FAMILY THERAPY

Family Therapy



Family Therapy

Family therapy is based on the conviction that the family is a exclusive social scheme with its own structure and patterns of communication. These patterns are very resolute by many factors, including the parents' convictions and standards, the personalities of all family members, and the influence of the expanded family (grandparents, aunts, and uncles). As an outcome of these variables, each family evolves its own exclusive character, which is mighty and affects all of its members (Gurman et al; 2005).

Family therapy engages a entire family, or several family members, all meeting with a therapist. Family therapy can ...