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I found the following on www.coping.org/write/C6444/Family%20Therapy.ppt, a power point by James Messina, Ph.D. on March 21, 2009 on Carl Whitaker's Experiential Symbolic Therapy:
-A freewheeling, intuitive, sometimes outrageous approach aiming to: - Unmask pretense, create new meaning, and liberate family members to be themselves - Techniques are secondary to the therapeutic relationship - Pragmatic and atheoretical - Interventions create turmoil and intensify what is going on here and now in the family - Subjective Focus: subjective needs of the family members - Assumption all family members have a right to be themselves - Needs of family may be suppressing rights of the individual - Goal for authenticity, no right or wrong way to be - Pragmatic stance - Theory can be hindrance to clinical work - Often times theory is way for therapist to create distance from clients and control anxiety of the therapist to hide behind - Intensify present experiencing of family members to reach unconscious to understand what is really going on in the family - Process to help tap into: Family secrets just keeping the secrets keeps the family crazy - Facilitate individual autonomy and a sense of belonging in the family - Help individuals achieve more intimacy by increasing their awareness and their experiencing - Encourage members to be themselves by freely expressing what they are thinking and feeling - Support spontaneity, creativity, the ability to play, and the willingness to be "crazy" - Create family turmoil - Coach family how to get out of the turmoil - Highly involved therapist model: must be transparent, take risks, get involved with family in the sessions - Help family member experience the here and now by therapist "BEING WITH" the family - Three phases: engagement (all powerful), involvement (dominant parent figure, adviser) & disentanglement (more personal, less involved)
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Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy Gestalt therapy existential approach person-centered approach family systems?
The existential approach is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy. Existential therapy focuses on exploring the individual's experience of life, finding meaning, and confronting existential challenges, rather than emphasizing the relational dynamics or experiential techniques found in Gestalt therapy, person-centered approach, and family systems therapy.
How carl whitaker used experiential family therapy?
Carl Whitaker used experiential family therapy to emphasize the importance of emotional expression and genuine interactions within the family unit. He believed that therapy should be a dynamic and spontaneous process, allowing families to engage in real-time experiences that reveal underlying issues. By encouraging open dialogue and emotional vulnerability, Whitaker aimed to help families confront their conflicts and strengthen their relationships. His approach often included creative techniques, such as role-playing and symbolic play, to foster deeper connections and insights.
What is experiential therapy?
Experiential therapy came from humanistic therapy and the experiential therapy I will be addressing here is Carl Whitaker's, Experiential-Symbolic Therapy. Experiential therapy focuses on what is happening right now, the "here and now." Although the past and the present are discussed in therapy, the experiential therapist focuses more on bringing up issues that are affecting the family by emotionally charging the therapeutic session. The therapist does this to agitate the family, challenge roles, family rules and encourage individual growth and authenticity among one another. This becomes a symbolic experience, because the therapeutic session in itself become a group of pivotal moments and experiences; symbolic moments. This is my personal understanding of this theory and should be cross-referenced for accuracy.
What has the author Jackie S Gerstein written?
Jackie S. Gerstein has written: 'Sticking together' -- subject(s): Family counseling, Experiential psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Methods
Family therapy approaches by Bowen?
If you're meaning techniques...then differentiation of self, triangles, genograms, multi-generational patterns, and decreasing anxiety is used in Bowenian style family therapy to help the family process and change.
Will family therapy help with parenting issues?
Family therapy would most certainly help your children, as well as yourself, overcome the issues that your children are experiencing. By utilizing a family therapy setting, the therapist can also help with techniques for you to help your children overcome the different issues they have. If you can understand what they are going through, you can understand them better and also be a tool to help get them better.
What is the difference between family counseling and family therapy?
Family counseling and family therapy are terms that are often used interchangeably to describe therapeutic interventions that focus on improving family relationships and communication. However, family therapy typically involves a more in-depth and structured approach that may incorporate different theoretical perspectives and techniques to address specific family dynamics and issues. Family counseling, on the other hand, may be more focused on providing support, guidance, and education to families experiencing challenges in their relationships.
What are evolution of family therapy?
factors that influence evolution of family therapy
Is marriage counseling the same as family therapy?
marriage counseling is one type of family therapy, but there are other types of family therapy as well.
What are the different approaches of family therapy?
Satir family therapy, structural family therapy, stategic family therapy, bowenian family therapy, systemic family therapy, narrative family therapy, solution focussed family therapy, object relations family therapy
What has the author W C R Sowman written?
W. C. R. Sowman is the author of "Family Therapy Techniques: Integrating and Tailoring Treatment." This book provides an overview of various family therapy techniques and how to adapt them to suit the needs of different families.
What do experiential family therapist believe is the primary cause of dysfunction in families?
cross-generational coalitions
