Family therapy and ultra‐orthodox Jewish families: a structural approach

Abstract

Most ultra‐orthodox Jewish families live in tightly knit communities in which there is religious and cultural congruence between the structure of their communal organizations, their families, and the way individual members construe their world. Without excluding other family therapy models, this paper points to striking links between strictly orthodox Judaism and aspects of structural family therapy which suggest the latter may be particularly applicable to members of this ethnic minority. Therapeutic issues are illustrated with examples. Copyright © 1992, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved