STRATEGIC FAMILY THERAPY
Cloe Madanes
Jay Haley
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CHARACTERISTICS OF:
ONUS OF RESPONSIBILITY IS ON THE
COUNSELOR AS HE OR SHE DEVISES AND
INITIATES STRATEGIES FOR SOLVING
THE FAMILY’S PROBLEM
BEHAVIORAL APPROACH
SYMPTOM ORIENTED THERAPY(AND
WHAT MAINTAINS THE SYMPTOMENABLING)
SYMPTOMS ARE WAYS (BEHAVIORS) TO
CONTROL THE DEFINITION OF THE
RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER
CHARACTERISTICS
MEASURABLE GOALS & OBJECTIVES
BRIEF IN ORIENTATION
NOT CONCERNED WITH PAST
NEED FOR A WORKING
RELATIONSHIP
FAMILY LIFE CYCLE IMPLICATIONS
OBSERVING COMMUNICATION
PATTERNS
CHARACTERISTICS
STRATEGIC AND STRUCTURAL FAMILY
THERAPY SIMILAR(MINUCHIN)STRUCTURAL LESS CONCERNED WITH
THE PROBLEM AND MORE CONCERNED
WITH WHAT MAINTAINS THE PROBLEM
EACH FAMILY IS UNIQUE
FAMILY PROBLEMS INVOLVE AT LEAST 2
PEOPLE, USUALLY 3
CHARACTERISTICS
DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES
HAVE INAPPROPRIATE
HIERARCHAL SYSTEMS
(PARENTS SHOULD ALWAYS
HAVE THE MOST POWER)
TRIANGLES AND COALTIONS
CHARACTERISTICS
INDIVIDUAL PROBLEMS ARE
MANIFESTATIONS OF
DISTURBANCES WITHIN THE
FAMILY (MADANES)
AS FAMILY’S UNDERSTANDING
CHANGES, FOR EXAMPLE HOW
THEIR BEHAVIOR ENABLES THE
INDIVIDUAL’S BEHAVIOR, THE
INDIVIDUAL’S BEHAVIOR CHANGES
CHARACTERISTICS
THERAPIST STRUCTURES
THERAPY
PROCESS OVER CONTENT
CHANGE RATHER THAN
GROWTH
CHARACTERISTICS
FAMILIES ARE RULE-GOVERNED
EMPHASIS IS ON THE PRESENT
INSIGHT IS NOT NECESSARY
THERAPY IS BRIEF
IF THERAPY FAILS IT IS THE
THERAPIST’S FAULT
CHARACTERISTICS
EXPRESSION OF FEELINGS IS
NOT IMPORTANT
THE INITIAL INTERVIEW
BRIEF SOCIAL STAGE- CREATING A
COOPERATIVE AND RELAXED
ATMOSPHERE
PROBLEM STAGE- INFORMATION
GATHERING (WHAT DO YOU WANT TO
CHANGE?)
INTERACTIONAL STAGE- OBSERVING
FAMILY MEMBERS COMMUNICATING
WITH EACH OTHER
INTITIAL INTERVIEW
GOAL SETTING STAGE- MUTUALLY
SETTING MEASURABLE GOALS IN
CONTRACT FORM
TASK SETTING STAGE- GIVING THE
FAMILY THE FIRST SET OF
ASSIGNMENTS OR DIRECTIVES
TECHNIQUE ORIENTED
THERAPY
REFRAMING/RELABELING
EMPOWERMENT (IDENTIFYING
CLIENT RESOURCES)
ILLUSION OF CHOICES
DEVIL’S PACT (FAMILY
COMMITMENT)
STRAIGHT FORWARD AND
PARADOXICAL DIRECTIVES
PARADOXICAL DIRECTIVES
WITH RESISTIVE FAMILIES
REFRAMING
RELABELING
PRESCRIBING THE SYMPTOM
RESTRAINING
OFFERING PRESCRIPTIONS
OFFERING DESCRIPTIONS
PREDICTING A RELAPSE
DECLARING HOPELESSNESS