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1984 and beyond: Divergent Directions and Extra Depth *
Author(s) -
Gilbert Diana
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1467-8438
pISSN - 0814-723X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1467-8438.1985.tb01105.x
Subject(s) - project commissioning , family therapy , mythology , context (archaeology) , sociology , publishing , political science , environmental ethics , public relations , psychology , psychotherapist , geography , law , history , philosophy , archaeology , classics
It is time family therapy looked wider than the therapy session. Problems presenting also need to be viewed within a societal context. The complexity and fluid nature of issues affecting the family today needs to be recognised. To highlight this, 3 divergent areas are discussed; family structure, culture, and the nuclear threat. The myth of homogeneity is exposed and the pluralistic nature of Australian society is discussed. It is argued that family therapists have a responsibility to be aware of, and to comment on, family policy issues if the approach is to continue to develop divergent directions and extra depths.