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Family Therapy

A Model of Family Development and Functioning in a T.A. Framework

Pages 90-93
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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In this paper a model derived from a systems conceptualization is proposed. This model serves three primary functions:

1.

By superimposing a T.A. conceptualization on a systems approach to families, it suggests a theoretical and integrative basis from which to view the family.

2.

It describes a developmental process within functional families.

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It offers implications for both the understanding and treatment of problems in families.

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Diana Shmukler

Merle Friedman and Diana Shmukler work at the School of Psychology, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.