MFT UNIVERSAL FAMILY THERAPIST
EXAM STUDY GUIDE PART III
Key Concepts for Family Therapist - ANSWER From symptom to system
The whole is more than the sum of its parts
Genograms
Joining / Establishing relationships (multidirectional partiality)
From Linear to circular causality
Triangles
Process over content
Family organization/structure
Meaning & function of symptom (Maintaining homeostasis)
Family life stage/ life cycle
Resistance
Gender & culture
Assessment in Universal Family Therapy - ANSWER Early Phase:
Assessment & hypothesizing
Middle Phase: Helping family identify & communicate feelings, thoughts that
trigger behaviors to each other, to deal w/each other more constructively
Later Phase: Identifying out-of-session growth, collaborative termination with
family
Assessment in Family Therapy - ANSWER Presenting problem
EXAM STUDY GUIDE PART III
Key Concepts for Family Therapist - ANSWER From symptom to system
The whole is more than the sum of its parts
Genograms
Joining / Establishing relationships (multidirectional partiality)
From Linear to circular causality
Triangles
Process over content
Family organization/structure
Meaning & function of symptom (Maintaining homeostasis)
Family life stage/ life cycle
Resistance
Gender & culture
Assessment in Universal Family Therapy - ANSWER Early Phase:
Assessment & hypothesizing
Middle Phase: Helping family identify & communicate feelings, thoughts that
trigger behaviors to each other, to deal w/each other more constructively
Later Phase: Identifying out-of-session growth, collaborative termination with
family
Assessment in Family Therapy - ANSWER Presenting problem