Engaging Families and Other Systems in School-Based Treatment: Lessons from an Interdisciplinary Treatment Team
The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families
Published online on August 09, 2016
Abstract
This article explores how systems theory can be utilized to inform an interdisciplinary team working with student/clients in a school setting. Specifically, postmodern family therapy theory is utilized as a framework to understand how specific parts of the whole of a school can be engaged in a conversation to construct solutions for student/clients’ problems. We develop a preliminary phase model of engagement and illustrate the model with a case example.