ABSTRACT
The Structural Family Systems Ratings (SFSR; Hervis, Szapocznik, Mitrani, Rio, & Kurtines, 1991; Szapocznik et al., 1991) were developed to assess changes in family interactions that result from family interventions. Based on structural family theory and therapy (Minuchin, 1974, 1976; Minuchin & Fishman, 1981) and our own program of clinical research (Szapocznik et al., 1997; Szapocznik & Kurtines, 1989), the SFSR identifies patterns of family interaction that are theoretically parallel to the clinical conceptualizations of structural family therapists. Besides assessing changes in interactional patterns, the SFSR also provides descriptive information about the form or process of family relationships.
