issue is when the person starts to denigrate and reject their old cultures dress, diet, values and sometimes name. There is also the problem of uneven adaption from other family members which lead to conflict between other family members. The integration to the new culture trying to hold on to the old culture can and will cause problems to arise. As the therapist you have to be very careful when working with a family from a different culture, it is already a rough transition. In my research I found that working with immigrant families they have the most issue with acculturation. It also states that when working with families from minority

Sally is an Asian American and in that culture they are generally viewed as intelligent, enterprising, disciplined, and hardworking individuals (Sue, 2007). Some Asian Americans feel a sense of shame and disgrace when admitting to needing help for mental health/emotional concerns. Problems are generally handled within the family rather than getting outside help. So Sally coming to therapy will help her overall prognosis for improving and managing her anxieties. Asian families are often hierarchical, male lead, priority is placed on family as a whole group rather than the individual, and avoiding bringing dishonor to the family. Mothers are supposed to take care of the emotional development of the kids (Sue, 2007). Sally’s mother was not there emotionally for her but was rather strict and difficult to please. As her therapist it would be ethical and imperative to understand the culture from where Sally is coming from to adequately and competently treat.

Parreñas introduces the dynamic of postmodern familial struggles that inevitably come with being a migrant worker. She introduces briefly the 3 types of transitional families, where members of said family are located in two different locations. (Parreñas, 2015) When one parent is abroad, the father is normally left behind to care for the children and household but those tasks are often taken up by other female

The theory provides a comprehensive conceptual framework for understanding how emotional ties within families of origin (including extended family members) influence the lives of individuals in ways they often fail to appreciate and may tend to minimize (Bowen, 1978; Kerr & Bowen, 1988). family systems theory do not clearly address issues related to ending intervention. There may be two reasons for this lack of attention. Family systems theory emerged during a time when family therapy was conducted primarily by private practitioners not typically faced with time limits. Further, the theory is influenced by psychodynamic thought, which is largely focused on insight development rather than problem solving with a distinct ending point. The absence of guidelines for ending family systems interventions is problematic because the theory 's concepts are abstract and provide practitioners with little direction for determining when a family has achieved its goals. The purpose of this article is to help amend this oversight and provide a set of ending strategies that are consistent with the theory 's concepts. We begin with a brief overview of the theory and its intervention strategies and then provide a set of termination strategies. Family systems theory, sometimes called family emotional systems theory, provides a comprehensive framework for understanding how the emotional ties within families of origin influence people throughout their lives

This research paper is going to look at a career in family therapy. It is going to discuss some of the things a psychologist does with their patients. The type of pay they receive. The paper is also going to discuss a few different options people have with education. Finally, it will look at how the future looks in the field of family therapy.

is not a concept that this culture accepts willingly and rightfully so. Another concern, I would have as a counselor is coercing this culture to divulge their family structure to me so that I could best determine how to treat the presenting problem of the client. The counselor needs to know, how the clients’ family, relatives, and friends line up in his/her life in order to set goals for therapy. Importantly, the role of these individuals will have to be incorporated into therapy in order for therapy to be effective.