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II. The Evolution Of Family Therapy - Outline by Lori Rice
A. The undeclared war
1. 1950’s - - change in one person changes the system
2. Brown research with schizophrenic patients returning home (1959)
3. Current psychiatric hospital therapy and possible family segregation
B. Small group dynamics
1. William Mcdougall - group mind
2. Lewin - group is more than the sum of its parts - - group discussions superior to individual
instruction for changing ideas/behavior
3. Bion (1948) fight - flight, dependency, and pairing
4. Process/content in group dynamics
5. Role theories
6. Similarities between group and family therapies
C. Child guidance movement
1. Scholars publishing more than clinicians
2. Movement assumption: Emotional problems begin in childhood, therefore treat the child
3. Shift to include families in treatment, but typically blame parents for child’s problems
Fromm - Reichmann’s schizophrenogenic mother
D. The influence of social work
1. Family casework - families must be considered as units
2. Socia