An Intervention Study on Family Crisis and Communication Pattern: A Strategic Family Therapeutic Approach

Authors

  • Tanaya Sengupta M.Phil in Psychiatric Social Work Trainee, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata, India
  • Oindrila Ganguly Psychiatric Social Worker Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51333/njpsw.2020.v21.i2.253

Abstract

Background: Family is the primary institution that nurtures every human being to socialize. But, problems occur when this process gets disrupted and family members exhaust their resources during a catastrophe. Communication is an integral part of the family that conveys an individual's expression to one another. Strategic family therapy directly addresses the complex communication pattern and coping in a crisis. The present study attempts to manage crisis and poor communication pattern through strategic family therapy on families without children. Materials and Methods: Ten families were selected through the purposive sampling method from the Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata, following the inclusion & exclusion criteria. It was a pre-post intervention study. At first Family Communication Scale (FCS), Family Crisis Oriented Personal Evaluation Scale (F-COPES) were administered and strategic family therapy was provided as per the need of the family. After therapeutic sessions, post-assessment was done in the same parameters. Descriptive statistics and the Wilcoxon test were used for analysis. Result: In the post-intervention analysis, a significant change was found in communication pattern, reframing and positive appraisal in family crisis-oriented situations. Strategic family therapy equipped the families to handle maladaptive communication and crises. Conclusion: The present study demonstrated the cogency of strategic family therapy by uplifting the communication pattern and crisis more efficiently as a family.

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Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Sengupta, T., & Ganguly, O. (2020). An Intervention Study on Family Crisis and Communication Pattern: A Strategic Family Therapeutic Approach. National Journal of Professional Social Work, 21(2), 75–80. https://doi.org/10.51333/njpsw.2020.v21.i2.253

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Research Papers