Therapy stages Flashcards
Structural
early stage goal
Observation
join and accomodate
challenge symptom
Structural
Early stage intervention
engage family; looks for alliances and splits
Family history; relabeling the problem
enactment
Structural
middle stage goal
Challenge family structure
Structural
Middle stage interventions
“main stage”
re-enactment; realigning subsystems; Marking boundaries to rigidity and promote closeness;
homework/education; escalating stress
supporting one-down person
Structural
Late stage goal
Consolodation
Structural
late stage interventions
discontinue treatment digressively
presenting problem resolved
family system has been restructured
family has skills to resolve future conflicts
object relations early stage goals
safe holding environment, therapeutic alliance, establish boundaries, explore problems to establish goals, sx identification and reduction, identify recapitulation
object relations early interventions
establish and model boundaries active listening psychosocial hx assessment clarify and amplify issues put language to feelings psycho education, normalization for sx redux use of referrals to reduce sx reframe role of I.P.
object relations middle stage goals
promote insight - split off/disowned parts of self
uncover unconscious wishes and desires
discover resistance/defense mechanisms
develop ability to distinguish past relational dynamics from present
increase individuation and separation
promote reintegration of split-off parts of self
promote development of cohesive true self
reparent
object relations middle stage interventions
clarification and amplification interpretation, reframing explore intention of defences/resistance interrupt projection process interpret and explore transference identify and increase tolerance for split-off parts and feelings continue psychoed provide corrective emotional experience use of objective counter-transference
Object relations late stage goals
Resolve idealized transference
work through termination issues; loss of therapy and therapist, regression, reparenting
object relations late stage interventions
review and consolidate self soothing/coping skills
work through abandonment issues, regression
provide corrective emotional experience
object relations termination criteria
sx connected w/cause conflicts worked through reduction of repetition compulsion holding capacity improved greater separation and individuation
Existential
goals
DFFAAAIA
develop microcosmic relationship
facilitate awareness of parts out of awareness and our unique subjective experience
facilitate search for personal meaning and life goals
affirm personal choices and responsibilities
acceptance of anxiety
acceptance of responsibility for our own choices
increase choice potential
assume responsibility for ownership of one’s life
Existential
interventions
share personal reaction to client self disclosure challenging client to see how they avoid making decisions encouraging choice making promote awareness of metacommunication being curious about clients experiential world clarifying identifying
Bowen
overall goals
Differentiation of each family member (intrapsychic, interpersonal)
redirection of anxiety & relief from symptoms
Reduce emotional reactivity (reacting vs. responding)
Bowen
Middle stage goals
reduce fusion
detriangulate
improve communication skills
reduce repetition of dysfunctional patterns
Bowen
early stage goal
reduce emotional reactivity
Bowen
early stage interventions
Genogram of family’s multigenerational relationship system
Teach “I” statements
bibliotherapy
educate on: developmental stages/life cycle tasks, grief work
Bowen middle stage interventions
Differentiate between thoughts and feelings educate re:triangles-> detriangulating coach one-to-one relationships Continue gathering family information role playing