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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the Buckman family and their needs if they entered therapy. This family was selected from the film Parenthood. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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have functional interactions. Some of the factors that have negatively impacted the familys function include the fathers lack of an adequate sense of self that is linked to his
fathers behaviors, and long-standing patterns of poor communication. These elements can be treated through a modality that looks at faulty thought processes and introduces strategies to address the thought
patterns that impact family function. The focus of the therapeutic process will be the Axis I diagnosis for Gil Buckmans family of
Parent-Child Relational Problem (V61.20) and the Axis III diagnosis for the family that includes impaired communication, advanced maternal age at pregnancy, Gils workaholic status, and problematic financial issues that have
resulted from an expanding family and limited resources. The primary diagnosis for the family, the Axis I diagnosis of Parent-Children Relational Problem, is a central component and the main
focus of strategic family therapy, primarily because it shapes Gils self-perception, relates to the influences of his fathers actions, and clearly shapes the way he perceives his children and his
role. Solution-focused therapy will be utilized as a basis for addressing some of the structural and relational factors, including patterns of poor communication, Gils work issues, and problematic financial
issues, which also influence how the family communicates. Solution-Focused Therapy Solution-focused therapy, sometimes referred to in relation to problem-solving approaches, requires an emphasis within the therapeutic setting
on the family as a whole. "The purpose of involving everyone is to put the emphasis on the total family unit, except in special cases where the therapist wants
one part of the family to do a task" that does not require the immediate input of the others (Problem-Solving Therapy 66). At the same time, there is a
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