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Rebuilding family relationship bridges

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This paper describes two techniques that the family therapist can use to help families in emotional crisis change and heal. They require the family therapist to persuade family members to view the therapy sessions as a project in building or rebuilding their family relationship bridges. An essential component of these approaches is the value placed by the family therapist on building rather than destroying family relationship bridges. Four themes are suggested as building blocks for healing dysfunctional family relationships: Love, Anger, Loss and Forgiveness. Vignettes of several family problems are presented accompanied by an intervention demonstrating an aspect of family bridge building.

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  1. University of Houston at Clear Lake City, 77058, Houston, TX

    Uri Rueveni Ph.D. (Professor of Behavioral Sciences)

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Rueveni, U. Rebuilding family relationship bridges. International Journal of Family Therapy 6, 44–52 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00924364

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