Copyright 
                          by 
                     James Edward Walsh 
                         2003 
         
                            
                            
         The Dissertation Committee for James Edward Walsh certifies that this is 
              the approved version of the following dissertation: 
                            
         Does Structural Family Therapy Really Change the Family Structure? 
                 An Examination of Process Variables 
                            
                            
                           Committee: 
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                           Cindy Carlson, Supervisor 
                            
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                           Cynthia Franklin 
                            
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                           Bill Koch 
                            
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                           Sheri Robinson 
                            
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                           Kevin Stark 
         
         Does Structural Family Therapy Really Change the Family Structure? 
                 An Examination of Process Variables 
                            
         
                          by 
                  James Edward Walsh, B.A., M.S. 
                            
                            
                       Dissertation 
              Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of 
                   The University of Texas at Austin 
                      in Partial Fulfillment 
                      of the Requirements 
                       for the Degree of 
                      Doctor of Philosophy 
                            
                  The University of Texas at Austin 
                        May 2003 
         
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                        Dedication 
                            
                            
                            
               This dissertation is dedicated with love to my wife, Nora.