Assignment:
Proponents of social constructionist family therapy and narrative therapy theorize that these forms of treatment are better suited to treating families that do not fit the two-parent "nuclear family" mold than are earlier theories such as structural or strategic family therapy (e.g., a gay couple with an adopted child that is affected by the stress of an extended-family system that does not fully support their immediate family unit). Do you agree with this viewpoint? Why or why not? Do you see ways to combine any of these approaches in order to take advantage of the strengths of these different models, and/or to compensate for their weaknesses? Please include a valid reference article thanks.