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Kathleen Chara was a strong influence in my understanding and fledgling use of Narrative therapy techniques (Kathleen Chara, live presentation, June, 2010). Helping a supervisee re-story their ideas about who they are and what they can do, might be a great technique in helping supervisees build confidence (Nichols 2010). Narrative theory parallels the idea of self-fulfilling prophecy that I learned working with adolescents in an correctional setting. The idea that what we tell ourselves “I can’t do this” or “I don't have enough experience with that to help anyone” will likely come true if that is core belief. Changing the supervisees “story”, thought or idea to what the supervisee hopes to achieve, “I am capable of helping this client” or …show more content…

Creating change by clearly communicated expectations that help the family develop a first-order change (setting up rules as regularity not regulation) that lead to second-order changes (family working as a team) was the cornerstone for my family of creation (Nichols 2010). As a solo parent developing a hierarchy of established boundaries, allowing fair communication, clear expectations, clear consequences and benefits allowed us to function together as a healthy, happy family. Negotiation versus arguing has allowed us to navigate through life stages as a family from small children, to teenagers, to socially responsible young adults launching to independent adulthood. Strategic Family therapy largely influences how I parent and how I work with clients and how I will model and approach most supervision …show more content…

A tailored strategy to focus on decreasing negative behavior is a major goal for Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT) (Corey 2009). First we identify the negative behavior, establish its frequency, then brainstorm strategies and tools that will realistically be used to work toward changing the behavior. Shaping, token economies, contingency contracts, contingency management, and timeouts are all cognitive behavioral strategies that I have found effective in working with clients and likely will be an approach modeled and employed with supervisees (Nichols 2010). While CBT tends to focus on individuals, I have found its effectiveness increase when the whole family is involved in modifying behaviors or family patterns which is another modeling opportunity when used in a group supervision setting (Nichols

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MSWI concluded that she doesn’t have the skills to build a healthy relationship with her son; therefore, MSWI believes that play therapy would be good for the client and bm. Play therapy will help bm increase attunement with her son, help Adam with his self-control, and help Adam improve his ability to take direction from someone else (Lowenstein, 2011). MSWI chose play therapy because it is good to use with solution-focused therapy. Also play therapy is good to use with families for interacting purposes and in this case, family play therapy is good because it will give a meaningful way for bm to interact with her son for the short time they are together. Family play therapy will be ongoing until family reunification occurs; it will help the mother increase her skills of how to interact her

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If the family members cannot think through their responses to relationship dilemmas, a state of chronic anxiety may be set in place. According to Brown (1999.), the primary goal of family systems therapy is to reduce constant tension by enabling knowledge and awareness of how the emotional system functions; and by improving levels of differentiation, where the aim is to make changes for the self rather than on trying to change others. As per Richardson, Gilleard, Lieberman, and Peeler (1994), The short-term goal is to foster better relationships between family members of the different generations by understanding the family system with its rules and balances of power and to mobilize the system by reconstruing these rules and having the family observe its own

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The book "Integrative Family Therapy" by David C. Olsen proposes that a family therapist must include various family therapy models and approaches in their practice. Based on the author’s extensive experience in the field of family therapy, he emphasizes the importance of tailoring therapy to the unique requirements of different families. He advocates for an integrative approach to therapy that extracts techniques from various theories. He suggests that by calculating the "deep structures" of each theory, one can better understand their underlying assumptions on how to integrate these methods into treatment. This aids the counselor in identifying commonalities, differences, and gaps in their understanding to develop a more effective treatment plan for each family's unique needs.

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2. Critically evaluate the effectiveness of narrative based intervention on various psychiatric disorders Narrative therapy is a collaborative and non-pathologizing approach to counselling and community work which centres people as the experts of their own lives. A narrative approach views problems as separate from people and assumes people as having many skills, abilities, values, commitments, beliefs and competencies that will assist them to change their relationship with the problems influencing their lives. It is a way of working that considers the broader context of people's lives particularly in the various dimensions of diversity including class, race, gender, sexual orientation and ability.

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Especially, when family members need help adjusting to a new set of individuals or familiar attitudes, goals, and behaviors. Most importantly, incorporating a therapeutic system which supports a family system Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy consisting of four steps: questions about the presenting issues occurring within the family structure, assist family members to perceive how their interactions execute through present problems, explore past problems, and emphasis on the interactions among the adults and their perspective. “The structural family therapy system focuses on the needs and changes of the family system and the solutions for a family system with a brief therapeutic approach (ten sessions) to be precise” (Helm,

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Specifically for families and couples, I use the Biblical model of the family order as a guide for treatment. For instance, Christian families typically follow the notion that the man is the head of the family who protects and provides. He leads the wife in spiritual growth, while the woman takes care of the family and teaches the children. Families vary on their perspective of the Biblical family order, however the counselor is able to decipher their needs based off of their intake assessments. For families who do not want to pursue a faith-based integration of family therapy, I honor their request and use fundamental Biblical core values that apply to all family systems such as sacrifice, service and

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The Narrative Format Relevant Background Data There were two groups that I co-facilitated today. The first group is based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). The aim of ACT is to create a rich, full, and meaningful life while accepting the pain that inevitably goes with life. The name of the group is “ ACT for Chronic Pain”. The second group is based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as well, with the aim of ACT is to create a rich, full, and meaningful life while accepting the pain that inevitably goes with life.

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This provides analytical approach to families with problems of low and bad structure in the family relations. Also, Structural Family Therapy is a therapy session that requests the therapist to be involved and active as well in the therapy sessions (www.psychotherapy.net ,video). Therefore, during the video of the family of three which is made up of Adrian, Judy, and Pam. Adrian and Judy are a married couple and the parents of Pam. Adrian and Judy has been through numerous therapists to comprehend their daughter’s Pam anger problem.

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The skill of reframing is significant in family therapy because, it helps to look at the problem in a new light so that the problem at hand will be easier to solve and figure out. By looking at the problem differently it can be easier to understand and resolve. In this session the family made the problem seem as if it was all just Pam from the beginning. Pam in this session was used as a scapegoat and the underlying issue of family dynamic really was addressed toward the middle and last phase in this session. The growth from the beginning to the end of this session really reframed the problem.

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A brief comparison between narrative therapy and family therapy will also be given.   Overview of the two theories Narrative Therapy Narrative therapy is best known for being used by Michael White and David Epston. Narrative therapy commonly involves a shift in focus from more theories that can be seen as traditional. A collaborative approach is often encouraged and the therapist is also encouraged to show special interest and listen respectfully to the client’s stories. The therapist should also avoid diagnosing and labelling clients but rather enable the client to often separate themselves from the most dominant story of their life to provide a space where alternative life stories can be created (Corey, 2014).

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Though it has certain boundaries and limitations, a lot of times Marion may expect the therapist to act as the expert, instead of having to conduct the conversation themselves (Winslade & Cotter, 2002). For these reason, Narrative Therapy can be challenging especially if Marion will not be a good talker or not articulate. There are so many factors, but the only way the therapist can work well with Marion is to make her feel with an amazing self-confidence coupled with intellectual capacity and other narratives will be expressed properly. The therapist can also program some agenda for Marion to support a framework to her narrative to make her tell her stories easier. But the most important aspect of Narrative Therapy is to empower the client (Flaskas, 1999).

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Families are said to constitute realities in which most of one’s attributes are constructed, based on the family interactions, beliefs, values as well as the behaviours that are seen in the specific families one is brought up into (Archer & McCarthy, 2007). However, even though most of one’s personal characteristics may be heavily influenced by their families; people do have a sense of individuality that makes them unique from any other person in the family (Becvar & Becvar, 2013). Therefore, one may argue that it is these differences that may cause misunderstandings in families.

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In mapping this communication, the eight principles measured by Brown may become apparent not only to the therapist, but for the first time, the family may be able to see just how their functions are impeding the balance of their family and condoning strong exhibitions of universal traits within particular family members. The Bowen family therapy approach is invested in the intergenerational processes that are prevalent between generations (Bohlinger, 2010). By increasing differentiation between family members and between the generations, if possible, giving each triangle meaning rather than repetitive opportunities at increasing anxiety (Bohlinger, 2010). Focusing on this historical perspective, the origin of the family and environmental factors that surround the progress of this family, the genogram focuses itself on growth and self-actualization as the ultimate goal for the intervention (Nichols,

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We could integrated a family base approach along with a strength based (Kerig, 2010) approach to empower each of the family members. The family as a unit would need to be assess and also, as individuals. Through assessments the therapy informs him/herself about what has been the trauma implicated in each of the family members and the patters that behaviors have caused. Psychoeducation should be provided and that way everyone in the family can be educated. The family needs to resolve issues of trust, affect regulations and learn how to used coping strategies to understand how to deal with their

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