Mapping in Structural Family Therapy

MMapping in Structural FamilyTherapyJorge ColapintoMinuchin Center for the Family ,Woodbury, NJ, USAI ntroductionMapping is the visual representation of a familyand of its members relationships with each otherand with the outside FrameworkMapping is a primary assessment technique usedin Structural Family for the Strategy orInterventionStructural Therapy poses that problematic behav-iors are embedded in a Family s relational representing those patterns on a diagramserves the dual purpose of identifying how prob-lems are maintained by the Family s dynamics andguiding the therapeutic draft of the Family map may be drawn onthe basis of the referral information. Who live inthe household? What are their genders and ages?How are they related to each other? This gives thetherapist a basic sense of the shape of the fam-ily: trigenerational, blended, single parent, one-child. The referral information may alsoinclude data on the larger system: individualsand organizations that are relevant for the Family ,such as extended Family , school, church, childprotection the therapistfirst meets the Family ,involving them in drawing up their own map hasthe additional value of helping with their engage-ment: Inviting Family members to place the peo-ple and write their names inside a circle promotesa recognition of their mutual belonging, an

Mapping in Structural Family Therapy Jorge Colapinto Minuchin Center for the Family, Woodbury, NJ, USA Introduction Mapping is the visual representation of a family and of its members’ relationships with each other and with the outside world. Theoretical Framework Mapping is a primary assessment technique used in Structural Family Therapy.

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