"Not Just One, It's Both of Us": Low-Income Mothers' Perceptions of Structural Family Therapy Delivered in a Semi-rural Community Mental Health Center.
Qualitative methods were used to explore mothers' perceptions of structural family therapy (SFT) delivered in a semi-rural community mental health clinic. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with sixteen mothers who received SFT after seeking services for their children. Thematic analysis suggests mothers found SFT acceptable and valuable. Mothers reported using SFT strategies to regain parental authority, which they believed improved their ability to manage their child's needs and decreased their own stress. SFT also increased some mothers' receptivity to individual treatment. Mothers identified their low dose of treatment and lack of father involvement as impediments to improvement, raising concerns about intervention sustainability.
['Weaver|Addie|A|0000-0002-6865-3740', 'Greeno|Catherine G|CG|', 'Fusco|Rachel|R|', 'Zimmerman|Tina|T|', 'Anderson|Carol M|CM|']
D001294:Attitude to Health D003155:Community Mental Health Centers D005196:Family Therapy D005260:Female D006801:Humans D007407:Interviews as Topic D009034:Mother-Child Relations D009035:Mothers D010414:Pennsylvania D011203:Poverty D012424:Rural Population
Qualitative methods High-risk families Maternal treatment engagement Treatment acceptability