A STRUCTURAL FAMILY THERAPY APPROACH TO COUNSELLING FAMILIES

[Pages:108]A STRUCTURAL FAMILY THERAPY APPROACH TO COUNSELLING FAMILIES

A Practicum Report Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies in the Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for

the Degree of MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK

Faculty of Social Work University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba

August, 2000

@Copyrightby Karin Hadfield 2000

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KAIUN HADFIELD O 2000

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Step-Families .......................................................................................... -80 Assessrnent ............................................................................................ -83 Focusing on Strengths ............................................................................. 86

CONCLUSION .................................................................................................... 89

REFERENCES ................................................................................................... 95

APPENDIX ........................................................................................................ 100

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FIGURES

A Family Genogram............................................... .............44

A Family FAM Profiles .......................................................5 6 6 Farnily Genogram........................................................... - 5 9 B Family FAM Profiles ....................................................... - 7 2

iv ABST RACT Families are living systems that grow and change over time. Families must be able to adapt to changes or else the viability of the family and its individual members is threatened. Structural family therapy is a therapeutic approach that recognizes that families possess many strengths and it attempts to move families beyond dysfunctional patterns of interaction. This practicum report describes the application of the structural farnily therapy model to eight families. This analysis wiil consider the processes of assessment, intervention, and evaluation, and as well, the overall effectiveness of the structural family therapy model.

v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1 would Iike to acknowledge a number of people who contributed to the completion of this work. Firstly, I am grateful to the farnilies who made this work possible and demonstrated to me the strength and resilience of families. I am also thankful to my advisor, Diane Hiebert-Murphy, for her assistance, support and constant encouragement. I also appreciate the support of my cornmittee members Kathy Levine and Linda Perry. Most importantly, I am appreciative of a wonderful family who supported and inspired me through this work. I am especially thankful for the help of my older sister, Jacqueline, who was an invaluable source of aid. 1 am grateful for the support of my husband who made many sacrifices for this to be completed and was always a source of encouragement and cornfort. As well, I am thankful for my daughter, Jordyn, who was very understanding when I had to work instead of play.

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