Author Question: What is the primary therapeutic goal for a family in the middle stage of family therapy? a) They ... (Read 113 times)

formula1 · **on:** Jul 30, 2018

What is the primary therapeutic goal for a family in the middle stage of family therapy?

a) They must realize that they as a group are the client.
b) The family must make amends for all the hurt they have caused each other.
c) They must identify at least four achievable goals.
d) The family should be able to clearly articulate the communication patterns that have plagued their relationships.
e) They need to identify the patient in the family.

Question 2

What is the benefit of using the goals of misbehavior approach to family counseling?

a) Telling the family why a child misbehaves gives the family the opportunity to adjust its approach to the child so that the misbehavior no longer gets the desired results.
b) The goals are merely conceptualizations that are used to formulate questions to explore whether or not they are true.
c) Telling a child why he or she misbehaves in a certain way, focusing on the present, provides the opportunity to discuss other means of getting what the child wants.
d) It shifts the power in the family to the expert so that the counselor can help them.
e) Goals of misbehavior are terms used in the research process so that family therapists can come up with more effective interventions.