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Multigenerational Family Therapy Case Study

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Mark, thank you for your discussion. In the discussion you mentioned multigenerational family therapy involving ancestors passing their negative behavior and responses onto their descendants. Does ancestors only pass negative behavior and responses or could it be also positive behaviors? In the video, the grandmother appeared to have positive attributes of being relatable and calm. Did it appear that the daugther or mother develop some of the same attributes? It appears that most of the class recognized the need for the therapist to switch the seats of the parents with the goal for the parents to be observers rather than participants for the second half of the therapist session. Hence, the reason structural therapy is designed to encourage

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