The power of myth: foster family vs. foster group care.

Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association,  March, 2006  by MacDonald, Frederick F.

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Social construction is a powerful force that shapes our perceptions of ourselves and the world around us. Psychotherapists are aware of this phenomenon as they work with clients. Specific techniques, such as therapeutic refraining, attempt to change the social construction of clients in order to enhance the likelihood of change.

Social myths are products of shared social constructions of reality that shape institutions and large formal systems. For example, one explanation for the lack of parity in mental health care is the widespread societal myth that mental illness is not a ...

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