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Helping Low-Conflict Divorced Parents Establish Appropriate Boundaries Using a Variation of the Miracle Question: An Integration of Solution-Focused Therapy and Structural Family Therapy |
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| Authors: | Julie L Ramisch Melissa McVicker Z Seda Sahin |
| Institution: | 1. Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Michigan State University , East Lansing, Michigan, USA julie.ramisch@gmail.com;3. Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Antioch University New England , Keene, New Hampshire, USA;4. Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Purdue University , West Lafayette, Indiana, USA |
| Abstract: | The authors discuss the implications of divorce and the effect that divorce has on the relationships between family members. Parents are encouraged to develop appropriate co-parental boundaries that direct and influence subsequent interactions between family members. Using an integration of solution-focused therapy and structural family therapy, a variation of the miracle question is suggested as a means to help parents gain confidence in making changes in behavior. The miracle question also is intended to help parents set new goals for themselves and increase the ability to cooperate and communicate as co-parents. A case study provides an example of this idea. |
| Keywords: | boundaries co-parenting therapy |