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The family therapy and social control model describes first the relationship between unplanned change and developmental growth. With many families, the family therapist works to both provoke change and encourage growth. However, some out-of-control families present a level of danger to a family member that outside controls, such as child protective services, must be used. This model clarifies the complementary but independent roles of family therapy and social control in helping out-of-control families. Intervention with incestuous families is presented as illustrative of the model.
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My thanks to the staff of Child Protective Services, the Juvenile Court, Yuma Police Department, Yuma County Sheriff's Department, Adult Probation Department, and the staff and group members of Yuma County, Arizona Parents United for showing that shared concern about the well-being of children can make a real difference in working with families. My appreciation to William C. Nichols, EdD, Elora Cornille and Dale Brotherton for their helpful suggestions on a earlier version.
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Cornille, T.A. Family therapy and social control with incestuous families. Contemp Fam Ther 11, 101–118 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00892076
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