One of the more popular theories in the field of [[Marriage & Family Therapy]]. Founded by Salvador Minuchin. Founded by Salvador Minuchin Key concepts: - The **family** is the client - SFT helps families by dealing with problems that affect **current** interactions of family members - SFT therapists don't talk as much about family generations, etc - The focus is on how families operate as a system and their structure with the system The goal of structural family therapy... - families are expected to solve their own problems - we rearrange the family and have the family solve problems, we don't solve for them - modify the present (done in session, rarely give any homework) - in session enactments similar to EFT - for the family to reorganize itself in a way around a symptom - apply structural changes - establish boundaries that are appropriately flexible - support the parental subsystem and an effective hierarchical structure