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1) Huge emphasis on communication
2) individuals are innately driven towards personal growth
3) communication styles arise as a result of the self-esteem of the individuals of the family |
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Therapist is genuine and warm
resource detective |
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| An individual’s belief in their self-worth, and sense of their personal value. Enhancing an individual’s level of self-esteem is key to personal growth. |
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| This refers to the 8 aspects of any human that need to be taken into consideration in order for one to be healthy and balanced. They are: body, thoughts, feelings, senses, relationships, context, nutrition and soul. Can be used as an intervention. |
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| Incongruent communication |
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| Describes a form of communication between individuals in which there are discrepancies between the verbal and non-verbal cues |
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| An intervention utilized in the beginning of treatment. The therapist would gather a family’s history as far back as possible. Information gathered would include: experiences, ideology, values, rules, disruptions, moves, major events, unresolved issues and their current influence |
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| An experiential intervention used by the therapist, whereby a family member is asked to physically arrange other family members. The resulting sculpture is a spatial metaphor, providing a symbolic representation of family relationships. |
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| A technique in which the therapist guides family members back through various stages of their lives. The goal of the intervention is to help family members identify and alter dysfunctional relational patterns |
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| An intervention initially used in group therapy, individuals are asked to role play the dynamics taking place between the different parts of self. The technique has been adapted for individual, couples, and family therapy. |
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