3.1 Structural Intervention
In this discussion question you will return to the MACP Skills Learning Lab and use the case study that you chose in Unit 1 for this discussion. Please address the following topics in the discussion post:
Describe the family’s current structure in terms of the boundaries around the family system and among subsystems in the family.
Discuss what dysfunctional triangles may be present in the family and suggest what function the triangles play.
Examine possible structural changes the family could make that would help them improve their family dynamic. What are the possible structural changes that the family could make that would improve their current dynamics? What would be the rationale for such changes?
Discuss the structural techniques that should be used to accomplish the goals.
How might you take cultural considerations into account in evaluating what, if any, structural changes might be beneficial to any specific couple/family?
3.2. Video Reflections
Please comment on the videos of Structural Family Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy. In each case, what did you think the therapist did well? Did you see any interventions that you could imagine utilizing in your future work as a counsellor? What might you have done differently than the therapist, if working with the same case? How might you elicit client feedback to continually inform the therapeutic process and your intervention choices? How might you evaluate the client-therapist relationship on an ongoing basis?
References
twoofusorg. (2010, December 9). What is a healthy marriage? [Video]. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dab34E4ON0
