Posted: January 10th, 2016

As a structural family therapist, ow could you help this family “reframe” the presenting problem? What problems do you think a therapist would have in joining with this family?

Questions:
1)    As a structural family therapist, ow could you help this family “reframe” the presenting problem? What problems do you think a therapist would have in joining with this family?Questions:
1)    As a structural family therapist, ow could you help this family “reframe” the presenting problem? What problems do you think a therapist would have in joining with this family?
2)    Identify any boundary issues and coalitions between the family members. How do you think these should be addressed? For example, should Michael’s relationship with his mother be altered?
3)    What power issues exist in this family? Is it equally shared? Has the father’s loss of employment changed this balance?
4)    How tempted are you to intervene with each child individually? How do you think a structural family therapist would try to deal with the problems of the two teenagers and Jenny?
2)    Identify any boundary issues and coalitions between the family members. How do you think these should be addressed? For example, should Michael’s relationship with his mother be altered?
3)    What power issues exist in this family? Is it equally shared? Has the father’s loss of employment changed this balance?
4)    How tempted are you to intervene with each child individually? How do you think a structural family therapist would try to deal with the problems of the two teenagers and Jenny?