The aim of systemic, integrative ftrameworks is to empower therapists to draw across mariage andfamily therapy models to select the most appropriate treatment strategies for any family. The therapy model presented here provides an organizing set of dimensions and strategies for the continuous assessment offamily functioning throughout the therapeutic process. 7hese assessment data are used to assist in the coconstruction of developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive treatment plans that guide the selection of interventions from different marimage and family therapy perspectives.
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