Abstract
This paper traces the development of interest in family diagnosis and family therapy in the fields of social work and psychiatry. A theoretical basis is presented for an understanding of the family as an organization for the satisfaction of maintenance and developmental needs. It is pointed out that no classification system of family pathology has been developed so far and that, in consequence, a family diagnosis in the technical sense is still impossible. Family treatment, however, produced a new group phenomenon, the family as a therapeutic work group with a significant redistribution of therapeutic roles. Specific personality requirements for family therapists are suggested.
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