Terminating Group and Family Treatment Relations
The treatment process entails several aspects that require continuous improvement and analysis to manage effectively. The initial agreement between the parties determines the relationship between the patient and the therapist. Group therapy or treatment would constitute several individuals linked together by several issues that they share for treatment. However, the family treatment focuses on the different individuals who form the family unit and aims at uniting all in the family. However, the treatment process, even though different, there are a few aspects that would bring similarities.
Much research focuses on the termination process and would require the following aspect as in similarities in both parties;
Bringing the termination aspect early to the individuals in the family would create room for discussion and mutual understanding on the right approach to be taken. However, within the group, the treatment is based on an individual level, and the therapist would be required to understand each member within the group in getting a clear view of the termination option. Secondly, understanding the process of termination is a simple way to ensure its benefits to both parties. Under the family unit, the process gives a better approach as to its implication to the patient and prepares them for time after therapy has stopped.
However, with an understanding of the most critical aspects of termination, the therapist should be in a position to understand the readiness of his/her clients to terminate treatment.
Family Treatment Termination Readiness
The family would create options at the end of the treatment indicating better progress and need to terminate. Similarly, in a situation where the therapist approaches the patients, they would willingly agree to set the date, and this would not affect their treatment progress before the time arrives (Wong, Tambling & Anderson, 2013). However, comparing this to that of group treatment termination, the ideas would be different.
Group Treatment Termination Readiness
Under group therapy, the termination process would receive mixed feelings from different stakeholders as they possess different satisfaction rates. They may bring the topic on board as they feel they have less benefit from the process, and others in the group would wish to take a little longer before terminating their treatment (Westmacott & Hunsley, 2016). The techniques in termination would be significantly different to avoid mixed reactions from both parties involved.