Abstract
There exists a common pattern of family interaction which features mutual provocation and retaliation of parents and child. It is possible to recognize this pattern early and to use it as the focus of early therapeutic work with the parents. By helping them to re-examine the repetitive nature of the situations in which the child provokes the parents to retaliate, and to question the surprise and upset at each occurrence in spite of its repetitive nature, they may view their predicament differently. Then they may be helped to handle the provocative situations in ways which will minimize rather than encourage the recurrence. This approach not only offers the parents and the child immediate help and quickly engages the parents in the therapeutic process in a way that seems of value to them, but also puts the therapist in a position to carry out, if necessary, a long-term therapeutic program.
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