Family Systems & Parent Consultation Flashcards

Theraplay is best described as a structured play therapy approach that:

Answer: Actively engages the therapist and parent(s) with the child in structured, attachment-building activities

Theraplay engages therapists and parents directly with the child in structured, playful activities designed to build secure attachment and enhance the parent-child relationship.

Salvador Minuchin's structural family therapy primarily aims to:

Answer: Restructure dysfunctional family hierarchies and clarify boundaries

Minuchin's structural family therapy aims to reorganize the family's hierarchical structure and clarify boundaries to restore healthy functioning.

In family play therapy, 'enactment' refers to:

Answer: Asking family members to demonstrate their typical interaction patterns within the session

Enactment invites the family to demonstrate their typical interaction patterns during the session, allowing the therapist to observe and intervene in real time.

In family systems theory, 'homeostasis' refers to:

Answer: The family's tendency to maintain established patterns and resist change

Family homeostasis refers to the system's tendency to maintain stability and resist change, even when existing patterns are dysfunctional.

Which of the following best describes the recommended stance of a play therapist during parent consultation?

Answer: Maintaining a collaborative, psychoeducational, and empowering approach with parents

Effective parent consultation uses a collaborative, strengths-based approach that empowers parents while providing relevant psychoeducation about their child's developmental and therapeutic needs.

A 'disengaged' family system is characterized by:

Answer: Overly rigid boundaries and emotional distance between members

Disengaged families have overly rigid boundaries and significant emotional distance, with members having minimal connection or involvement in each other's lives.

In the Landreth CPRT model, parents are primarily trained to use:

Answer: Child-centered play therapy skills including tracking, reflecting feelings, and therapeutic limit-setting

The CPRT model trains parents in child-centered play therapy skills — tracking behavior, reflecting feelings, and setting therapeutic limits — for use during structured 30-minute home play sessions.