Medical Family Therapy Case Study

The medical family therapist assigned to our family when my father became ill suddenly a few years ago was a gift from God. The therapist helped not only my father however, she helped our family understand the severity of my Dad’s condition. My father had a tumor pressing down on his spinal cord which slowly started affecting his balance then eventually his ability to walk. My father before this condition probably never missed a day of work unless he scheduled it off. Furthermore, my Dad was involved in many different activities, and on the board of directors for our church and his local union. When this illness occurred the doctor immediately suggested sitting down with a counselor to discuss my father’s limitation, and the next course of

Any medical meeting regarding my Dad’s care she was present. I remember the doctor thought my father would benefit from going to a rehabilitation center before going home. Yet, the doctor would not have the meeting unless the therapist was present. The medical family therapist helped the doctor articulate the benefits of the rehabilitation center. As our book indicates the family therapist is the support that the system needs when a problem enters a family and can help the family find ways to deal with and support the patient (Metcalf, 2011) All the major obstacles that my father went through with not being able to go back to the line of work he had been doing for the last 20 years. In addition to losing his Driver's license for three years she was able to help my father deal with it. The therapist even explained the feeling we were having as a family. My dad who is the sweetest man alive became very angry and combative. Therefore the family sessions we had helped us to understand what he was going through, and how to address certain