Chapter 2 Flashcards
find out what the presenting problem is and arrange for a consultation with everyone living in the family household should be done when
During an initial phone call to a therapist
In the first session a therapist should
develop a therapeutic alliance and explore the presenting problem.
a therapist must gently challenge the family’s tendency to attribute problems to only one family member In order to
move a family from a linear point of view (way of thinking)
A ________ ________ starts with presenting problem, but then explores the family’s interactions, culture, and social context.
thorough assessment
______ _________ require confidentiality, practicing only within a one’s areas of competence, and avoiding dual relationships.
Ethical obligations
The idea that one event is the cause and another is the effect; in behavior, the idea that one behavior is a stimulus, the other a response.
Linear causality
Martial problems and sexual abuse of children require
a specialized approach
A schematic diagram of the family system, using squares to represent males, circles to indicate females, horizontal lines for marriages, and vertical lines to indicate children.
genogram
Two kinds of information that are particularly important are
solutions that don’t work and transitions in the life cycle.
most important focus topic for clients to maintain successful therapy
Families strengths not their weaknesses
most families seek treatment because
they failed to adjust to changing circumstances
how memebers of a group or family relate
process
The first strategy asking process or circular questions, is favored by
Bowenian
an explicit agreement about terms of treatment
treatment contract
“Pushing for change” may suggest a confrontational style. But what’s required?
a relentless commitment to helping make things better.
Dwelling on problems
Problem-saturated stories
the relation between the therapist and the clients.
to consist of tasks, bonds, and goals
therapeutic alliance
common factor that enjoys the most empirical support
empathic understanding that makes family members feel respected—and makes them open to accepting challenges.
therapeutic alliance
pursuit of change
what it takes to see families through to successful resolution of their problems.
use gentle questions or persistent encouragment
simple cause and effect thinking that ignores patterns of circular interactions
linearity
challenge unhelpful interactions by
point out patterns that seem to be keeping people stuck
people aren’t likely to reconsider their assumptions
until they have been heard and understood
to make family members more aware of their roles in problems
suggest new ways of relating.
telling people just to notice something, without trying to change it, is often instructive
the therapist should take a less active role and encourage family members to interact more with each other in
the middle phase