Family Crucible Paper The family crucible is an impressive book which written by Dr. Napier and Dr. Whitaker. It shows a family treatment story that how co-therapists help a troubled family by using family system theory and it also points out and analyzes common family patterns as well. This review paper will show the therapeutic techniques that stood out to me most, and I will use examples of Brice family to talk about how I view the theoretical meaning of each action and the interventions.
Co-Therapy
First, in this story, co-therapy approach is one of the major inventions, and Napier and Whitaker presented a good team work in therapy. First, co-therapy is useful when one therapist encounters difficulties in the session. For example, according to chapter 9, Napier found that when the “patient” family …show more content…
About roles, David focused on work, and he considered himself as an outsider in the family; whereas, Carolyn took care of three children at home, so she would make all family rules. About conflict patterns, David and Carolyn often blamed on each other. Also, Carolyn often blamed on Claudia, but sometimes David was side by Claudia. Don supported his mother when his parents were fighting, and Laura would use crying to stop their fighting. Since Carolyn often blamed on Claudia, Claudia believed she never had a place in family.
Communication
Further, in my CFS425 class, I have learned Virginia Satir’s 4 styles of miscommunication, which includes placatory, blamer, super-reasonable, and distracter. Brice’s family illustrates these styles of miscommunication. For example, Carolyn was a blamer because she often criticized and put the responsibility for conflicts on Claudia. Unlike Carolyn, David was super-reasonable when he talked to Carolyn. However, both David and Carolyn were blamers when they communicated with each other. Also, Don and Laura were more likely to be placators when other family members were fighting.
Co-Therapy
First, in this story, co-therapy approach is one of the major inventions, and Napier and Whitaker presented a good team work in therapy. First, co-therapy is useful when one therapist encounters difficulties in the session. For example, according to chapter 9, Napier found that when the “patient” family …show more content…
About roles, David focused on work, and he considered himself as an outsider in the family; whereas, Carolyn took care of three children at home, so she would make all family rules. About conflict patterns, David and Carolyn often blamed on each other. Also, Carolyn often blamed on Claudia, but sometimes David was side by Claudia. Don supported his mother when his parents were fighting, and Laura would use crying to stop their fighting. Since Carolyn often blamed on Claudia, Claudia believed she never had a place in family.
Communication
Further, in my CFS425 class, I have learned Virginia Satir’s 4 styles of miscommunication, which includes placatory, blamer, super-reasonable, and distracter. Brice’s family illustrates these styles of miscommunication. For example, Carolyn was a blamer because she often criticized and put the responsibility for conflicts on Claudia. Unlike Carolyn, David was super-reasonable when he talked to Carolyn. However, both David and Carolyn were blamers when they communicated with each other. Also, Don and Laura were more likely to be placators when other family members were fighting.