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A specialized approach that considers
the whole person including:
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- The person within (intra-personal)
- The relationship person
- The environment that influence the
individual(s)
- The social person
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- Emotional person
- Behavioral person
- Cognitive person
- Spiritual person (beliefs and values)
- Religious person
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- Specialists in FAMILY THERAPY have
usually had advanced training in systems theories.
This training enables them to give help that respects
the whole person and the areas of life experience
that effect their satisfaction (or dissatisfaction).
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- WHO MIGHT BENEFIT FROM FAMILY THERAPY?
PERSONS WITH WHAT KINDS OF PROBLEMS
MIGHT FIND FAMILY THERAPY HELPFUL?
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Individuals
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Parent-and-Child
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Persons in
Organizations, such as, churches, clubs, religious
or social clubs
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- Couples
- Families
- Persons in the Workplace
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**The following
is a partial list offered only to give a general idea
of the almost limitless problems for which family therapy
is helpful. The best way to know if this is the kind
of therapy best suited for you would be to call someone
on our list of referrals in your area and ask for their
trained and professional opinion.
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- Marital/ Committed Relationship
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- Extra-marital affairs
- Sexual dissatisfaction
- Communication
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- Unmet emotional needs
- Abuse
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- Developmental concerns
- Problems relating and/or communicating
- Abuse
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- Single parenting issues
- Behavioral problems
- Child's social and/or school behavior
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- Emotional and/or Mood
- Social fear and/or dissatisfaction
- History of child abuse
- Self-esteem
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- Co-dependency
- Behavior control (such as, anger
control, impulse control)
- Anxiety and stress management
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- Domestic Violence
- Lack of family closeness
- Communication
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- Orderliness vs. Chaos
- Child abuse
- Management of family-life issues
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*The term "family therapy" may be
misleading since this professional area is really
about more than helping the family per se.
**Remember, this is an extremely
limited list given only to inform you that family
therapy is helpful with the whole person in the whole
of life's experiences.
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