Depressed youth: treatment outcome and changes in family functioning in individual and family therapy

2011 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Finn Ferdinand Garoff ◽  
Kati Heinonen ◽  
Anu-Katriina Pesonen ◽  
Fredrik Almqvist
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Family Therapy ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Youth Treatment

Multifamily Group Therapy: Impact on Family Functioning and Child Behavior

1998 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Meezan ◽  
Maura O'Keefe
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
Group Therapy ◽  
Social Competence ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Traditional Family ◽  
End Of Treatment ◽  
The Family ◽  
Treatment Changes

The authors compare the effectiveness of multifamily group therapy (MFGT) with traditional family therapy with abusive and neglectful caregivers and their children. Positive changes in the family functioning of the MFGT group occurred in areas critical to the reduction of child abuse and neglect, whereas changes in the family functioning of those in traditional family therapy occurred only in the area of parental support. The MFGT group children became significantly more assertive and less submissive according to their self-report and, according to their caregivers, showed significantly fewer overall behavior problems and greater social competence at the end of treatment. Changes in the children in the comparison group were not self-reported and did not occur in the area of social competence. These positive findings argue that agencies should consider adopting this modality in the treatment of this population and that it should be included as a treatment option in family-centered child welfare services.

The Effect of Multiple Family Therapy on Addict Family Functioning:

1986 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 51-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas R. Kosten ◽  
Izola Hogan ◽  
Behnaz Jalali ◽  
John Steidl ◽  
Herbert D. Kleber
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Multiple Family Therapy

Alliantie in Beeld

KWALON ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne J. Welmers-van de Poll
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Family Therapy ◽  
Common Factor ◽  
Family Preservation ◽  
Observational Research ◽  
Family Treatment ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Working Alliance Inventory ◽  
Family Preservation Program

Alliance at Work – Observation research on the working relationship between care providers and families in intensive outreach family treatment Alliance is an important common factor in the treatment of youth and family problems. When working with multiple family members, building and maintaining strong alliances can be particularly challenging. Alliance at Work (Alliantie in Beeld) is a research project that investigates how alliance processes affect the treatment outcome of IAG, a Dutch homebased family preservation program. Two videotaped IAG sessions of sixty families are analyzed with the System for Observing Family Therapy Alliances. Participants completed the working alliance inventory and treatment outcomes were monitored. Methodological implications and relevance of this observational research project are discussed.

Comparison of Outcomes of Behavioral Family Therapy Given Families with Children and Families with Adolescents

1987 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-162
Author(s):  
J. Bailey Molineux ◽  
Tom Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Behavioral Intervention ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Behaviorally Disordered ◽  
Behavioral Family Therapy ◽  
Time Out ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Unacceptable Behavior ◽  
Families With Children

In a modified replication of an earlier study, 92 parents from 55 families with behaviorally disordered offspring were telephoned 6 to 12 months after termination of therapy to inquire about the presenting problem and family functioning. In the Child Program, 28 families were taught to decide on clear rules, reward acceptable behavior, and give time-out for unacceptable behavior. In the Adolescent Program, 27 families were taught communication, negotiating, and contracting skills. A significant difference was found in reported improvement between families who completed treatment and those who dropped out for the presenting problem but not for family functioning. Significantly more parents in the Child Program reported an improvement than those in the Adolescent Program. Children may respond more favorably to a behavioral intervention by their parents than adolescents because parents of children have greater control and there is less chronicity of misbehavior.

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