Moving forward, the concept of boundaries is equally important in therapy according to Minuchin. Boundaries in structural therapy delineate transactions between members of a system under the supervision of others in the family system. As a therapist, concepts of functional organization within the family must have rules of engagement between parents, siblings, the family unit as a whole, and the individual. For example, after the first session with Sarah, the therapist included both parents in the second session to actively observe the family as a system. Pay attention to differentiation and entanglement during their interaction. The concept of boundaries is a useful family diagnostic tool that illustrates dysfunction: a subsystem that is excessively close or in which the family is too distant from each other. The therapist must also address the brother's death, only if the family brings the issue into the discussion. Other concepts that follow may be triangulation, where one person is split between two others (Minuchin, 1981). For example, Sarah might be drawn into taking sides because of her devotion to both, in the confrontation she might be forced to take sides. The use of structure assessment is believed to be advantageous compared to development norms (Pardeck, 2002). The term disengaged will best describe Sarah after the news of the divorce; then it moved into the development process. As I indicated above, compliance is vital to facilitate communication during family therapy, but reconstruction is required to transition them into normal family development. To carry out this task, the therapist must insert himself as an active role (Minuchin, 1974) within the family by forcing... half of the paper... and strategies to see if structural therapy is an effective style. Structural family therapy consists of some good contextual phases of treatment, but I believe it is situationally oriented, meaning that the results of this type of therapy would vary based on the problem involved within the family structure. The nature of a family's subsystem as a therapist I must identify all issues include unemployment/financial problems, ongoing abusive adult relationships, conflicts with family members, and limited social support (Nichols, 2013). Due to the nature of structural therapy, being aggressive in treatment according to the book Families and Family Therapy is probably not conducive to my intention to apply the practice after graduation. When dealing with families affected by PTSD I need a gentler approach because aggression is a trigger that should not be enabled. References: