Conclusion
Within family counseling there has been many changes over the years to enhance the intervention and mediation sessions for families. Dr. Sue Johnson and Salvador Minuchin have provided their expertise to the field of psychotherapy by innovating the importance of family therapy as a unit, and not on an individual basis. Within this paper the opportunity to evaluate Structural Family Therapy was provided, and some of the major techniques in which therapist utilize in the process. Some of the major techniques which have been highlighted includes: joining, enactment, and structural modification.
These techniques allow families to safely follow through with the therapeutic and mediation process by evaluating patterns of behavior …show more content…
The overall program goals is to rebuild a healthy family structure by identifying dysfunctional behaviors and guiding clients through the process of identifying reasoning and patterns of past behaviors.
Therapeutic mediation services are based upon the approach of Structural Family Therapy. This approach was developed by Salvador Minuchin and has led to other research and developments in the field of family therapy such as Emotionally Focused Therapy by Sue Johnson.
Goals of our Therapeutic Mediation Therapy includes:
1. To provide families with an assessment and planning for mediation sessions and treatment plans.
2. To provide mediation sessions with a series of techniques to resolved problematic issues identified and evaluated in the assessment.
3. The service of providing referral information for any needed services not available within the …show more content…
(2013). Techniques of Structural Family Assessment: A Qualitative Analysis of How Experts Promote a Systemic Perspective. Family Process, 52(2), 207-215 9p. doi:10.1111/famp.12025
Brown, N. D., & Samis, M. C. (1986). The Application of Structural Family Therapy in Developing the Binuclear Family. Mediation Quarterly, (14/15), 51-69.
Reiser, M. r. (2008). Five lessons from Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy. Counseling Today, 51(2), 14-16.
Salvador Minuchin. (n.d.). Retrieved April 25, 2016, from http://www.goodtherapy.org/famous-psychologists/salvador-minuchin.html
Segrin, C., & Flora, J. (2011). Family Communication. New York: Routledge
Navarre, S. (1998). Salvador Minuchin 's structural family therapy and its application to multicultural family systems. Issues In Mental Health Nursing, 19(6), 557-570 14p.
http://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/types/emotionally-focused-therapy
Sim, T. (2007). Structural Family Therapy in Adolescent Drug Abuse: A Hong Kong Chinese Family. Clinical Case Studies, 6(1), 79-99. doi:10.1177/1534650105275989
Family Therapy. (n.d.). Retrieved April 22, 2016, from
Within family counseling there has been many changes over the years to enhance the intervention and mediation sessions for families. Dr. Sue Johnson and Salvador Minuchin have provided their expertise to the field of psychotherapy by innovating the importance of family therapy as a unit, and not on an individual basis. Within this paper the opportunity to evaluate Structural Family Therapy was provided, and some of the major techniques in which therapist utilize in the process. Some of the major techniques which have been highlighted includes: joining, enactment, and structural modification.
These techniques allow families to safely follow through with the therapeutic and mediation process by evaluating patterns of behavior …show more content…
The overall program goals is to rebuild a healthy family structure by identifying dysfunctional behaviors and guiding clients through the process of identifying reasoning and patterns of past behaviors.
Therapeutic mediation services are based upon the approach of Structural Family Therapy. This approach was developed by Salvador Minuchin and has led to other research and developments in the field of family therapy such as Emotionally Focused Therapy by Sue Johnson.
Goals of our Therapeutic Mediation Therapy includes:
1. To provide families with an assessment and planning for mediation sessions and treatment plans.
2. To provide mediation sessions with a series of techniques to resolved problematic issues identified and evaluated in the assessment.
3. The service of providing referral information for any needed services not available within the …show more content…
(2013). Techniques of Structural Family Assessment: A Qualitative Analysis of How Experts Promote a Systemic Perspective. Family Process, 52(2), 207-215 9p. doi:10.1111/famp.12025
Brown, N. D., & Samis, M. C. (1986). The Application of Structural Family Therapy in Developing the Binuclear Family. Mediation Quarterly, (14/15), 51-69.
Reiser, M. r. (2008). Five lessons from Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy. Counseling Today, 51(2), 14-16.
Salvador Minuchin. (n.d.). Retrieved April 25, 2016, from http://www.goodtherapy.org/famous-psychologists/salvador-minuchin.html
Segrin, C., & Flora, J. (2011). Family Communication. New York: Routledge
Navarre, S. (1998). Salvador Minuchin 's structural family therapy and its application to multicultural family systems. Issues In Mental Health Nursing, 19(6), 557-570 14p.
http://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/types/emotionally-focused-therapy
Sim, T. (2007). Structural Family Therapy in Adolescent Drug Abuse: A Hong Kong Chinese Family. Clinical Case Studies, 6(1), 79-99. doi:10.1177/1534650105275989
Family Therapy. (n.d.). Retrieved April 22, 2016, from