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- Title
THE FAMILY FIRO MODEL: A MODEST PROPOSAL FOR ORGANIZING FAMILY TREATMENT.
- Authors
Doherty, William J.; Colangelo, Nicholas
- Abstract
This paper presents a model for organizing family issues and family treatment. Schutz's FIRO model is offered as a framework for organizing family issues into inclusion, control and affection categories. Following Schutz's theory of group development, we propose that inclusion, control and affection constitute a logical hierarchy of core issues to be dealt with in treating multiproblem families-inclusion first, then control, and then affection (intimacy). Furthermore, we propose that the FIRO model can be used to organize theories of family therapy. We attempt to demonstrate that different family therapies are best suited for one of the three core issues of family interaction. We advocate an 'intelligent eclecticism' based on the premise that when an issue is appropriately matched with a therapy, therapeutic effectiveness should be enhanced. We also discuss implications of our Family FIRO model for clinical practice.
- Publication
Journal of Marital & Family Therapy, 1984, Vol 10, Issue 1, p19
- ISSN
0194-472X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1752-0606.1984.tb00562.x