Grassroots Operation of Therapeutic Function of Family Justice: Taking Psychological Counseling Mechanism as the Starting Point

The therapeutic function of family justice is based on therapeutic jurisprudence theory, aiming to reduce the negative impact of family disputes and justice on the parties involved and achieve unity between individual happiness and family harmony. In China’s family justice practice, psychological counseling has become the primary means of achieving the therapeutic function of family justice. However, empirical research conducted in a grassroots court in City A of the southwestern region reveals several issues with the operation of the psychological intervention mechanism. These include low utilization and limited effectiveness of mental health services, difficulties in initiating psychological interventions, confusion regarding the role of psychological counseling techniques, unscientific methods, and a lack of a holistic family perspective. Therefore, China needs to expedite the establishment of family litigation law to provide legal protection for the psychological intervention mechanism. Simultaneously, it should strengthen the professional development of the family justice team, establish a scientific layered psychological intervention mechanism, and introduce psychological approaches such as family counseling to adjust family conflicts from a holistic perspective, enabling the smooth operation of the therapeutic function of family justice.