Family Therapy

V Thomas; J.B Priest

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-397045-9.00179-8

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Family Therapy

V Thomas and J.B Priest

Encyclopedia of Mental Health, pp.235-239

Elsevier Inc, Second Edition

2016

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-397045-9.00179-8

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Abstract

Family Therapy (FT) is a modality of family-based interventions as well as a theoretical lens through which to conceptualize psychotherapeutic interventions. It is based in systems theory and focuses on relationship patterns and the meanings derived from communication within the social and cultural context of human interactions. Traditional FT targets interactional patterns through interventions aimed at improving the organizational structure of families with the goal to modify the behaviors, cognitions, and emotions of its members. Postmodern FT emphasizes the importance of language as a relational vehicle to impact family members’ lives within the cultural context of the community and society at large.

Common factors

Family structure

Interactional patterns

Narrative therapy

Psychotherapeutic interventions

Solution-focused therapy

Structural family therapy

Systems theory

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Title: Subtitle: Family Therapy
Creators: V Thomas
J.B Priest
Resource Type: Book chapter
Publication Details: Encyclopedia of Mental Health, pp.235-239
Edition: Second Edition
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-397045-9.00179-8
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
Language: English
Date published: 2016
Academic Unit: Psychiatry; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations; University College Courses; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984281752302771

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