During the first stage of Strategic family therapy, the therapist makes sure to greet and interacts with all family members. In therapy this could be done using an open ended question. “Tell me a little about yourselves and what brings you all in today?” After saying that statement I would ask Kay to go first since she is the mother and not involved as much in Renee’s life as Brenda is involved. During the second stage the therapist’s main focus is to clarify the presenting problem. When clarifying the presenting problem it is important to figure our what happened before, during, and after the presenting problem. In this family’s case it is important to figure out what happened before, during, and after Brenda’s relapse. This stage can be reached
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During this stage I would ask each individual family member “what would your life look like at the end of family treatment?” This question would be a little difficult for Renee so I could ask her to draw me a picture of what she wants her family to look like and process it with her. Upon completion of the fourth stage, the final and fifth stage of Structural family therapy emerges. During the fifth stage, the overall goal is plan development. In this stage the therapist takes all the information shared throughout the stages and make a plan to go over with the family. An example of this stage includes if Brenda or Kay mentioned at the end of therapy that they would like a “100% supportive environment” we could work on the behaviors that support a supportive environment like communication styles, rules, roles, …show more content…
The overall therapeutic focus of strategic family therapy is to change only the aspects of a family that support the symptomatic behavior. Overall, a strategic family therapist looks at the presenting problem and the behaviors that are supporting the presenting problem. Using Strategic family therapy as a theoretical lens, I would focus on Kay’s substance use and the behaviors that support her substance use. Kay’s stressors are a major part of the reason that she uses substances. Kay’s stressors are her employment status, her relationship with her mother, most of her friends use alcohol and/or other drugs, and her recent breakup with her boyfriend. The overall goal is to decrease these stressors throughout the family. Therefore, the goals listed below have been made as a reflection of these
During this stage I would ask each individual family member “what would your life look like at the end of family treatment?” This question would be a little difficult for Renee so I could ask her to draw me a picture of what she wants her family to look like and process it with her. Upon completion of the fourth stage, the final and fifth stage of Structural family therapy emerges. During the fifth stage, the overall goal is plan development. In this stage the therapist takes all the information shared throughout the stages and make a plan to go over with the family. An example of this stage includes if Brenda or Kay mentioned at the end of therapy that they would like a “100% supportive environment” we could work on the behaviors that support a supportive environment like communication styles, rules, roles, …show more content…
The overall therapeutic focus of strategic family therapy is to change only the aspects of a family that support the symptomatic behavior. Overall, a strategic family therapist looks at the presenting problem and the behaviors that are supporting the presenting problem. Using Strategic family therapy as a theoretical lens, I would focus on Kay’s substance use and the behaviors that support her substance use. Kay’s stressors are a major part of the reason that she uses substances. Kay’s stressors are her employment status, her relationship with her mother, most of her friends use alcohol and/or other drugs, and her recent breakup with her boyfriend. The overall goal is to decrease these stressors throughout the family. Therefore, the goals listed below have been made as a reflection of these