Franco Espeleta Santos, M.A.

Psychology

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About Franco E. Santos

Franco Espeleta Santos, M.A., attended Phillips Graduate Institute in Encino, California, and received a Master of Arts degree in Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) (Intern No.: Pending). Franco received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from California State University, Northridge (CSUN).

Franco E. Santos is a Marriage and Family Therapy Trainee at the Pacific Asian Counseling Services in Van Nuys, California under the supervision of Dominique Eugene, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).

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What is a Marriage and Family Therapist?

Franco E. Santos

As defined by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (http://www.camft.org), Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs) are relationship specialists who treat persons involved in interpersonal relationships. They are trained to assess, diagnose and treat individuals, couples, families and groups to achieve more adequate, satisfying and productive marriage, family and social adjustment. The practice also includes premarital counseling, child counseling, divorce or separation counseling and other relationship counseling. Marriage and Family Therapists are psychotherapists and healing arts practitioners licensed by the State of California. Requirements for licensure include a related doctoral or two-year master's degree, passage of a comprehensive written and oral examination and at least 3,000 hours of supervised experience.

 

 

Family Systems Rules, Rituals and Myths

Franco E. Santos
We are all familiar with rules, rituals and myths in the context of the larger society. Rules are a group's stated guidelines that clarify the acceptable behaviors from those that are not and the consequences if a member or members fail to conform to the guidelines. Rituals function as the glue that binds the society and the role each member plays in the ritual reinforces how power is structured and distributed within the society. Myths illustrate what members of a society consider as admirable qualities and, oftentimes, the consequences for disregarding the lessons contained within the myths. Together rules, rituals and myths unify the people towards a common...
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Understanding and Treating Panic Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Franco E. Santos
Panic Disorder is a common anxiety disorder that affects approximately 5% of the population at any given point in time. Because of panic disorder’s high rate of prevalence and its physical manifestations, there is a high economic cost to society resulting from frequent absenteeism, less work productivity, substance abuse as well as recurrent visits to emergency rooms. Recent studies have revealed that panic disorder is not restricted to the adult population alone. Children and adolescents are affected by panic disorder as well. However, panic disorders in children are often misdiagnosed and obscured by other presenting problems such as ADHD. This paper discusses the
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Coping with a child with maladaptive behavior and/or psychiatric diagnosis in the home

Franco E. Santos

Child(ren) with maladaptive behavior and/or psychiatric diagnosis living at home affect a family's stress level and emotional well being.

Theories abound, and numerous studies have shown, that a family's socioeconomic status, coping mechanism, means of communication, and overall emotional stability exert influence on a child's behavior and...

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