Mental Health Professionals - Psychologist, Social Work, Psychiatrist, Family Therapy, Mental Health Professional, John Ordronaux (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: Psychologist, Social work, Psychiatrist, Family therapy, Mental health professional, John Ordronaux, Licensed behavior analyst, Social care in the United Kingdom, Role of the professional social worker, National Association of Social Workers, Bonnie Lowenthal, Florence Rush, Qualifications for professional social work, Sunitha Krishnan, Approved Mental Health Professional, Peer support specialist, Cheryl Arutt, Psychoeducation, Social work knowledge building, George Gibson, Johannes Thome, Mary Ellen Copeland, Licensed Professional Counselor, Psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner, Lois Utz, Mark Ragins, Louis-Fran isque L lut, Harry Barry, Society of Mental Welfare Officers, Association of Psychiatric Social Workers. Excerpt: Family therapy, also referred to as couple and family therapy, family systems therapy, and family counseling, is a branch of psychotherapy that works with families and couples in intimate relationships to nurture change and development. It tends to view change in terms of the systems of interaction between family members. It emphasizes family relationships as an important factor in psychological health. What the different schools of family therapy have in common is a belief that, regardless of the origin of the problem, and regardless of whether the clients consider it an "individual" or "family" issue, involving families in solutions is often beneficial. This involvement of families is commonly accomplished by their direct participation in the therapy session. The skills of the family therapist thus include the ability to influence conversations in a way that catalyzes the strengths, wisdom, and support of the wider system. In the field's early years, many clinicians defined the family in a narrow, traditional manner usually including parents and children. As the field has evolved, ...