title: A paradigm for construction of family therapy tasks.
abstract: Typically, family therapy task interventions involve direct assignment of specific behaviors, which may or may not encourage client compliance. To enhance the clinician's probability of bringing about progress in treatment, this article broadens the parameters of task intervention to include (a) Direct versus Indirect, (b) Behavioral versus Nonbehavioral, and (c) Paradoxical versus Nonparadoxical dimension alternatives. The resulting 2 x 2 x 2 model, the Family Therapy Task Construction Paradigm, yields eight possible choices for end-of-the-session punctuation. Each option is linked to corresponding treatment contexts and illustrated with examples from productive case vignettes.
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Lubbock 79409.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Brown-Standridge
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010349:Patient Compliance