Family and Marriage Therapist
Family therapy is a branch of Psychotherapy that attempts to nurture or change where need be the relationships among family members, couples including other intimate relationships. Other terms have been used to describe this practice are Marriage and Family Therapy as well as Family systems counseling. The definition of a family by Clinical therapists have evolved over the years of practice from the traditional view of a family being only a system of children and parents to the more modern view. This view defines a family as the relationship between persons who may or may not be related by blood which exhibits strong support for each other (Rich, 2002). Family therapy takes advantage of some techniques while in …show more content…
The first concern here is the issue of early marriages. Walter, who is Anna s biological father, married Karen when she was only 19 years of age. A second issue regards the alcoholic behavior of Walter even at the time that his daughter Anna was being born. MFTs stipulate that choosing the right partner at the right time serves as a milestone for successful relationships. They suggest that pre-marital counseling should be sought from a qualified clinical therapist in the case of young adults who have never been married. In this case, Karen and Walter can be said to have married based on circumstances but not based on mutual understanding. It would have been imperative if the two had sought the services of an MFT to help them make the marriage decision. When Anna is born, Walter quickly escapes home to evade the parental responsibilities expected of him as Anna’s father. This leaves Karen in a very difficult situation forcing her to rush the decision of marrying another man, Frank. On this note, it was paramount that Karen should have sought the services of an MFT to advise her on her decision to remarry after her first marriage had failed …show more content…
These specialists stipulate that where possible, the divorce decision should be communicated to children by both parents. Parents should expect anger and sadness from the children following such news and hence should be fair to them by listening to their suggestion or concerns. It is also important that parents take slow steps in introducing people they would choose to date in the future following a divorce (Barker & Chang,
Family therapy is a branch of Psychotherapy that attempts to nurture or change where need be the relationships among family members, couples including other intimate relationships. Other terms have been used to describe this practice are Marriage and Family Therapy as well as Family systems counseling. The definition of a family by Clinical therapists have evolved over the years of practice from the traditional view of a family being only a system of children and parents to the more modern view. This view defines a family as the relationship between persons who may or may not be related by blood which exhibits strong support for each other (Rich, 2002). Family therapy takes advantage of some techniques while in …show more content…
The first concern here is the issue of early marriages. Walter, who is Anna s biological father, married Karen when she was only 19 years of age. A second issue regards the alcoholic behavior of Walter even at the time that his daughter Anna was being born. MFTs stipulate that choosing the right partner at the right time serves as a milestone for successful relationships. They suggest that pre-marital counseling should be sought from a qualified clinical therapist in the case of young adults who have never been married. In this case, Karen and Walter can be said to have married based on circumstances but not based on mutual understanding. It would have been imperative if the two had sought the services of an MFT to help them make the marriage decision. When Anna is born, Walter quickly escapes home to evade the parental responsibilities expected of him as Anna’s father. This leaves Karen in a very difficult situation forcing her to rush the decision of marrying another man, Frank. On this note, it was paramount that Karen should have sought the services of an MFT to advise her on her decision to remarry after her first marriage had failed …show more content…
These specialists stipulate that where possible, the divorce decision should be communicated to children by both parents. Parents should expect anger and sadness from the children following such news and hence should be fair to them by listening to their suggestion or concerns. It is also important that parents take slow steps in introducing people they would choose to date in the future following a divorce (Barker & Chang,