Many substance abuse treatment counselors base their understanding of a family’s relation to substance abuse on a disease model of substance abuse. Within this model, practitioners have come to appreciate substance abuse as a “family disease”—that is, a disease that affects all members of a family as a result of the substance abuse of one or more members. They should understand that substance abuse creates negative changes in the individual’s moods, behaviors, relationships with the family, and sometimes even physical or emotional health. Family therapists, on the other hand, for the most part have adopted a family systems model. It conceptualizes substance abuse as a symptom of dysfunction in the family.
This is done by encouraging family memebers to attend therapy sessions with an individual. During family sessions, relationships within the family struture is identified and the root of behavior problems is traced to the deficit within that system. The Systemic approach also focuses
Treatment planning includes a balance of both trauma and behavioral focal point, working on ongoing behavioral problems and behavioral crises, modify distorted thinking so that families could have the knowledge to transfer, and children can learn how to talk through their experiences. Results: Cognitive therapy also incorporated with behavioral therapy practice to manage the behavioral regulation problems that commonly happens in traumatized children. Conclusions: Treating trauma related behavioral problems is a crucial part of trauma-focused treatment and is achievable if practice is done accordingly. This practice is important due to the common nature of behavioral dilemma in traumatized children (Cohen, 2007). CBT 3 Cognitive behavioral therapy is generally psychotherapy and behavioral therapy combined.
The reason why I chose this part is that, it concludes all the ideas of Freud on this subject. Before this part, Freud states all his ideas about the religion by considering his previous book “Future of an Illision”; and he summarizes those in the paragraph which I took the quote from. Analysis: From my point of view, if we analyze the phrases ‘restricting the play of choice’ and ‘imposing the acquisition of happiness and protection from suffering’, we can clearly infer a complete meaning that enlightens the view of Freud on the religion. Starting the analysis with the restriction of the choices, this term can be considered as the most common subject to discuss while talking and criticizing the religions. The question always emerges: ‘Does free will exist in this world, or the God commands our behaviour and our future without considering our choices?’.
The central concept is that the family can be viewed as a system, using transactional patterns and how they organize the family as a system (Ryan, 2005). Minuchin suggests therapists use techniques that can join the family system and restructure the family. The family is the primary context. The family structure consists of recurrent patterns of interactions that its members develop over time, as they accommodate to each other (Fishman, 1993). Psychotherapy approaches are typically cautious and tactful were as structural family therapy is more flexible and less formal.
Different areas of a young carers life have been considered including their family (and parenting capacity), health, education and safeguarding concerns. Attachments between the parent and child can suffer when there is mental illness and separation away from their parents, due to hospital admissions, is a worrying time, however as separation is natural in child development this can create resilience in the child. I chose this subject as I have experience from my practice and I can link the theory and research to my direct work. I found that adults with mental illness are one of the most excluded groups in society and there are close links between poverty, mental ill health, discrimination and social exclusion. Parental mental illness can have a negative effect on the parent / child relationship and child development, especially where there is little external support.
In general anyone who wants to improve trouble relationships can benefit from family therapy. Family therapy can be used to address many specific issues, such as: -conflict between parents and children -marital and financial problems -the effects of substance abuse and depression on the entire family -family relationships and changes in family life -adult mental health -parenting issues or skills -supporting family members through separation, and divorce -child and adolescent behavior -emotional disorders including anxiety, depression, loss and grief -anorexia, bulimia and other eating disorders -supporting family members in step-family life -emotional abuse or violence -trauma -work stress -health problems (could be chronic) Some forms of family therapy are based on cognitive, behavioral, experiential, psychodynamic psychology, the most commonly practiced methods of this therapy are based on Family Systems Theory. Family systems theory proposes that we as individuals first learn about ourselves, our emotions and how to manage close relationships from the experience we have growing up in or family of origin. This personal experience influences how we tend to function in all other relationships we may have throughout our lives. As we come to better understand ourselves in our family emotional system, and work to
However, spreading tension does not resolve tension. Triangles are stable, but unhappy—the three people locked in tension must deal with their mutually shared issues. Family systems theory does hold that there is a need for a differentiation of the self—in fact, a lack of differentiation is one of the reasons many family members experience psychological instability (Differentiation of the self, 2009, Bowen theory). Marital conflict, dysfunction
Some examples of emergency situations are: • Extreme anger • Threats of self harm • Delusional thinking resulting in safety concerns • Threats of violence towards others • Other major psychiatric issues Practitioners should ask themselves the following questions when devising a plan to deal with emergency situations: • What is my plan should a client disclose suicidal thoughts during a counseling session? • How should or would I respond if a client become agitated or angry and begins to exhibit unpredictable behavior? • What strategies would I use should a client’s family member become angry and/or threatening? Practitioners should have a plan to address these situations and review them regularly, taking into consideration client variables, such as: • Gender • Religion • Race • Ethnicity • Socioeconomic status Practitioners should also take great care to understand issues from the client’s background experience and perspective rather than from theirs. Practitioners should interject their
Family therapy, which also may be referred to by names such as a marriage and family therapy, family systems therapy of counseling, is a type of psychotherapy that is used for couples and families. It is based on the idea that interactions between family members are a central factor in psychological health and change. One particular model of this is known as family system therapy (Schimelpfening, 2012). The family systems theory, which was developed by Dr. Murry Brown, suggests that people cannot be understood in isolation from their family unit. Family members are interconnected and dependent on each other in ways which make it impossible for one member to change without it affecting every other member of the family.