Brief Therapy for Parents of a College Student Not Attending School: Interactive Perspectives of Narrative and Structure

Abstract

The present case study reports the process of consultation to parents of a student who were not attending college. In addition, it examines the significance of sessions that address the possibility for the treatment system to create a vicious cycle in working on school non-attendance by dealing with parents’ narrative and the relational structure for coping which are in interactive relationship. The present case demonstrated the importance of supporting parental problem solving behavior by assessing the communication problem.