Patricia Minuchin has worked to bring developmental perspectives to clinical family work and systemic perspectives to psychological research. Her book "Working with Families of the Poor" outlines a developmental systemic approach for moving social services towards a family orientation. Minuchin has focused her efforts on helping families function better and making social organizations more effective and humane.

1. Patricia Minuchin

6. Has been interested in
bringing a developmental
orientation into clinical work
with families and a systemic
perspective into
psychological research

8. Pat's conception of this
arena with outline theory
encouraged general
developmental theories and
research, some of which
echo back to family
systems.

10. Her book, "Working with Families of
the Poor," (second edition 2007, co-
authors: J.Colapinto & S.Minuchin),
sets forth a developmental systemic
approach to moving service systems
toward a family orientation, training
workers to be systemic, while helping
foster care systems in NYC to evolve.

11.  Pat has left behind university
and research to immerse
herself in the efforts of people
concerned with helping
families to function better, and
service organizations to
become more humane and
effective.

12. Patricia Minuchin is the author of
following books:
- Working with Families of the
Poor
- Pobreza,Institucion, Familia
- Travailler avec les familles
démunies
- Psychological Impact of School
Experience

13. 1. Authoritarian Parenting
2. Authoritative Parenting
3. Permissive Parenting
4. Uninvolved Parenting
ACTIVITY

28.  Group I – Authoritarian parenting style.
 Group II – Authoritative parenting style
 Group III – Permissive parenting style
 Group IV – Uninvolved parenting style

34. Behavioural models
Psycho education Structural Family Therapy
Teaching coping skills
Systematic models
Post-Milan Family Therapy
Solution focused Therapy

35. Conduct disorder
Substance abuse
Eating disorder
Behavioural disorders

36. Psychotic disorders
Mood disorders
Eating disorders
Marriage and couple
counseling
Drug abuse
Chronic pain
management
Anxiety disorders
Obsessive compulsive
disorders