“…In addition, the most rigorous outcome research studies have consistently revealed support for filial therapy in decreasing child behavior problems, decreasing parent–child relationship stress, and improving the empathic responsiveness of parents toward their children (see Bratton, Landreth, & Lin, 2010). Several researchers performing qualitative analyses of filial therapy have noted that parents reported improved parent–child relationships (Bavin-Hoffman, Jennings, & Landreth, 1996; Edwards, Ladner, & White, 2007; Edwards, Sullivan, Meany-Walen, & Kantor, 2010; Foley, Higdon, & White, 2006; Garza, Kinsworthy, & Watts, 2009; Kinsworthy & Garza, 2010; Lahti, 1992; Sangganjanavanich, Cook, & Rangel-Gomez, 2010; Solis, Meyers, & Varjas, 2004; West, 2010; Wickstrom, 2009). In addition, qualitative studies conducted by Bavin-Hoffman, Jennings, and Landreth (1996), Lahti (1992), and Wickstrom (2009) have resulted in findings that are suggestive of potential changes occurring in the family as a whole.…”