ELD MFT 5105 Week 8 Chart
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POSTMODERN MFT MODELS CHEAT SHEET
MODEL
Theorist(s)
Role of
Therapist
Model
Assumptions
Key
Interventions
Goals
Course (length)
of Treatment
Critique/Limitations
Recovery Model
John Perceval
Evaluate clients needs in order to create a treatment plan.
It is a client-
centered, holistic
approach that views mental illness recovery to be possible. This model is used as a primary
treatment in mental health clinics across the United States.
Witness mental illness and addictions, which
offer this as a traditional psychotherapy strategy to promote a good outlook for the future.
Goals are for the client to create a positive environment for the client to
overcome/reco
ver addiction and mental illness.
Can be Long Term/ Short Term
The therapist focuses on treating the client's concerns and symptoms, but this is dependent on the client's willingness to change and recover.
Solution-
Focused
Milton Erickson
Don Jackson
Gregory Bateson
John Weakland
Steve de Shazer
Insoo Berg
Eve Lipchik
Yvonne Dolan
Identify and Promote change.
Nondirecti
ve, client-
centered Offer hope
Cheerlead
er/Coach
Language creates
reality.
Assume the client has strengths/ resources.
Therapist and client relationship is key.
The therapist helps to set clear and achievable goals.
Exception questions.
Miracle questions.
Scaling.
Presupposing change.
Coping questions.
Affirmations/ compliments.
Goals is established by client
Therapist helps
the clients to think or do things differently to increase their satisfaction with their lives.
Shift client’s language from problem talk to
solution talk.
Short term/ 10-15 sessions/ client decides
The therapist emphasizes the importance of the client's change and focuses on specific solutions; nonetheless, the concept of resistance is not supported. Only for clients who are resistant to change and have clearly
defined objectives.
POSTMODERN MFT MODELS CHEAT SHEET
Collaborative Harlen Anderson
Harry Goolishian
The therapist
initiates a conversation that is both reciprocal and collaborative.
Based on the foundation of postmodern principles and overtly integrated postmodern assumptions to explain how individuals within
family systems had their own unique language and generated meaning differently depending on their distinct settings.
The emphasis is on the therapist/client relationship and collaborative interactions.
Aids clients through change with dialogue.
Short Term
Short term therapy
Narrative
Michael White
David Epston
Jill Freedman
Gene Combs
Genuine curious listener.
Open space to make room for possibilities.
Use probing questions/ question their assumptions.
The premise that problems are generated in social, cultural, and political contexts is the basis for this focus on people's
stories. Externalize the issue, deconstruct the narrative, and develop a new narrative.
Define clients' life experiences, externalize who is in charge, and reshape the entire narrative to assist the client in seeing how there are positive and productive ways to tackle their difficulties. The process of identifying key Change the way the clients view themselves and
assist them in re-authoring their story in a positive light, finding the alternative in their story.
Client determines length of sessions.
The potential issue is therapists' proclivity to prioritize the client's perspective over cultural narratives. The therapists' values and morals may have an adverse effect on the client, potentially causing harm or impeding rehabilitation.
POSTMODERN MFT MODELS CHEAT SHEET
values, strengths,
and skills that lead to a different life path.
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