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This 13 page paper evaluates models of family therapy historically and in contemporary times. While the paper is focused on what is utilized today, a generalized perspective is taken. Systems theory is discussed in depth, but that is just one of several family therapy models on the table. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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family is really not all that traditional anyway as it originated as a reaction to the advent of capitalism. Still, since its inception, the concept has indeed been altered over
time. In fact, there is certainly a recognition that family structures have been dramatically changed through either divorce, remarriage or single parenthood (Boseley & Wintour, 1995 as cited in Featherstone,
1996). Indeed, there are many single parent homes today, something that was not as prevalent in the past. More and more couples to not marry, but merely coparent children in
various types of living arrangements. Because of this, concepts like family therapy become rather challenging. In fact, Nichols & Schwartz (2003) provide real life examples to demonstrate the diversity in
family life today. There has been a public, governmental admittance of the shift in the structure of families during the 1990s that could have implications for family therapy in
the future (Boseley & Wintour, 1995). Families continue to exist and in a world with families, there will be family therapy just as there is individual and couples therapy.
Before going on, it is important to define the family therapy concept. Gurman et. al. (1986 as cited in Lebow & Gurman, 1995) provides a definition as follows: "Family
therapy may be defined as any psychotherapeutic endeavor that explicitly focuses on altering the interactions between or among family members and seeks to improve the functioning of the family as
a unit, or its subsystems, and/or the functioning of individual members of the family" (p.27). Generally speaking, when family therapy sessions begin, for the most part, more than one person
at a time is seen (1995). At the same time, the presence of many members does not truly convey the essence of family therapy, as this is something that is
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