Family intervention

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Also chapters 11 + 12

View the following video and discuss in your main post. Submit your initial post to the Discussion questions.

Strategic Couples Therapy (2 hours in length, psychotherapy.net, interactive transcription)
Behavioral Couples Therapy (2 hours in length, psychotherapy.net, interactive transcription)
In your original POST add in the SUBJECT LINE the name of the specific model you selected. As you write you main post and replies be sure to connect to the respective text chapters. Be sure to address all these steps in your main post:

1. In your chosen model, what are the theoretical assertions, beliefs and assumptions about what a healthy family should be like? According to the theoretical view of this model – what causes or explains family problems?

2. Based on your chapter reading and the video, according to this model, what is causing this specific family’s problems?

3. Do think the therapist missed anything that was important about this specific family? if so explain.

4. What are your impressions of and reactions to the therapist(s)? What did you think about the therapist’s style of interacting with the family members?

5. What questions did the therapist ask and/or observations did they make, that you thought were interesting or helpful? Explain your thinking.

Expectations
You are required to post one original response to this Discussion thread (be sure to respond to each of the questions for full credit)

ANSWER

Behavioral Couples Therapy

According to the Behavioral couple’s therapy approach, a healthy family is comprised of people who can communicate in a healthy manner and in clear terms so that the partner can understand. It is also about learning to listen and hear the other person out before responding and being able to clarify misunderstandings (Goldenberg & Goldenberg, 2012). According to this approach, family problems are caused by misunderstanding or failure to listen to each other. It is a result of failure to effectively communicate with each other and being able to explain one’s point of view till their partner understands.

The couple in this video is having problems with their communication. They are not communicating their needs, and this leads to fights. According to the behavioral approach, the couple needs to talk and listen to each other’s needs. From my observation, the therapist did not miss anything in the therapy session. He guided the couple as a model to guide the couple to solve their problems.

In my opinion, the therapist was calm and guided the couple to listen to each other. He listened to their problems, asked the right questions, and then let them explore the issues they thought were bringing the problems in their relationship (Psychotherapy.net). I was impressed by the guiding questions that he kept asking the couple and how he listened to them and answered them. This guided the couple to do the same to each other and address the issues that they were facing in their family. It also helped them see what a conversation between two people should look like and follow the example. This helped rebuild the communication line in the relationship, which was already broken.

References

Goldenberg, H., & Goldenberg, I. (2012). Family therapy: An overview.

Psychotherapy.net. Couples Therapy with Experts.