Family Therapy

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Family therapy can improve communication and resolve conflicts

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WHY?

• Resolve a specific issue

• Prepare the family for a major life change 

• Address the role that family plays in an individual’s life

 

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BENEFITS?

• Understand how their family functions

• Identify strengths and weaknesses 

• Set goals and develop strategies to resolve challenges

• Improve communication skills

• Make family system stronger

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ISSUES OF TREATMENT?​

• Marital problems

• Parent-child conflict

• Problems between siblings

• The effects of illness 

• Trauma and abuse

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Different combinations of family members may participate in each therapy session.

 

The family therapist may give family members assignments to begin addressing some

of the challenges identified during therapy.

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Family therapy is often used in concert with other types of mental health treatment