Psychological Therapies: Family Therapy Flashcards
(3 cards)
Reduce negative emotions
Aims to reduce levels of EE, especially negative emotions such as anger and guilt which create stress
Reducing stress is important to reduce the likelihood of relapse
Improve family ability to help
The therapist encourages family members to form a therapeutic alliance whereby they all agree on the aims of therapy
The therapist also tries to improve families’ beliefs about and the behaviour towards SZ
A further aim is ensure that family members achieve a balance between caring for the individual with SZ and maintaining their own lives
A model of practice
Burbach’s (2018) model:
- Phases 1 & 2 - share information and identify resources family and offer
- Phases 3 &4 - learn mutual understanding, and look at unhelpful patterns of interaction
- Phases 5, 6 & 7 - skills training (e.g. stress management techniques), relapse prevention and maintenance