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A Family Systems‐Based Model of Organizational Intervention
Author(s) -
Shumway Sterling T.,
Kimball Thomas G.,
Korinek Alan W.,
Arredondo Rudy
Publication year - 2007
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.1752-0606.2007.00012.x
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , interpersonal communication , psychology , family systems , family systems theory , family therapy , applied psychology , interpersonal relationship , organizational change , psychotherapist , knowledge management , social psychology , public relations , developmental psychology , computer science , psychiatry , political science
Employee assistance professionals are expected to be proficient at intervening in organizations and creating meaningful behavioral change in interpersonal functioning. Because of their training in family systems theories and concepts, marriage and family therapists (MFTs) are well suited to serve organizations as “systems consultants.” Unfortunately, the authors were unable to identify any family systems‐based models for organizational intervention that have been empirically tested and supported. In this article, the authors present a family systems‐based model of intervention that they developed while working in an employee assistance program (EAP). They also present research that was used to refine the model and to provide initial support for its effectiveness.