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Sharon Bond: The History Of Marriage And Family Therapy

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According to Sharon Bond, marriage and family therapy began deep in the roots of social work. It is a very important factor in the history of marriage and family therapy that social work was a big part in its uprising. All the way back to the late nineteenth century in the United States and Great Britain. (Bond, 2017) Social Diagnosis written by Mary Richmond back in 1917 had a focus on the whole family and not just the individual incorporating concepts of unity of the families as well as bonding emotionally. (Richmond, 1917) Many of the first marriage and family therapists were social workers who incorporated psychiatry into their work. (Bond, 2017)
In the book The History of Couple Therapy: A Millennial Review, Gurman and Fraenkel points …show more content…

In the years between 1931 and 1966 therapists were viewed as explaining the truth from distortion instead of developing a truth. One companion or the other must be wrong and the goal of the therapy was for them to grasp that. Many started to minimize the part of the therapist, and for the first time concentrated on helping the companions become beneficial to one another. Family therapy captured the attention of therapists, the treatment methods weren't all that imaginative or especially successful. (Niolon, 2011)
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American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.(AAMFT) (2002-2017.). Retrieved from http://www.aamft.org/iMIS15/AAMFT/Content/Legal_Ethics/Code_of_Ethics.aspx
Bond, S. (2017) Couple and Family Therapy: The Evolution of the Profession with Social Work at its Core, Pages 1-11
Gurman, A. S. and Fraenkel, P. (2002), The History of Couple Therapy: A Millennial Review. Family Process, 41: 199–260. doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.2002.41204.x
Gurman, A. S., & Kniskern, D. P. (1981). Handbook Of Family Therapy (Vol. 1). Routledge.
Hohmann-Marriott, B. E. (2001). Marriage and Family Therapy Research: Ethical Issues and Guidelines. American Journal Of Family Therapy, 29(1), 1-11. doi:10.1080/019261801750182379
Niolon, R. (2011, September 29). The History of Marital Therapy | PsychPage. Retrieved November

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