Note that this is the same family as in
Bowenian Family Therapy and the
Object Relations Family Therapy, so it is interesting to contrast the styles of these two master therapists.
By watching this video, you will:
• Learn the theoretical components of Structural Family Therapy.
• Identify specific techniques and interventions characteristic of Structural Family Therapy.
• Observe how a clinician employing a Structural Therapy approach conducts an initial family therapy session.
Length of video: 1:56:00
English subtitles available
Individual ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-224-7
Group ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-225-5
Group ISBN-13 #: 978-1-60124-225-9
Harry J. Aponte, LCSW, LMFT is a professor in Drexel University’s Couple & Family Therapy Department. He also has a private practice in Philadelphia. He has written several important articles and chapters in addition to his book,
Bread and Spirit: Therapy with the new poor. He has lectured and conducted workshops throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia.
Among other honors, he received the award for Distinguished Contribution to Family Therapy and Practice from the American Family Therapy Academy in 1992, and the award for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Marriage and Family Therapy from the Association for Marriage and Family Therapy in 2001. He also received the I. Arthur Marshall Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Menninger Clinic in 1997.
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Harry Aponte videos.
CE credits: 1.75
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the theoretical components of Structural Family Therapy
- Recite specific techniques and interventions characteristic of Structural Family Therapy
- Design an initial family therapy session using Structural Therapy
Bibliography available upon request
This course is offered for ASWB ACE credit for social workers. See complete list of CE approvals here
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Course Reviewed January 2023