Redressing the balance—involving children in family therapy |
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Authors: | Alison O'Brien Penny Loudon |
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Affiliation: | Child and Family Centre, Bethel Hospital, Bethel Street, Norwich Norfolk NR2 1NK. |
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Abstract: | This paper argues that family therapists have tended to ignore the problem of how to engage children in family therapy, and it presents a number of techniques specifically aimed at involving children in therapy. The socio-historical context of childhood is discussed and its implications for therapists examined. A number of visual techniques are then described, illustrated by case examples. These serve the function of addressing the whole family system on a number of levels and involving children fully in the process of therapy. |
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