ABSTRACT
In this study, we highlight the importance of understanding parental challenges in the filial therapy process. Filial therapy is coined as golden therapy for its effectiveness across cultures, family structures, and presenting issues for over five decades. It has been demonstrated in the literature that parental challenges did emerge, but there is no clear and detailed information. Filial therapy focuses on understanding the process of parenting. This gap needs to be explored to improve the implementation and expansion of filial therapy. Here, we proposed to use Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological theory to study the challenges. Besides, filial therapy’s study in the context of Malaysia is nonexistent, but it is expected that the families here will benefit from this therapy modality.
