What's in a name? Clients ’ experiences of single session therapy
A growing body of research suggests that single session therapy (SST) can offer an efficient and effective service. In order to complement this research a recent exploratory study set out to examine client experiences of participating in a service offering single session family therapy. Telephone interviews were conducted with twenty‐five clients to explore their experience of SST and their satisfaction with the service they had received. Although the study was limited in scope and design, the results suggest that (i) most clients found SST had been helpful and responsive to their needs and (ii) most respondents did not ...
Source: Journal of Family Therapy - September 27, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Imogen O'Neill Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Effects of parental infidelity and inter‐parental conflict on relational ethics between adult children and parents: a contextual perspective
Little research in the couple and family therapy field has specifically addressed the influence of infidelity on members of the family outside the couple subsystem. The purpose of this exploratory quantitative study was to utilize the lens of contextual therapy to explore the influence of parental infidelity and inter‐parental conflict on the vertical relational ethics of adult children (N = 703), including subscales measuring trust and justice, loyalty and entitlement. Results from multiple regression analyses demonstrated that both higher levels of inter‐parental conflict and the occurrence of parental infidelity wer...
Source: Journal of Family Therapy - September 9, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alexandra E. Schmidt, Mary S. Green, Anne M. Prouty Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Bulimia nervosa in adolescents: a new therapeutic frontier
Enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT‐E) is the first‐line treatment for bulimia nervosa (BN) in adulthood. There is limited evidence for therapies for children and adolescents with BN; however family‐based treatment (FBT) is being increasingly used. This case study contrasts the delivery of FBT with an augmented version (CBT‐E) in two adolescents presenting with BN. In both cases, the adolescents achieved remission from BN symptoms, (cessation of bingeing and compensatory behaviour) at the end of treatment. The families reported that FBT provided a platform for them to work together and view BN as a family iss...
Source: Journal of Family Therapy - September 9, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kim Hurst, Shelly Read, Tiegan Holtham Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Building a case for good parenting in a family therapy systemic environment: resisting blame and accounting for children's behaviour
Systemic family therapy promotes a systemic reframing of individual problems to an understanding of the familial processes influencing family functioning. Parents often attend therapy identifying their child as the key problem, which raises issues of accountability and blame. In this article, we explored the discursive practices used by parents for constructing themselves as ‘good parents’. Using the basic principles of conversation analysis and discursive psychology, we analysed actual therapeutic sessions and found that parents used a range of strategies to display their good parenting. This included directly claimin...
Source: Journal of Family Therapy - September 9, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michelle O'Reilly, Jessica Nina Lester Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Effects of parental infidelity and interparental conflict on relational ethics between adult children and parents: a contextual perspective
Little research within the couple and family therapy field has specifically addressed the influence of infidelity on members of the family outside the couple sub‐system. The purpose of this exploratory quantitative study was to utilize the lens of contextual therapy to explore the influence of parental infidelity and interparental conflict on adult children's (N = 703) reports of vertical relational ethics, including subscales measuring trust and justice, loyalty, and entitlement. Results from multiple regression analyses demonstrated that both higher levels of interparental conflict and the occurrence of parental in...
Source: Journal of Family Therapy - September 8, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alexandra E. Schmidt, Mary S. Green, Anne M. Prouty Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Working with Chinese families in China and around the world Call for papers
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Source: Journal of Family Therapy - August 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Call for papers Source Type: research
Accessible polyvocality and paired talk: how family therapists talk positive connotation into being
In this article we identify one particular way in which the reflecting team process is used by family therapists. We show that reflecting teams draw upon occasions in the main session to intensify and extend positivity in the reflecting session. This analysis identified positive connotation as a device by which a hopeful orientation is established. Videos of family therapy sessions were obtained and transcripts of these sessions made. Excerpts with hope and positivity were identified and conversation analysis was used to gain insight into the organization and function of this talk. In addition, therapist interventions occu...
Source: Journal of Family Therapy - August 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lynsey Williams, Tim Auburn Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
What's in a name? Clients’ experiences of single session therapy
A growing body of research suggests that single session therapy (SST) can offer an efficient and effective service. In order to complement this research a recent exploratory study set out to examine client experiences of participating in a service offering single session family therapy. Telephone interviews were conducted with twenty‐five clients to explore their experience of SST and their satisfaction with the service they had received. Although the study was limited in scope and design, the results suggest that (i) most clients found SST had been helpful and responsive to their needs and (ii) most respondents did not ...
Source: Journal of Family Therapy - August 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Imogen O'Neill Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Sustaining change following multisystemic therapy: caregiver's perspectives
This study explored the process of sustaining positive outcomes following MST from caregiver perspectives. Semi‐structured interviews were carried out 5–21 months post‐MST with 12 caregivers. A grounded theory methodology was used to analyse the data. Caregivers in this study identified the following themes as contributing to sustaining change; improvements in their relationship with their child, shifting how they viewed difficulties and solutions and feeling personally strengthened and resilient. The therapeutic alliance in MST was described as important in initiating these changes. Clinical implications and how the...
Source: Journal of Family Therapy - August 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Pinder Kaur, Helen Pote, Simone Fox, Daphne A. Paradisopoulos Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Psychological symptoms among parents of adolescents with anorexia nervosa: a descriptive examination of their presence and role in treatment outcome
Parent psychological symptoms were examined in a randomized controlled trial comparing family‐based treatment (FBT) and adolescent‐focused therapy (AFT) for anorexia nervosa, and were explored across treatments and in relation to treatment outcomes. Moderator and mediator analyses were completed with parent symptoms as predictors and weight remission and recovery status as outcome variables. Few parents had clinically significant symptoms at presentation. At the end of treatment (EOT), parents had decreased psychological symptoms in both treatment arms. Higher baseline levels of overall maternal symptomology and improv...
Source: Journal of Family Therapy - July 24, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sarah Forsberg, Alison Darcy, Susan W. Bryson, Katherine D. Arnow, Nandini Datta, Daniel Le Grange, James Lock Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
A journal in time. Past, present and future themes
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Source: Journal of Family Therapy - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Exploring the process of family interventions for psychosis in relation to attachment, attributions and problem‐maintaining cycles: an IPA study
This study sought to understand how the experience of family interventions (FI) for psychosis helped family members to develop their thinking about their attachment experiences and the attributions made about a relative, and how these discussions helped to inform their understanding about problem‐maintaining cycles, that is, the interactional way in which difficulties could be maintained. Ten individuals who had attended an FI service participated in a semi‐structured interview. The transcript analysis used interpretative phenomenological analysis. The analysis yielded four themes: a supportive therapeutic relationship...
Source: Journal of Family Therapy - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Estelle H. S. Rapsey, Frank R. Burbach, Janet Reibstein Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Clinician perspective on parental empowerment in family‐based treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa
This qualitative study explored which core principles of family‐based treatment (FBT) for adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) are perceived as most necessary for FBT to be effective in clinical practice. Paediatric interdisciplinary teams were recruited to discuss the delivery of FBT in eating disorder programmes in Ontario, Canada (N = 6). Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data generated from focus groups. Three major themes emerged: (i) parental empowerment (PE) is the most salient principle of FBT; (ii) various adolescent, parental and family factors are viewed as interfering with or enhancing PE; (iii)...
Source: Journal of Family Therapy - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gina Dimitropoulos, Victoria E. Freeman, James Lock, Daniel Le Grange Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Clinician perspective on parental empowerment in family ‐based treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa
This qualitative study explored which core principles of family‐based treatment (FBT) for adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) are perceived as most necessary for FBT to be effective in clinical practice. Paediatric interdisciplinary teams were recruited to discuss the delivery of FBT in eating disorder programmes in Ontario, Canada (N = 6). Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data generated from focus groups. Three major themes emerged: (i) parental empowerment (PE) is the most salient principle of FBT; (ii) various adolescent, parental and family factors are viewed as interfering with or enhancing PE; (iii)...
Source: Journal of Family Therapy - July 22, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gina Dimitropoulos, Victoria E. Freeman, James Lock, Daniel Le Grange Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Intersectionality in family therapy training: inviting students to embrace the complexities of lived experience
This article attempts to fill this gap by emphasizing the usefulness of intersectionality in representing the complexities of lived experience and by presenting an exercise to introduce students to intersectionality in family therapy training.
Practitioner points
Therapists and trainers should be aware of the privileges and oppressions that the intersections of their social locations create.
Therapists and trainers should be ready to initiate conversations with clients and students about intersecting identities and their influence.
Help students to apply intersectionality theory through structured, well‐paced exercises w...
Source: Journal of Family Therapy - July 17, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Catherine Butler Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
