Nothing to Fear? Thoughts on the History of Family Therapy and the Potential Contribution of Research

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (02) ◽  
pp. 171-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Rhodes
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals The Updating in Satir’s Family Therapy Model

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 425
Author(s):  
Neşide Yıldırım
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Communication Patterns ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Perspective Change ◽  
The People ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Individual

Virginia Satir (1916-1988) is one of the first experts who has worked in the field of family therapy in the United States. In 1951, she was one of the first therapists who has worked all members of the family as a whole in the same session. She has concentrated her studies on issues such as to increase individual's self-esteem and to understand and change other people's perspectives. She has tried to make problematic people compatible in the family and in the society through change. From this perspective, change and adaptation are the two important concepts of her model. This is a state of being and a way to communicate with ourselves and others. High self-confidence and harmony are the first primary indicator of being a more functional human. She starts her studies with identifying the family. She uses two ways to do this; the first one is the chronology of the family that is history of the family, the second one is the communication patterns within the family. With this, she updates the status of the family. Updating is the detection of the current situation. The detection of the situation, in other words updating, constitutes the very essence of the model that she implements. In this study, communication patterns within the family are discussed for the updating, the chronological structure has not been studied. The characteristics of family communication patterns, the model of therapy that is applied by Satir for these patterns and the method which is followed in the model are discussed. According to her detection, the people who face with problems, use one of those four patterns or a combination of them. These communication patterns are Blamer, Sedative/Accepting, distracter/irrelevant and rational. Satir expresses that these four patterns are not solid and unchanging but all of them “can be converted”. For example, if one of the family members is usually using the soothing (sedative/accepting) pattern, in this case, it means that he/she wants to give the message that he/she is not very important in the inner world of the individual itself. However, if such a communication pattern is to be used repeatedly by an individual, he/she must know how to use it. According to Satir, this consciousness may be converted to a conscious gentleness and sensitivity that is automatically followed to please everyone. This study was carried out by using the copy of Satir’s book, which was originally called “The Conjoint Family Therapy” and translated into Turkish by Selim Ali Yeniçeri as “Basic Family Therapy” and published in Istanbul by Beyaz Yayınları in 2016. It is expected that the study will provide support to the education of the students and family therapists.

An Integrative EMDR and Family Therapy Model for Treating Attachment Trauma in Children: A Case Series

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 196-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra Wesselmann ◽  
Stefanie Armstrong ◽  
Cathy Schweitzer ◽  
Meghan Davidson ◽  
Ann Potter
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Family Therapy ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Attachment Trauma ◽  
Attachment Relationships ◽  
Case Series Study ◽  
History Of ◽  
Therapy Model

This case series study investigated the effectiveness of an integrative eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and family therapy model, specifically the Integrative Attachment Trauma Protocol for Children (IATP-C), for improving traumatic stress, attachment relationships, and behaviors in children with a history of attachment trauma; specifically, adopted children with a history of maltreatment and foster or orphanage care. Of the 23 child participants, one family dropped out at 6 months, and 22 completed treatment in 6–24 months. Mean treatment length was 12.7 months. Statistical analysis demonstrated significant improvement in scores on children's traumatic stress symptoms, behaviors, and attachment relationships by the end of treatment. Statistical analysis of secondary measures showed significant improvement in mothers' scores related to symptomology and attitudes toward their child. Gains were maintained for the 15 families who complied with completion and returning of follow-up measures. Limitations of the study include the lack of a control group and small sample size. Future directions include controlled efficacy studies with larger sample sizes as well as exploration of application of the model to a similar population of children in other cultures and to children who are not residing in permanent placements.

scholarly journals The increasing atmospheric burden of the greenhouse gas sulfur hexafluoride (SF<sub>6</sub>)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter G. Simmonds ◽  
Matthew Rigby ◽  
Alistair J. Manning ◽  
Sunyoung Park ◽  
Kieran M. Stanley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Europe ◽  
Sulfur Hexafluoride ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Electric Power Industry ◽  
Electrical Equipment ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Global Emission ◽  
History Of ◽  
Technological Improvements

Abstract. We report a 40-year history of SF6 atmospheric mole fractions measured at the Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment (AGAGE) monitoring sites, combined with archived air samples to determine emission estimates from 1978–2018. Previously we reported a global emission rate of 7.3 ± 0.6 Gigagrams (Gg) yr−1 in 2008 and over the past decade emissions have continued to increase by about 24 % to 9.04 ± 0.35 Gg yr−1 in 2018. We show that changing patterns in SF6 consumption from developed (Kyoto Protocol Annex-1) to developing countries (non-Annex-1) and the rapid global expansion of the electric power industry, mainly in Asia, have increased the demand for SF6-insulated switchgear, circuit breakers and transformers. The large bank of SF6 sequestered in this electrical equipment provides a substantial source of emissions from maintenance, replacement and continuous leakage. Other emissive sources of SF6 occur from the magnesium, aluminium, electronics industries and more minor industrial applications. More recently, reported emissions, including those from electrical equipment and metal industries, primarily in the Annex-1 countries, have steadily declined through substitution of alternative blanketing gases and technological improvements in less emissive equipment and more efficient industrial practices. Conversely, in the non-Annex-1 countries SF6 emissions have increased due to an expansion in the growth of the electrical power, metal and electronics industries to support their development. There is an annual difference of 2.5–5 Gg yr−1 (1990–2018) between our modelled top-down emissions and the UNFCCC reported bottom-up emissions, which we attempt to reconcile through analysis of the potential contribution of emissions from the various industrial applications which use SF6. We also investigate regional emissions in East Asia (China, S. Korea) and Western Europe and their respective contributions to the global atmospheric SF6 inventory. On an average annual basis, our estimated emissions from the whole of China are approximately 10 times greater than emissions from Western Europe. In 2018, our modelled Chinese and Western European emissions accounted for ~ 36 % and 3.1 %, respectively, of our global SF6 emissions estimate.

scholarly journals Macrophage activation syndrome in MDA5 antibody-positive dermatomyositis and COVID-19 infection

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marzieh Keshtkarjahromi ◽  
Sumit Chhetri ◽  
Amulya Balagani ◽  
Umm-ul-Banin B. Tayyab ◽  
Christopher J. Haas
Keyword(s):  
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ◽  
Macrophage Activation ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Clinical Reminder ◽  
High Dose Methylprednisolone ◽  
History Of ◽  
Rheumatological Disease ◽  
System Disorder ◽  
Activation Syndrome

Abstract Background Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a rare multiorgan system disorder that may present as a fatal complication of underlying rheumatological disease, including dermatomyositis. Case presentation Here, we report the case of a 65-year-old Caucasian female with a history of psoriasis and a recent diagnosis of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who presented with progressive generalized weakness, joint pains, an erythematous rash, shortness of breath, and weight loss. She was ultimately diagnosed with biopsy-confirmed melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5)-positive dermatomyositis complicated by MAS, requiring intravenous immunoglobulin and high-dose methylprednisolone. Conclusions This report serves as a clinical reminder of the rare, yet clinically relevant association between MDA5-positive dermatomyositis and MAS, as well as highlights the potential contribution of other immune system activating diseases, such as COVID-19, associated with a cytokine storm and hyperinflammatory state.

Patterns of animal exploitation in western Turkey

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Canan Çakırlar ◽  
Levent Atici
Keyword(s):  
Aegean Sea ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
History Of Archaeology ◽  
Western Turkey ◽  
Anatolian Plateau ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historical Times ◽  
Human Animal ◽  
Almost All

This chapter presents a first overview of zooarchaeological research in western Turkey, a vast region between the Anatolian Plateau and the Aegean Sea. The reason for this overview is twofold. First, although zooarchaeological research began early on within the history of archaeology in the region, almost all zooarchaeological studies have been site-based, masking their potential contribution to the cultural and environmental narrative of the region and beyond. Second, recent zooarchaeological research has shown that the region carries path-breaking potential for elucidating patterns of human–animal relationships in both prehistoric and historic periods. This chapter probes the zooarchaeological evidence from the Palaeolithic through historical times and highlights the results of zooarchaeological research on topics such as Epipalaeolithic foraging, Neolithic husbandry, urban animal economies, trade, and the symbolic role of animals.

Family Therapy

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Franklin ◽  
Laura M. Hopson
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Family Therapy ◽  
Family Intervention ◽  
Social Work Practitioners ◽  
History Of

Family intervention has become an important tool for social work practitioners. This entry provides a brief history of family intervention and important influences as well as a synopsis of current research. Although these interventions require more research to better understand the populations for whom they are most effective, the evidence supports their usefulness in addressing such issues as aggression, substance use, and depression, among others.

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