FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Family Therapy, Family Values, Stressor
22 Jan 2020
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Strong practice models and policies are based in this empirical evidence. Make connections between events that seem unrelated. How and why do things happen this way. Draw attention to (and reproduce) current belief systems, assumptions. Specific theories to aid in clinical work. Help provide an explanation for what is going on in the family and thus a rationale for the most effective intervention. Change in one part of the system, changes other parts. Families are governed by patterns (rules) of interaction. Takes into account the dynamic nature of family systems. Highly effective for use in couple and family therapy. Does not take into account the greater social environment. Not especially useful when there is violence or abuse within a family. What are the most stressful life events for families. Developed by reuben hill during the great depression. This is the worst, we can"t recover. Useful framework for therapists and policy makers. Fails to consider power dynamics in families.
