Students 3-1 Comments On The Family System

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As an effective counselor, we should be able to identify each facet of an individual/family and incorporate this into treatment. For example, an adolescent child with SA, who have parents that are immigrants and may not speak English? This situation has multiple layers that have to be attended to, for SA treatment to be successful. Apart from that, some other factors we need to be aware and knowledgeable of include the family system. Dysfunction within families should be recognized because members tend to act differently because of their experience that remained unresolved during childhood (Barrett & Chang, 2016).
In addition, the family system is dynamic and keeps on changing. The family system includes interdependent members who interact based on rules, boundaries and specific patterns the influence family behavior. When members lose one of their own, some of the changes can be positive or negative. Such effect can cause unwanted stress on a member causing tension (Blow & Barry, 2014). The fact that codependency does not permit someone suffering from addiction to make her own decisions, this limits individual ability to act independently. Therefore, when addiction forms part of the conversation towards recovery, the process can be difficult because clients will find it difficult putting others needs before their own (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2012).
Some behaviors must be confronted during counseling because they are inappropriate. Even though confrontation can be dangerous, there are some of the long-term effects on family members if suppressed. Cultural aspects limit counselor to respect certain behavior. If we confront clients, resentment can affect the counseling process. Though some behaviors might be tolerated, counselors need to be aware of such behavior and how it might affect the family members in the long run (Ungar, Liebenberg & Ikeda, 2014).
References
Blow, F., & Barry, K. (2014). Substance Misuse and Abuse in Older Adults: What Do We Need to Know to Help?. Generations, 38(3), 53-67.
Barrett, K., & C...