Family network intervention: Mobilizing support for families in crisis

Le modèle d’intervention auprès du réseau (illustration et commentaire)

“…Aux États-Unis, plusieurs auteurs en ont exploré les possibilités dans la prise en charge des problèmes psychiatriques (Garrison, 1977;Hansell, 1976;Pattison, 1976;Rueveni, 1975Rueveni, -1976Rueveni, -1977Rueveni, -1979Speck, 1964Speck, , 1967. Parmi eux, Ross V. Speck a créé un modèle d'intervention à court terme qui utilise lors d'une crise psychiatrique le réseau à la fois comme support et moteur de la prise en charge.…”

Multiple impact therapy : evaluation and design for future study

“…The importance of good communication within families is stressed by several authors (Homer, 1973;Kinney, 1978;Luber & Wells, 1977;Morrison & Collier, 1969;Rueveni, 1976;Satir, 1967;Scherz, 1967;Smith, 1976). In fact, a study of communication processes within a family can help the family therapist close the gap between inference and observation of family dysfunction, as well as help reveal the relationship between patterns of communication and symptomatic behavior {Haley, 1964;Satir, 1967;Watzlawick, 1966).…”

“…In addition, it focuses on the degree to which the family has a natural helping network which provides it with support (McGee, 1974;Rueveni, 1976;Speck & Rueveni, 1977 Many authors agree that the best approach to assessing a family's pattern of communication is to observe family members interacting with one another (Haley, 1964;Parad & Caplan, 1960;Watzlawick, 1966), rather than merely questioning them about how they communicate. As Levinger (1963) suggests, although family members may modify the content of their interaction when they are being observed, they will not be able to change the process of their communication.…”

“…While the strategies cited above rely solely on the therapist as the skills trainer, in family network intervention the therapist teaches one skill, that of soliciting and receiving positive support from the extended family, neighbors, employers, and other community members, which enables the family to learn all the other skills it needs (McGee, 1974;Rueveni, 1976;Speck & Rueveni, 1977). The variety of coping mechanisms family members can learn from members of their network is thought to be broader and more appropriate to the particular family than those an outsider would teach (Atteneave, 1969).…”

“…Role functions are examined closely, and intervention focuses upon clarifying and correcting role dysfunction with the goal of promoting greater role synergy. A third set of coping mechanisms frequently taught in crisis intervention is communication skills (Homer, 1973;Kinney, 1978;Luber & Wells, 1977;Morrison & Collier, 1969;Rueveni, 1976;Satir, 1967;Scherz, 1967;Smith, 1976).…”