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In this assignment, you will analyze your fictional family u sing…
In this assignment, you will analyze your fictional family using the theories you’ve learned in recent weeks and the patterns in their interactions
you will analyze your fictional family using the theories you’ve learned in recent weeks. Then you will be challenged to think systemically in order to find patterns in your fictional family’s interactions.
LOOKING FOR PATTERNS IN FAMILY INTERACTIONS of the Simpson
Looking for Patterns in the Interactions
In the last three weeks, you’ve learned about theories that consider the clients’ perspective as the foundation for therapy. Rather than the therapist bringing the client to a theory, the theory is designed to work around the clients’ understanding of the “problem.” In your previous assignment, you were asked to analyze family interactions. Next, as we learn to think systemically, let’s look for patterns in those interactions.
The fictional family that was chosen was “the Simpson”
Consider one of the systemic conflicts the family in your chosen TV show or movie is experiencing. How would each family member describe the problem from their perspective?
describe how the problem is analyzed and how change might occur.
What patterns emerge from your fictional family’s interactions? Does someone consistently use humor to diffuse? Does someone get angry? Does someone pacify? How do the other family members respond? Is there consistency in these interactions that show you any systemic patterns?
Resources below
Collaborative Family Therapy
Collaborative family therapy, more than any of the other theories, tries to approach therapy without bringing a “theory.” It seeks to have the most helpful conversation possible by being deeply curious. It seeks to follow the client’s train of thought, and assumes that the problem is actually how clients are thinking about the problem. Collaborative therapy wants to “have the conversation that needs to be had.”
Resources
Read the following articles on collaborative family therapy:
Anderson, H. (2012). Collaborative relationships and dialogic conversations: Ideas for a relationally responsive practice. Family Process, 51(1), 8-24.
Anderson, H. (2005). Myths about “not-knowing”. Family Process, 44(4), 497-504.
Helimäki, M., Laitila, A., & Kumpulainen, K. (2022). “You helped me out of that darkness”: Children as dialogical partners in the collaborative post-family therapy research interview. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 48(2), 588-603.
Internal Family Systems
When we are experiencing situations and emotions that are challenging, we have patterned responses that bring out different aspects of who are. We have developed these “parts” to interact with the world. As we develop, these parts form consistent response patterns that can be problematic. Internal family systems (IFS) is interested in discovering these aspects of ourselves with awareness so that we may interact with them more deliberately.
Resources
Read the following article on IFS:
Schwartz, R. C. (2013). Moving from acceptance toward transformation with internal family systems therapy (IFS). Journal of Clinical Psychology, 69(8), 805-816.
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