Experiential Exercise

Family Systems Theory: Experiential Exercise
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Family Systems Theory: Experiential Exercise
Topic and Date
In this experiential activity, I watched an online workshop from Institute of Family Therapy on the topic of children in adversity. This topic was presented by Dr. Eia Asen, Dr. Sue Whitcombe, and Simon Shattock on the 14th November 2016. Prof Arlene Vetere, Gerrilyn Smith, and Jocelyn Avigad made their presentation on 15th November 2016 (IFT, 2016). However, I only watched the event conducted on 14th November 2016 on the sub-topic of “kids intertwined in disagreement of post-divorce conflicts.” This sub-topic was handled by Dr. Asen, Dr. Whitcombe and Shattock (IFT, 2016).
Summary of the Experience
The workshop examined the systemic methods of engaging with kids who are in conditions that they lack control and that have deep effects on their growth as well as family living. The workshop started with a short presentation by the presenters then detailed presentations on the sub-topics by individual presenters.
Dr. Eia presented on the inventive methods to help the outcome of residential disagreements in which dependent kids are drawn into the parents’ constant hostile relationship during the divorce (IFT, 2016). The presenter stated that the main objective of these approaches is to improve the family members’ capability to mentally control themselves and evaluate the parents’ or the kids’ capability to adjust. Dr. Whitcombe, on the other hand, examined missed chances for timely intervention and how to engage all family members in facilitating a kid’s relief from the psychic pressure of divorce and the restoration of their relations with the formerly unwanted parent (IFT, 2016).

Shattock’s lecture looked at the effects of non-resident dads on the kids’ psychological condition as well as the problems fathers experience while parenting during the after-divorce period (IFT, 2016).
Relevance to the Course
The course examines family therapy concerning the shifting views from the traditional to the modern approaches and intervention methods applied in addressing the various family problems (Nichols & Davis, 2017). The workshop dealt with the family problem of children in parental disputes such as divorce, the impact the divorce has on the kids and the parents. The presenters advised that the family therapy models must be aimed at improving the psychological control of the family members. The therapy models must be able to evaluate the parents’ or the kids’ capacity to adjust after the divorce, and the interventions should be timely to free these kids from the pressures of divorce.
References
Institute of Family Therapy (IFT),. (2016). Children in Adversity – 14th & 15th November | Institute of Family Therapy | High-quality systemic psychotherapy training. Ift.org.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2016, from http://www.ift.org.uk/workshops-conferences/children-in-adversity-a-two-day-conference/
Nichols, M. P., Davis, S. (2017). Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods, 11th Edition. [Bookshelf Online]. Retrieved from https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/#/books/9780133826883/