What value do lenses have for a family therapist?
A. They allow family practitioners to consider multiple perspectives rather than be locked into a single viewpoint
B. In every family, each family member will need a different lens to fully understand and participate in their own system
C. Each lens will create a different language in which you can create a joint therapeutic action
D. Like putting on different glasses, one lens will help you see clearly while the other seven will only blur the picture
Question 2
Conducting an assessment is not an objective process. Different approaches conduct different assessments, meaning:
A. The field has no evidence-based practices
B. What people listen for shapes what understanding they have of the family and the problem the family brings to therapy
C. Models must be integrated in order to develop a more factual analysis
D. Structural family therapists and narrative therapists, for example, ask the same questions but come to different conclusions
A family pedigree of a dominant trait
The patient and his family meet with the nurse to discuss progress on the patient care plan.
Where do Psychological Practitioners Work?
Apple's Family
The family described in Example Case 2
The family described in Example Case 3