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Multiple Family Group Therapy in a Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre: Residents' Experiences
Author(s) -
Schäfer Gabriele
Publication year - 2008
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 - 10.1375/anft.29.2.88
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , rehabilitation , psychology , family therapy , project commissioning , clinical psychology , publishing , family medicine , psychiatry , medicine , qualitative research , sociology , social science , neuroscience , political science , law
This study documents how residents experience Multiple Family Group (MFG) treatment in an 18‐week residential therapeutic program for people with a severe substance disorder. Individual in‐depth interviews with nine residents and three ex‐residents of European descent were undertaken, and analysed using a descriptive thematic analysis. Results indicate that, prior to taking part in the program, their relationships with their families were seriously damaged and their situations often appeared complex and hopeless. After attending the MFGs all of the participants of this study experienced a number of positive changes in their relationships with their family members and partners. All interviewees said that they had gained more awareness about their interactions, better communications skills and were able to integrate these skills into their relationships with their families and partners.