Abstract
Chronic school failure in adolescents is examined from the perspective of Family Systems Theory and methods. Usual therapeutic strategies and points of entry are reviewed and the interactional context of failure is then presented from systemic and communicational frames of reference. An “invariant” intervention of “last resort” is presented for use when other approaches and methods have failed with teenagers and their families. Three clinical cases are described which illustrate the intervention. The discussion includes common family reactions to the intervention, a rationale for why the intervention works when it does, and implications regarding some underlying assumptions of strategic therapy.
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