Treatment Goals
Treatment goals to be used are based on the Attachment theory. The purpose of the treatment is to assist Ben and Katie to construct a secure base. The first step in the therapy process is to work on the triangulation relationship they have with their children. It is important to create appropriate boundaries (not too enmeshed or not too rigid). Besides, another area that is needed to be worked is the hierarchy for each family member.
During the second phase of treatment, Ben and Katie need to work on their childhood as well as their adult attachment styles (Bowen & Kerr, 1980). The crucial aspect here is for them to understand how they can relate to each other, look into their differences, and their response to conflicts. …show more content…
When we have this type of scenario it is important to note that there are issues involved including the communication. The communication gets lost because both get a different message about a specific subject. They tend to be misinterpreted their conversations and this situation causes conflicts due to confusion or frustration. Partners feel upset and hurt. A great example of this is the comments made by Ben. He feels Katie is nagging him and then she feels she is getting ignored or not taken into consideration (Reiner, 1999). In therapy, it is crucial to work on the areas of couple’s emotional connections to regulate communication styles and to increase acceptance (Luebcke, Owen, Keller, Shuck, Knopp & Rhoades, …show more content…
One of the weakness is in regard to the number of therapy sessions required to obtain the couple’s goals (Blakely & Dziadosz, 2015). Correspondingly, when couples are in therapy they are not comfortable or feel reluctant when learning about their attachment style and how it explains the crisis they are living. We can see a great example in the firm when Ben and Katie were rejecting the fact that they both have an attachment style that is unhealthy (Reiner, 1999). In therapy, when a clinician is exploring about their childhood attachment style to explain why they as adults are having many discrepancies in their relationship, then it makes the process difficult to work on improving their attachment
Treatment goals to be used are based on the Attachment theory. The purpose of the treatment is to assist Ben and Katie to construct a secure base. The first step in the therapy process is to work on the triangulation relationship they have with their children. It is important to create appropriate boundaries (not too enmeshed or not too rigid). Besides, another area that is needed to be worked is the hierarchy for each family member.
During the second phase of treatment, Ben and Katie need to work on their childhood as well as their adult attachment styles (Bowen & Kerr, 1980). The crucial aspect here is for them to understand how they can relate to each other, look into their differences, and their response to conflicts. …show more content…
When we have this type of scenario it is important to note that there are issues involved including the communication. The communication gets lost because both get a different message about a specific subject. They tend to be misinterpreted their conversations and this situation causes conflicts due to confusion or frustration. Partners feel upset and hurt. A great example of this is the comments made by Ben. He feels Katie is nagging him and then she feels she is getting ignored or not taken into consideration (Reiner, 1999). In therapy, it is crucial to work on the areas of couple’s emotional connections to regulate communication styles and to increase acceptance (Luebcke, Owen, Keller, Shuck, Knopp & Rhoades, …show more content…
One of the weakness is in regard to the number of therapy sessions required to obtain the couple’s goals (Blakely & Dziadosz, 2015). Correspondingly, when couples are in therapy they are not comfortable or feel reluctant when learning about their attachment style and how it explains the crisis they are living. We can see a great example in the firm when Ben and Katie were rejecting the fact that they both have an attachment style that is unhealthy (Reiner, 1999). In therapy, when a clinician is exploring about their childhood attachment style to explain why they as adults are having many discrepancies in their relationship, then it makes the process difficult to work on improving their attachment