Friedman Family Assessment Model In The Movie Prince Of Tides

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I have chosen to assess a family from a 1991 movie by the name of Prince of Tides. It is a story about a multigenerational family in crisis told from the perspective of the main character Tom Wingo. In this paper, I will be using the Friedman Family Assessment Model to provide a description of the family being assessed, a three generational genogram, an assessment of this family, my impressions and my suggestions for interventions. Description of the Wingo Family Tom Wingo is a Caucasian male of unknown religious affiliation who is approximately between the ages of 30 and 40. He lives on an island in South Carolina with his wife Sally and three daughters—Jenny, Lucy and Chandler. His twin sister Savannah lives in New York City but his …show more content…

Sally, like his mother, has control over the household ((Streisand & Karsch, 1991). It is her decision to stay married or get a divorce (Streisand & Karsch, 1991). Her role is caretaker and disciplinarian and Tom’s is friend and playmate ((Streisand & Karsch, 1991). His brother died recently and he, at the beginning of the movie, doesn’t have a job and he and his wife have not had sexual relations in months. Tom and Sally both value their children and can set aside their differences to celebrate their daughter’s birthday together (Streisand & Karsch, 1991). They are seen walking on the beach together as a family and have a relationship with Tom’s parents (Streisand & Karsch, 1991). The children have babysitter who watches the children when Sally is at work (Streisand & Karsch, 1991). Tom is a smoker but he does run daily and he is only seen consuming alcohol only once (Streisand & Karsch, 1991). …show more content…

Tom may benefit from Attachment-Based intervention strategies where the therapist works with the patient to challenge and then resolve those who use avoidance as a coping skill in order deal with their painful past related to early attachment experiences (Foroughe & Muller, 2014). Tom may also benefit from the Bowen approach to Family Systems Therapy which works with the patient towards examining any overt sensitivity towards important relationships in their lives and enables the patient to develop positive coping skills to assist them in their distress over the opinions of others (MacKay,

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