Family ReferralToday I received a referral from a family who is seeking help regarding their dysfunctional family structure. The Simpsons are a nuclear family that struggles to live as a family. I already spoke to Marge Simpson and agreed to find a way to get her husband and children into therapy. She very much yearns to go to therapy with her family because she longs for a "normally" functioning family in which her husband and children interact in a much healthier way than they currently do. She described her husband as neglectful, her son out of control at times, and her daughters disconnected from the family. We scheduled the meeting for next week, Wednesday at six, when she thought her family would be more willing to attend and actually participate in the therapy session.First Session/IntroductionThe Simpson family is scheduled to meet with me today at six o'clock. I can't wait to see if Marge Simpson succeeds in getting her family into therapy. Sometimes I look at the clock and notice that it's already 6 p.m. and the family isn't there. Since Marge had mentioned that her family was dysfunctional and disorganized, I decided to give them a few extra minutes, thinking that Marge might have had difficulty getting her family together to come to therapy. While I wait, I try to imagine what the Simpson family will be like when they walk through the door. It's now 6:10 p.m. and still no Simpson family. I was starting to think that Marge had failed to get her family into therapy when Marge burst in the door. She apologized for being late and I could tell her family had been giving her a hard time going to therapy. I introduced myself and asked the family to sit down. My office is closed... middle of paper... my thoughts and feelings about themselves, the world, and others into positive things that have resulted in lasting change. Since Dr. Beck's initial cognitive behavioral therapy, many researchers and theorists have developed his work, which has allowed CBT to evolve in very positive ways. CBT is known to cure a variety of disorders, both in clinical and non-clinical settings. This type of therapeutic technique has been tested for effectiveness and found to be very effective. Furthermore, the future of CBT also looks very positive. Researchers and theorists are currently working to make this type of therapy available for the prevention of suicide, schizophrenia and other psychopathologies. Works Cited Beck, JS (2005). Cognitive therapy for difficult problems: What to do when the basics don't work. New York: Guilford Press