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How can a clinician determine when a family is beyond help by family therapy?

What resources could be offered to the family as a whole and to the individual members if this determination is made?

Who would be involved in the determination that the family is "beyond help?"

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An analysis of the course of action when determining that family therapy is not achieving the desired results.

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Problems: How can a clinician determine when a family is beyond help by family therapy? What resources could be offered to the family as a whole and to the individual members if this determination is made? Who would be involved in the determination that the family is "beyond help?"

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Well, that depends on the individual clinician, and personally I don't like the phrase "beyond help." I consulted two of my colleagues who do professional family therapy, and their consensus is that it depends on the therapist. ...

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