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.…
Family Therapy: Utilizing Family Systems Theory Brendon is an 11 year old Caucasian and Asian male from a middle class family who lives in the upper north end of Seattle. Brendon and his parents live a comfortable lifestyle in a suburban setting. His parents are both educated. His father Chad has a bachelor’s degree in finance, from the University of Washington.…
Jon Carlson is Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Counseling at Governors State University, University Park, Illinois, and a psychologist with the Wellness Clinic in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. In addition to serving as the long-time editor of The Family Journal, Jon is the author of twenty-five books in the areas of family therapy, marital enrichment, consultation, and Adlerian psychology. Some of his best-known works include The Intimate Couple, The Disordered Couple, Brief Therapy with Individuals and Couples, Health Counseling, Theories and Strategies of Family Therapy, and Time for a Better Marriage. Jon has also developed and produced over a hundred commercial videotapes that feature the most prominent leader in the field (including the professionals featured in this book) demonstrating their theories in action. These videos are used to train the next generation of practitioners (Wiley and Sons,…
Compare and Contrast Larry Crabb's Christian Counseling Methods with Albert Ellis and Carl Rogers Secular Methods Daniel Coffman Liberty University Part I: Goal of Christian Counseling As I am writing this I am reminded of a conversation I had with someone in my Church that is involved with our Addiction Ministry. He started to tell me of an attendee in one of the Friday night group counseling sessions that was more discouraged when they left the meeting than when they came in. I was curious at the approach the group took and wanted to know what the facilitator does to foster an environment where people can and will talk about their issues.…
Dr. James Dobson uses his professional clinical psychologist experiences combine with his personal experiences with Christianity to help families grow closes to God and to each other. These past few weeks I have been reading books and listening to ninety second commentaries by Dr. James Dobson relating to love, marriages, and divorce. After exploring his thoughts surrounding tough love, marriage, and divorce and the insight gain from interviewing a mental health professional that is actively involved in counseling divorced couples, remarried couples, and blended families, I believe that Dr. Dobson may have some uniquely values that could be the key to the changing the rate of unhappy marriages and family structures. Dobson (n.d.) makes a compelling…
As a current family studies student, choosing Marriage and Family therapy was obvious. Already having a recapitulation of Marriage and family, it interest me to delve into this particular discipline. Family in particular, is a very important structure to a society. Getting specific with family, the way families “functions ensures a society survival” (Parson and Bales, 1995 and p. 6). One of the ways society’s survival is established is by the upbringing or the socialization of children.…
The two chapters for this week’s readings explored two of the five major views on the integration of Christianity and psychology. The Levels-of-Explanation approach is presented by Thomas G. Plante, and the Integration approach is explained by Mark R. McMinn. It seems that the two authors have quite distinct approaches when it comes to reconciling the relationship between psychology and theology in clinical practice. Plante (2012) appears to see theology as a supportive supplement to psychology. In that sense, he appears to prioritize psychology over theology when it comes to his clinical work, evident in his frequent reference to the importance evidenced-based practice interventions.…
Billy is a 17-year-old Native American who has lived with his parents and grandparents in a rented house. He is a high school senior who receives poor grades on core subjects and cuts school frequently with his friends. Billy’s family is of low socioeconomic status and both his parents work to support the family. Billy’s parents have been fighting against each other verbally and physically at night for many years. Recently Billy’s father lost his job and he beat Billy and his mother harshly.…
The team is made up of 14 people, which consists of 11 counselors, one office manager, one office assistant, and one intern. Everyone on the team may have a different job, but everyone has the same goal in mind. The team’s goal is to serve as a support system for fellow Christians who may be going through a trial in their life. Marriage and family counseling does not just have to be broken relationships within the family. It can be anything that could possibly impact the functioning of a family.…
Dr. John Patton in this chapter talked about Care of Marriage and Family, a pastor needs to have knowledge of a system of relationship as well as hearing and remembering an individual's story. This means that a pastor’s presence and guidance is (very important), it involves a different kind of listening and hearing (Patton 89). John Patton talks about the family and care of our generation. This means the caring for oneself as an individual person and caring for the significant relationship in one’s life (John Patton 90). John Patton also talks about communicating generation care, here the point is to bring into the open the couple's assumptions about what marriage is and should be.…
Deutsche Welle (Ebola death toll surpasses 10,000:WHO). The above paragraph at least provides the reader information on the number of precious lives lost. Critically looking at the death toll in relation to only physical healing is not enough. As West African and the international community salute all the health workers who offered their services to physically heal Ebola patients, the other aspect of healing which begs for an ongoing support is emotional healing.…
1. Choose two techniques or approaches often employed in family/couple therapy and compare them. Your answer must include differences between the two interventions you chose in terms of “the focus of intervention” and “how to treat.” • Unbalancing Unbalancing is when the therapist deliberately sides with a less powerful member or sub-system of the family, thereby unbalancing the family. This forces the family to restructure.…
Virginia Satir (1916-1988) was one of the major pioneers in family therapy. Internationally acclaimed as a therapist, lecturer, and trainer of other therapists, she was known for her special warmth and her remarkable insight into human communication and self-esteem. Her work influenced many other theorists, writers, leaders, and therapists throughout the world. Her best-selling work, New Peoplemaking (revised shortly before her death) is probably the clearest and most inclusive description of family life available. And the third edition of her Conjoint Family Therapy remains a classic in the field of family dynamics.…
4MAT Review on McMinn Stephanie Dooley Liberty University Summary This is a review on the book Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling written by Mark R. McMinn, Ph.D. This book is a great resource for someone who has chosen the path of Christian counseling. The author states that the main idea of the book is, “this is a book for those wanting to investigate the frontier of intra-disciplinary integration” (McMinn, 2011, p. 9).…
“The sociological study of the family has taken two different approaches to defining families—one begins with a structural definition based on the ways persons are related to one another biologically and/or legally; the other begins with a functional definition based on the ways persons relate to one another, or function in one another’s lives, in ways expected of family members.” We talked about a girl at church who was adopted who said that she was special because her family chose her and had other options whereas, those who are born in families don’t have options of who they are related to. Structural and functional families are essential aspects of Family Ministry. I can think of a time when one of my best friends told me how my mom had really touched her heart when we were at my son’s christening.…