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Modality in Couple and Family Therapy

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Introduction

Family therapy emerged in the United States of America in the 1950s. At that time, many psychiatrists treating World War II veterans shifted treatment modalities to include families. In addition, schizophrenia research suggested that long-term recovery of the individual was dependent on family dynamics and involvement. These shifts supported the family therapy assumption that problems reside within interactions, relationships, and systems (Goldenberg and Goldenberg 2012).

Family Modality

Family therapy pioneers recommended that all family members involved with the problem attend therapy (Goldenberg and Goldenberg 2012). For example, Salvador Minuchin (1921–present), the father of structural family therapy, expedited clinical change by aligning with disenfranchised family members and enacting, reordering, and shifting family structures in session. Jay Haley (1923–2007) strategically negotiated the definition of familial relationships and developmental crises by including...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Couple and Family Therapy, CSPP Alliant International University, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Rebecca Bokoch & Claire Hapke

  2. Couples and Family Therapy Masters and Doctoral Programs, California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University (Los Angles), Alhambra, CA, USA

    Noah Hass-Cohen

  3. Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Claire Hapke

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Correspondence to Rebecca Bokoch .

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Jay L. Lebow

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Anthony L. Chambers

  3. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Douglas C. Breunlin

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  1. California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Sean Davis

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Bokoch, R., Hass-Cohen, N., Hapke, C. (2019). Modality in Couple and Family Therapy. In: Lebow, J.L., Chambers, A.L., Breunlin, D.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49425-8_539

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