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III. Early Models of Family Therapy Power Point presentation prepared by Leslie Barnes-Young, Ph.

III. Early Models of Family Therapy Power Point presentation prepared by Leslie Barnes-Young, Ph. D, Francis Marion University “This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright law. The following are prohibited by law: • any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; • preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images; • any rental, lease, or lending of program. ” Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2003

In the early 1950 s family therapy was begun independently in four places: •

In the early 1950 s family therapy was begun independently in four places: • • John Bell, Clark University Murray Bowen, Menninger Clinic Nathan Ackerman, New York Jon Jackson & Jay Haley, Palo Alto Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2003

John Bell • Began treating families in 1951 • Approach derived directly from group

John Bell • Began treating families in 1951 • Approach derived directly from group therapy • Ideas were not widely circulated Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2003

Murray Bowen • Was a psychiatrist trained from an intrapsychic perspective • Focused on

Murray Bowen • Was a psychiatrist trained from an intrapsychic perspective • Focused on the differentiation of self from one’s family-of-origin • Very influential Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2003

Nathan Ackerman • Published the first article on family functioning in 1937. • Was

Nathan Ackerman • Published the first article on family functioning in 1937. • Was trained as a child psychiatrist. • Saw family problems as rooted in conflict. • Founded the famed Ackerman Family Institute in 1960. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2003

Haley & Jackson • Were a part of the Palo Alto group that discovered

Haley & Jackson • Were a part of the Palo Alto group that discovered family therapy in the process of studying schizophrenia. • Jackson’s family homeostasis defined families as units that resist change–an idea that captured family therapy for thirty years. • Haley conceptualized all behavior, even symptomology, as “normal” given its context. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2003

The first journal of family therapy: • Family Process www. Family. Process. org/ Copyright

The first journal of family therapy: • Family Process www. Family. Process. org/ Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2003