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In 1930 Paul Popenoe founded the Institute of Family Relations (later the American Institute of Family Relations) https://forgottennewsmakers.com/2010/10/27/paul-popenoe-1888-1979-first-marriage-counselor-and-eugenicist/ -
Popenoe’s influence extended beyond the Institute. He wrote a daily newspaper column called “Your Family and You" Where he talked about how bettering the human race starts with you and your family
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Gregory Bateson came up with the term "system thinking". Which is a way of making sense of the complexity of the world and relationships rather than splitting it down into its parts. This aided in Marriage and Family therapy.https://familytherapyblog.com/2015/07/02/gregory-bateson-pioneer-of-family-systems-theory/ -
Ross Speck developed network therapy in 1973. He believed that individual lives and well being depended on the quality of their social support systems in times of crisis. The model evaluated the size of social networks.
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In 1987, Phillip Guerin published The Evaluation and treatment of marital conflict, a four stage approach.http://cflarchives.org/evaluationandtreatmentofmaritalconflict.html -
Solution-Focused Therapy helps clients recognize their internal resources, identify personal strengths and build on what is already working for them. https://www.pesi.com/blog/details/1538/reconnecting-couples-with-solution-focused-therapy -
The Delphi methodology was used to explore common factors across theories of marriage and family therapy. Delphi technique is a structured communication technique or method, originally developed as a systematic, interactive forecasting method which relies on a panel of experts.
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Complementary and alternative medicine includes practices such as massage, acupuncture, tai chi, and drinking green tea. These are all forms of therapy that have been adapted into marriage therapy.
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A growing movement to define competency , which is knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that contribute to individual and organizational performance.
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Marriage and family therapists regularly practice short-term therapy; 12 sessions on average. Nearly 65.6% of the cases are completed within 20 sessions. About Marriage and Family Therapistshttps://www.aamft.org › About_AAMFT › About_Marr...
