Family Therapy—An attempt to integrate models and modes into a structure of developing phases of therapy

1981 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna E. Kippax
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Conceptual Models ◽  
Process Approach ◽  
Family Process ◽  
The Family ◽  
Five Phases ◽  
Considerable Range

There is a need experienced by most practitioners of family therapy to impose order and structure upon the considerable range of concepts currently used in the family process approach. This paper suggests a possible structure utilizing five phases which characteristically unfold during the treatment process. The structure provides a rationale so that seemingly divergent techniques of therapy may be seen to be appropriate to particular phases of therapy, rather than mutually contradictory or exclusive. The article further attempts to demonstrate that certain conceptual models and the techniques that arise from them, are called into play depending upon the nature of the family in treatment.

Teaching Family Therapy

1988 ◽  
Vol 69 (8) ◽  
pp. 511-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Zilversmit
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Family Treatment ◽  
Training Tool ◽  
Family Model ◽  
The Family

Family agencies are faced with the task of teaching new workers to use a family model. The author presents a model for training in which aspects of the training group's process are used as a training tool that parallels the family treatment process.

Family Therapy with Adolescent Drug Abusers: A Review

1978 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 337-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard C. Baither
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
Treatment Program ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Drug Abusers ◽  
Treatment Goals ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
The Family

The purpose of this paper is to present a brief review of literature concerning the current status of family therapy in the treatment of drug abusing adolescents. The method of approach was to survey and summarize findings and statements found in the literature. The paper includes six topical areas: Why Treat the Family, Family Life of the Abuser, Approaches to Treatment, The Treatment Process, Treatment Goals, and The Treatment Program. A brief concluding statement is included expressing the need for a systematic approach to therapy.

An Eclectic View of the Family Therapy Field

1988 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 527-528
Author(s):  
Thorana S. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Therapy Field

News and Announcements

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 436-438
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
Child Guidance Clinic ◽  
Family Therapy Training ◽  
Guidance Clinic ◽  
Child Guidance ◽  
The Family ◽  
Center Boulevard ◽  
Civic Center ◽  
Hilton Hotel

WHO WORKS FOR CHILDREN: THE REALITIES: 11th Annual Conference sponsored by the Association for the Care of Children in Hospitals, Hilton Hotel, Denver, Colorado, March 24 to 27. Preregistration is required. For information write: Ms. Lynn Moulthrop, ACCH Colorado Affiliate, P.O. Box 613, Aurora, Colorado 80010 PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE AND FAMILY THERAPY: Symposium sponsored by the Family Therapy Training Center, Philadelphia Child Guidance, Clinic, May 1 and 2. Fee $100. For information write: Ms. Helene Davis, Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic, 34th St. & Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.

Prevention of Progression to Severe Obesity in a Group of Obese Schoolchildren Treated With Family Therapy

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 91 (5) ◽  
pp. 880-884
Author(s):  
Carl-Erik Flodmark ◽  
Torsten Ohlsson ◽  
Olof Rydén ◽  
Tomas Sveger
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
Conventional Treatment ◽  
Severe Obesity ◽  
Therapy Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Obese Children ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Conventional Treatment Group ◽  
The Family

Study objective. To evaluate the effect of family therapy on childhood obesity. Design. Clinical trial. One year follow-up. Setting. Referral from school after screening. Participants. Of 1774 children (aged 10 to 11), screened for obesity, 44 obese children were divided into two treatment groups. In an untreated control group of 50 obese children, screened in the same manner, body mass index (BMI) values were recorded twice, at 10 to 11 and at 14 years of age. Intervention. Both treatment groups received comparable dietary counseling and medical checkups for a period of 14 to 18 months, while one of the groups also received family therapy. Results. At the 1-year follow-up, when the children were 14 years of age, intention-to-treat analyses were made of the weight and height data for 39 of 44 children in the two treatment groups and for 48 of the 50 control children. The increase of BMI in the family therapy group was less than in the conventional treatment group at the end of treatment, and less than in the control group (P = .04 and P = .02, respectively). Moreover, mean BMI was significantly lower in the family therapy group than in the control group (P < .05), and the family therapy group also had fewer children with BMI > 30 than the control group (P = .02). The reduction of triceps, subscapular, and suprailiac skinfold thicknesses, expressed as percentages of the initial values, was significantly greater in the family therapy group than in the conventional treatment group (P = .03, P = .005 and P = .002, respectively), and their physical fitness was significantly better (P < .05). Conclusions. Family therapy seems to be effective in preventing progression to severe obesity during adolescence if the treatment starts at 10 to 11 years of age.

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 Influences of the Family of Origin on Career Development

2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 493-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan C. Whiston ◽  
Briana K. Keller
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Family Of Origin ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Career Decisions ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Family Process ◽  
Process Variables ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Process Variables

Based on a developmental contextual perspective advocated by Vondracek, Lerner, and Schulenberg, this article provides a comprehensive review of the research published since 1980related to family of origin influences on career developmentandoccupational choice. Because individuals are most likely to seek assistance with career decisions from family members, it is important that counseling psychologists understand how families can have a positive influence and facilitate career development. Influential family contextual factors are identified within four developmentallevels (i.e., children, adolescents, college students/young adults, and adults). Across the lifespan, both family structure variables (e.g., parents’ occupations) and family process variables (e.g., warmth, support, attachment, autonomy) were found to influence a host of career constructs; however, the process by which families influence career development is complex and is affected by many contextual factors such as race, gender, and age. Based on this comprehensivereview, implicationsfor counselingresearch andpracticeare discussed.

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