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Initial Meetings in Child‐At‐Risk Cases: Developing a Therapist‐Family Alliance
Author(s) -
MacKin Laurie,
James Kerrie
Publication year - 1991
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.1467-8438.1991.tb00870.x
Subject(s) - alliance , intervention (counseling) , family therapy , qualitative research , psychology , project commissioning , psychotherapist , perception , publishing , psychiatry , sociology , political science , social science , neuroscience , law
Child at risk cases pose some of the greatest challenges to family therapists. This paper outlines an approach to these cases based on a therapy project which incorporated the results of a qualitative research study investigating parents' perceptions of intervention in child‐at‐risk cases. This paper focuses on initial meetings between therapists and family members, outlining ways to connect with parents, to establish ground rules for subsequent therapy and to develop relationships based on mutual respect and trust.