Evolution of Family Alliance in Families With a Designated Adolescent Patient (12-18 Years) During a Family Therapy Process

Evolution of Family Alliance in Families With a Designated Adolescent Patient (12-18 Years) During a Family Therapy Process: Prospective Pilot Study

The proposed study focuses on the relational characteristics of the family and their evolution in the course of family therapy, through the evolution of the family alliance (degree of coordination achieved by its members to perform a task) and co-parenting (support that the mother and father give each other in their roles as parents), assuming that the family therapy allows the improvement of these two aspects. The family alliance is evaluated via a standardized observation situation (Lausanne Family Play LFP adapted from the Lausanne Trilogy Play LTP) whose sessions are filmed. The alliance assessment is carried out by the coding and scales of the FASS (Family Alliance Assessment Scales,) tool during viewing.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Families attended in family therapy by the G02 sector teams and the Bondy family therapy team attached to G14 and I05, with a designated adolescent patient (aged 12-18).
• Family whose parents or co-parents live under the same roof. Co-parents designate adults to be responsible for the care and education of one or more children (Talbot &Mchale, 2004)
• Blended families

Exclusion Criteria:

• Single parent family without co-parents (in-laws, grandparents...) living under the same roof
• Insufficient mastery of French
• Separated parents (lack of daily life is unsuitable for scales chosen)
• patient without social security scheme
• Persons in emergency situations.
• Persons unable to give their personal consent, of whom adults under guardianship