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Coleman, Paul R.; Griffith, Mariellen – 1980
A brief review of systems theory provides a rationale for an underlying theoretical model within which systems theory can be more completely understood. The essence of the model is that persons are the major unit of study because the available means of satisfying "basic needs" define and shape interaction patterns in the family as in other human…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Counselor Role, Ecological Factors, Family Counseling
Peer reviewedScherer, David G.; And Others – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 1994
The Diffusion of Multisystemic Family Preservation (MFP) Services Project worked successfully with rural African-American and white families who have chronic or violent adolescent offenders at imminent risk for incarceration. The MFP approach is an intensive time-limited intervention predicated on family systems and socioecological…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders
