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Multiple Family Group Therapy in a Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2012

Gabriele Schaefer
Gabriele Schaefer*
Affiliation:
School of Social Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, [email protected]
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Abstract

In the last decade there has been increasing interest in working systemically with groups of families. Multiple family groups (MFGs) have been used in mental health settings with schizophrenia, eating disorders and drug and substance abuse. This article describes the MFG program used in Higher Ground Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Trust, a rehabilitation centre in Auckland, (New Zealand). Higher Ground provides an 18-week residential therapeutic program for people with a severe substance abuse disorder. The MFG in Higher Ground focuses on developing better communication patterns and better boundaries between family members, fostering mutual support, and promoting self-responsibility.

Keywords

multifamily therapy groupssubstance abuse treatment
Type
Articles
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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , 01 March 2008 , pp. 17 - 24
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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