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Family Therapy Process in a Family Therapy Seminar
Author(s) -
Dell Paul F.,
Sheely Margaret D.,
Pulliam George P.,
Goolishian Harold A.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1977.tb00454.x
Subject(s) - enthusiasm , family therapy , psychology , battle , psychotherapist , process (computing) , task (project management) , stage (stratigraphy) , developmental psychology , social psychology , management , computer science , paleontology , archaeology , biology , economics , history , operating system
The interaction between leaders and members in a year‐long family therapy seminar is systematically compared to the process that unfolds between therapist and family during the course of family therapy. A five stage developmental process common to both is postulated and described: (1) Battle for Structure, (2) Naive Enthusiasm, (3) Conflictual Frustration, (4) Task Orientation, and (5) Mutuality. The dynamic elements of each stage are analyzed and factors affecting their development are identified. It is concluded that this five stage process occurs in all similar groups, but that the content of each stage may vary widely from group to group.