Structural therapy for a West African family

In West Africa kinship is a very important aspect of social organization; it is a hierarchical system which functions as the domestic group and in the wider realm of politico-jural and economic relations. The individual is constituted through the kinship group. It is suggested that family therapy, especially structural family therapy, may be suitable as a treatment technique in such non-individualistic societies. A case example is given to illustrate how this understanding can lead to successful therapy.