When the presented difficulties affect the family and/social systems.
Family/social systems could form part of the solution.
More than one member of the system presenting with symptoms of distress, e.g. depression in couples.
Client choice, i.e., they see the difficulties affecting their systems and see the potential for change within. (Intrapsychic shift to interpersonal understanding)
Specific conditions based on
research evidence.
As an addition to individual approaches to facilitate family /social system to become amenable to change.
Complex interactional dynamics.
When other systems need to be involved, e.g. school, work, neighborhood ect. An example such as trauma (e.g. suicide) effecting a number of people.
To offer an alternative perspective when other approaches feel stuck.