Family Systems Approach: a parable of mountains and canyons
When asked about the Family Systems Approach at Sunrise Residential Treatment Center, we always cover [...]
When asked about the Family Systems Approach at Sunrise Residential Treatment Center, we always cover [...]
Much to the frustration of those engaged in treatment, families are designed to resist change. Families are what scientists—and family systems therapists—call “self-regulating systems.†Since self-regulating systems prefer stability (homeostasis), the self-regulation response automatically resists change. This can be tricky during family therapy the point of which, of course, is to facilitate change!