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Preserving Family Therapy's Legacy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2012

Hugh Crago*
Affiliation:
University of Western Sydney.
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*Address for correspondence: 4 Jellicoe Street, Blackheath NSW 2785.
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Abstract

Originating as a plenary address, this article reviews the enduring contribution of family therapy, and asks how it might best be preserved into the future, given that family therapy itself is no longer seen as ‘news-worthy’. The author makes three recommendations: that all future social workers be trained to conduct a three-session structured family assessment; that all future family therapists be required to participate in a Yalom-type group therapy experience; and that one member of every child mental health and child protection team be trained to convene and chair interagency case conferences capable of building trust and working towards open communication. A rationale for the three recommendations is provided, in terms of key principles common to family and group work.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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