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Engaging Families and Other Systems in School-Based Treatment: Lessons from an Interdisciplinary Treatment Team

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The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families

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Abstract

This article explores how systems theory can be utilized to inform an interdisciplinary team working with student/clients in a school setting. Specifically, postmodern family therapy theory is utilized as a framework to understand how specific parts of the whole of a school can be engaged in a conversation to construct solutions for student/clients’ problems. We develop a preliminary phase model of engagement and illustrate the model with a case example.