Author Question: The latest developments in strategic therapy emphasize increasing the familys ability to ... (Read 88 times)

melina_rosy · **on:** Jul 30, 2018

The latest developments in strategic therapy emphasize increasing the familys ability to _________________ rather than dominate and control one another.

a. define their own solutions
b. understand the family interactional patterns
c. decrease feelings of helplessness
d. love and nurture

Question 2

What is the best description of the strategic approach to hierarchy and power?

a. The strategic therapist relies on the family to identify the person with the most power, then the therapist aligns with that person in order to utilize the power and ensure directives are carried out.
b. The strategic therapist carefully watches to assess which parent tends to get their way in arguments and attempts to engage the less involved parent.
c. The strategic therapist tends to take the side of the children in order to equalize power in the relationship.
d. The strategic therapist is not concerned with hierarchy and power in the family because the therapist asserts power and changes direction by the use of directives.