Adolescents and Family Therapy
Hello Everyone!
This week, I will be talking about family therapy and adolescents. A study done regarding adolescents and family therapy stated that “One of the strongest predictors of prosocial adolescent development is healthy family functioning” (Henderson, Henderson, Bruhn, Dauber, and Hogue). It focused specifically on family therapy used in general care settings rather than experimental ones so the results could be incorporated into treatment for a wide range of cases. The research particularly focused on two main aspects which were family cohesion and family conflicts. Family cohesion is described as “ strong emotional bonds and feelings of closeness, caring, and affection” (Henderson, Henderson, Bruhn, Dauber, and Hogue). And family conflict is defined as “anger, hostility, criticism, and tension” (Henderson, Henderson, Bruhn, Dauber, and Hogue). Approximately 205 adolescents participated along with their caregivers. The results were obtained by having adolescents go through individual treatments and family therapy with their caregivers. It was noted that both treatments seemed to be effective for both an increase in family cohesion and a decrease in family conflicts according to reports made by caregivers while family therapy seemed more effective for an increase in family cohesion as per adolescent reports.
At my internship, we played Tenzi which seems to be a really popular game among all the kids. Some of the kids chose to color instead on either pre-printed sheets with animals on them or blank pieces of paper. I am working on my final presentation and final product while also acquiring results for my survey.
Thank you,
Dishita Kolla
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