Working with families through a systemic model requires the therapist to reach out to allied professionals who may have a vested interest in and may be able to make a valuable contribution to the assessment and treatment plan for a given family. As perhaps the second most influential setting on the child’s development, the school and its professional staff can serve as an invaluable resource to the family therapist. A collaborative approach to family therapy is presented in this article.
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