FAMILY THERAPY

Family therapy

Abstract

Family counseling is also called family therapy. It is a branch of psychotherapy which deals with families and couples in intimate relationships to develop and groom the relation. The intention of family counseling is to capture change in terms of the systems of communication among the family members. The relationships are recognized as the important factor in psychological health. There is different school of thoughts regarding family counseling. One thing is common among all that either the issue is with individual or with family; involving families in the issue are beneficial. The role of the family counselor is very important because he should have the ability to influence individual or groups from his conversations. The approach of family counseling has been used in a variety of human dilemmas. There is no relationship in which the approach of counseling could not work effectively.

Family therapy

Introduction

Family therapy refers to family counseling also which involves a unit to remove individual or combined differences. This is a form of psychotherapy which deals with family systems and resolving their issues. It is leaned to scrutinize change system of interaction among the members of a family. This accentuates family relationships as vital factor in an individual's psychological health. Different institutions of family therapy commonly believes its importance in attaining better results no regardless of the nature of the issue. Families are encouraged to participate directly in these therapies no matter if the problem is individual or a does it involve the whole family unit. History tells tales of individuals or families being indulged in diverse problems. Be it any culture there have always been some influential personalities which counseled the family members either using their rituals as tools or using other procedures.

Discussion

Family therapy is both scientific and systemic; it is a science of context, account and bonds. Every family unit evolves through its structure internally or externally undergoing certain developmental changes. This change demands alterations in the established rules of a family and the roles too which eventually result in structural change of operations. These changes at times occur due to conflict in approach among a family unit and at times it is influenced by the external factors. Often, this transformation introduces a new approach for which acceptance and rejection both lies on the family system exclusively. Matrimony, birth, schooling, beginning of youth, starting college or going to a job are all the milestones every family unit undergo ideally but losing job, accidents, demise, promotions, moving to a new city, divorce, or at times a teenage pregnancy, all these factors constitutes in marking affects on a family's journey. These issues may also result in an intense need of psychotherapy as an individual and for the whole family as well. The tools may vary but the requirement exists. The goal of family therapy is to help family members improve communication, solve family problems, understand and handle special family situations (for example, death, serious physical or mental illness, or child and adolescent issues), and create a better ...