A functional family therapist is working with a family who often yells. The therapist believes that yelling is unhealthy. However, the therapist first assesses how the yelling functions in the familyhow it creates closeness and distance and determines hierarchybefore determining whether the yelling needs to change in the family. What is this therapist doing?
a. Reframing the problem
b. Communication skill building
c. Conflict management
d. Matching to fit the family
Question 2
Functional family therapists base their work with parents on current scientific literature on parenting behaviors that are associated with risk factors and protective factors for youth behavior problems. FFT focuses on which three areas when working with parents?
a. Clear expectations and rules; active monitoring and supervision; consistent and enforcement of behavioral contingencies.
b. Regular revising expectations and rules; active monitoring and supervision; consistent and enforcement of behavioral contingencies.
c. Regular revising expectations and rules; child self- monitoring and self -supervision; forced behavioral contingencies.
d. Clear expectations and rules; child self monitoring and self supervision; consistent and enforcement of behavioral contingencies.
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The family described in Example Case 2