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The Viability of Structural Family Therapy in the Twenty-first Century: An Analysis of Key Indicators

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This paper examines the degree to which structural family therapy has adapted effectively to client families and professional demands of the twenty-first century. A review of the current professional literature was conducted to assess the structural model’s continued clinical relevance, how the model has changed in adapting to contemporary social and professional contexts, and whether or not the integrity of the model’s core proposition has been eroded or confounded as a result of adaptive changes.

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  1. Department of Counselor Education, The College of William & Mary, School of Education, 301 Monticello Avenue, Williamsburg, VA, 23185, USA

    Charles R. McAdams III, Ramya Avadhanam, Victoria A. Foster, Abbas Javaheri, Sharon Kim, Brian A. Kooyman & Rebecca L. Sheffield

  2. Department of Counseling and Educational Development, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1400 Spring Garden Street, Greensboro, NC, 27412, USA

    Pamela N. Harris

  3. Department of Child, Family, and Community Sciences, The University of Central Florida, 12494 University Boulevard, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA

    J. Richelle Joe

  4. Department of Counseling, Youngstown State University, 3312 Beeghly College of Education, One University Plaza, Youngstown, OH, 44555, USA

    Amy E. Williams

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McAdams, C.R., Avadhanam, R., Foster, V.A. et al. The Viability of Structural Family Therapy in the Twenty-first Century: An Analysis of Key Indicators. Contemp Fam Ther 38, 255–261 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-016-9383-9

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