Has family therapy adapted to the single-parent family?

Westcot, Mary E.; Dries, Robert

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“…The SFT model is adept at addressing and correcting these structural challenges. Westcot and Dries (1990) noted that SFT was the most frequently cited model among those effective in addressing problems of single-parent families. In a study that examined the structural approach and its application in single-parent families, Weltner (1982) showed that Minuchin's model of SFT provides a framework for observing and correcting vulnerabilities in single-parent families.…”

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The effectiveness of structural family therapy in repairing behavioral problems and improving family functioning in single‐parent families in Iran

Dehghani

Bernards

2022

J Marital Family Therapy

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Family is foundational to Iranian culture and society and traditional families have been upheld by religious and political institutions since ancient times. However, the incidence of single-parent families in Iran is increasing and literature on treating dysfunction in these families in therapy is lacking. This study examines the effectiveness of structural family therapy (SFT) in addressing problems in family functioning and children's behavior in single-parent Iranian families using a single-case, multiple baseline, ABA design. Participants included five single mothers and their children who received SFT for 8 weeks following a baseline phase. Participants were assessed during the baseline, therapy, and follow-up phases using the Child Behavior Checklist and the Family Assessment Device.The data were analyzed visually and quantitatively. Results indicated that the treatment was effective in decreasing behavior problems and improving family functioning and that treatment effects were statistically significant and stable through the follow-up period. Research and clinical implications and limitations are discussed.

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Section: Structural Family Therapy (Sft) and Its Use In This Studymentioning

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The effectiveness of structural family therapy in repairing behavioral problems and improving family functioning in single‐parent families in Iran

Dehghani

Bernards

2022

J Marital Family Therapy

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“…There has been a veritable explosion of literature on therapy with single-parent families (Emery et al, 1999;Katz and Peres, 1995;Kissman, 1992;Korittko, 1991;Sargent, 2001;Westcot and Dries, 1990). Emery and colleagues (1999) made the observation that children and adults from divorced families are two to three times more likely to receive psychological treatment as are members of married families.…”

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“…It must be obvious to any student of systems-based family therapy that poverty and the frequent absence of or limited level of social support so prominent in single mothers renders problems of intrafamilial relationships somewhat distant. Westcot and Dries (1990), in their review of the treatment of single-parent families, noted that single-parent families represented the most significantly increasing family type. The most frequently cited reason for single-parent families seeking therapy was a problem of maladjustment for one or more of the children.…”

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Chronic Pain and Family

2006

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“…Unfortunately, there is currently a dearth of research documenting the value of this technique. This study begins the compilation of empirical data on family play sought by theoreticians (Eaker, 1986; Eyberg, 1989; Westcott & Dries, 1990).…”

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A study of the effects of group family play on family relations.

Duff¹

1996

International Journal of Play Therapy

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In this study, involving 52 families consisting of 134 family members, the researcher examined the difference in family relations, as measured by Beaver's Self-Report Family Inventory, between families participating in specified group family play and those not participating. The researcher used random sampling to assign the families to four groups according to the Solomon Four Group Design. A one-way analysis of variance found a difference between the groups that would not have occurred by chance. The pair-wise t-tests and Bartlett's Chi Square found that the experimental groups showed significant improvement in family relations and that these differences were not due to testing effects or maturation.A significant relationship between group family play and improved family relations was found at the oc = .001 level of significance. The findings support the use of family play in group settings in both prevention and therapeutic milieus.Families in the 1990s consist of a mosaic of structures, with their composition often changing. Stresses are increasing on the family from a variety of directions, including financial, substance abuse, and alternative lifestyles. Families need to acquire rapid adaptation skills and to develop problem solving skills to keep pace with the demands of an increasingly complex world (Chasin & White, 1989;Harvey, 1990;Keller & Bromley, 1989). As a result, families are now turning to the institutions of society for the support and care once sought from extended families (Josephson, 1993; Sweeney & Landreth, 1993).Churches, schools and non-profit organizations are functioning on ever-tightening budgets, which limits the programs they can Shari E. Duff, Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary This document is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association or one of its allied publishers.This article is intended solely for the personal use of the individual user and is not to be disseminated broadly.

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Has family therapy adapted to the single-parent family?

Cited by 6 publications

References 11 publications

The effectiveness of structural family therapy in repairing behavioral problems and improving family functioning in single‐parent families in Iran

The effectiveness of structural family therapy in repairing behavioral problems and improving family functioning in single‐parent families in Iran

Chronic Pain and Family

A study of the effects of group family play on family relations.

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