Family Systems & Parent Consultation Flashcards

What is the primary goal of filial therapy?

Answer: To train parents to conduct child-centered play sessions with their child

Filial therapy trains parents to conduct child-centered play sessions, empowering them as therapeutic agents with their own children.

In family systems theory, the family member who is labeled as having 'the problem' is called the:

Answer: Identified patient

The 'identified patient' is the family member designated as the problem, which often masks underlying systemic dysfunction within the family.

Which therapists are primarily credited with developing filial therapy in the 1960s?

Answer: Bernard and Louise Guerney

Bernard and Louise Guerney developed filial therapy in the 1960s as a model for using trained parents as therapeutic agents with their children.

In structural family therapy, the invisible rules that govern who participates in family interactions and how are known as:

Answer: Boundaries

Boundaries are the invisible rules in structural family therapy that define roles, relationships, and participation patterns within and between family subsystems.

What is the primary purpose of parent consultations in play therapy?

Answer: To collaborate with parents to support the child's therapeutic progress

Parent consultations focus on collaborating with parents to support treatment goals and help generalize the child's therapeutic progress to the home environment.

A 'parentified child' in family systems theory refers to a child who:

Answer: Assumes adult responsibilities or emotional caretaking roles within the family

A parentified child takes on adult responsibilities or serves as an emotional caregiver for parents or siblings, reversing the natural parent-child hierarchy.

In Bowen's family systems theory, 'differentiation of self' refers to:

Answer: The capacity to maintain one's own identity while remaining emotionally connected to the family

Differentiation of self describes the ability to maintain a distinct personal identity and separate one's thinking from emotional reactivity while staying connected to others.