ABSTRACT
The line of demarcation between Stage I and Stage II of therapy is artificial and somewhat blurry. For example, families do change faulty behavioral patterns during the Stage I of therapy, even though that period is conceptualized as “Creating a Context for Change.” And although a “context for change” may have been created, many times families become resistant again during the intensive interventions which occur during Stage II. When that happens, a repetition of some Stage I interventions becomes necessary. However, for conceptual, educational, and practical purposes, it is useful to make the line between the two therapeutic stages clear to the family, and in fact to ritualize that therapeutic crossing into the next stage.
