Sociology

Family environment is not stagnant it grows and changes concurrently according to the development of each individual in the family.  Each member develops special, unique identities with the help of each individual in the family as well as the other members included in the systems in which they move about.  They do not live in isolation but are dependent on one another physically, emotionally, psychologically, and socially.

If I were an advocate of the multi-systems approach to family therapy, and working with a family that includes a father, mother, and two children a sixteen-year-old daughter and a ten-year-old son, I would first of all, help improve the son in his academic performance and disciplinary issues through careful collaboration of all the systems that are involved.  I would require multiple organizations and professionals to work cooperatively in treating the family, especially the son, and this involves the school system, the church, some medical agencies if there is one, the legal system, or other social services agencies that are available in the state.  I shall assist the family in identifying the other systems that are to be involved, so that the family, especially the son, develops the knowledge, the skill, and the confidence to access work hand in hand with these services.  I would include the school system, since there may have been problems that directly may have had led to the poor academic performance of the son.  The school should be a part of the overall treatment plan, especially since it is where the son and the daughter spend their time for most part of the day.  I would also include health care professionals, since the disciplinary issues of the boy may have been the effect of some psychological problem that triggered the boy into behaving impertinently.  I would also include some art therapists that can take into account the boys needs, interests, developmental level, and attention span.  By this, we would gain more understanding on why and how the boy acted in such a way that his academic performance and disciplinary issues had been duly affected.  The church may also be included as part of the overall system.