Familjebehandling i Lund : teorier och metoder

Sammanfattning: The purpose of this essay was to investigate how multiproblematic families get in contact with treatment units offering family therapy in Lund and especially which theories and methods the therapists use. To pursue this study, literature was searched in libraries, on the internet and six persons, working therapeutic with families in six different treatment units, were interviewed. The result of the interviews were organised in categories for further analysis. The treatment units, offering family treatment, were runned by the county counsil, Lund's municipality, private companies or a foundation. This case study was done on basis of principally system and communication theories. In what way the family got in contact with therapists, offering help and support, depended on who were running the therapist's work. Less than a third of all the employees were authorized psychotherapists by the state. In the choice of theories and methods the treatment units were eclectic. They used various of theories and methods, depending on the families' needs, like system and commuication theory, cognitive theory and psycho-analysis. The therapists emphasize clear and plain aims for the treatment. The treatment should be comprehensible, manageble and meaningful. The treatments consisted principally of conversations, social behaviour training and practical work. Key words: - Family therapy - System theory - Communication theory