Family Therapy Theories 1
Family Therapy Theories 1
Family Therapy Theories 2
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HSM 203
The family that were chosen was the Simpson family, which was a good family for the final project. The Simpson family consists of fictional characters featured in the animated television series The Simpsons. The Simpsons are a nuclear family consisting of married couple
Homer and Marge and their three children Bart, Lisa, and Maggie.
In Homer and Margie relationship they had some ups and downs. One of the family therapy approaches connected to the Simpsons is Narrative therapy. Narrative therapy is a form of psychotherapy that seeks to help people identify their values and the skills and knowledge they must live these values, so they can effectively confront whatever problems they face(Wikipedia). The reason I say narrative therapy is because Homer and Margie was very outspoken with each other, but sometimes they agree to disagree. The two was their own therapies when things got bad they thought of positive way to make it better.
Another family therapy approach that connected with the Simpson family is Systemic
Therapy. Systemic therapy is rooted from family therapy or something known as family systems therapy. There are a number of family systems therapies that contribute to the current systemic therapy concept (2017, Premier Mind Institute,Inc).The Simpson family went to family therapy because the family was getting separated amongst each other. But the family didn’t need it due to the fact they could work and disagreement with themselves.
Homer and Margie went through relationship counseling which begins usually when a couple is trying to decide whether to work out their problems and continue to be together or if they should move on. Which in this case the marriage couple thought it will help their marriage since they both was going through a hard time. The couple had a couple of break ups that didn’t last long, and they went through some counseling where they got to explain their problems and work out the situations.
The last family therapy approach that connects with The Simpson Family is Structural family therapy. Structural family therapy is a method of psychotherapy developed by Salvador Minuchin which addresses problems in functioning within a family ((2017, Premier Mind Institute,Inc). The Simpson Family went through structural family therapy base on the family structure inside the home, which they are a working-class family. It shows their social interactions between the parents and their children.
Reference Page
Knox, D., & Schacht, C. (2016). Choices in relationships: An introduction to marriage and the family (12th ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Cengage.
https://premiermindinstitute.com/types-family-therapy/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrative_therapy