Applying the Developmental Family Therapy Model to Issues of Migrating Families

Autor: W. Dale Brotherton, Thomas A. Cornille
Rok vydání: 1993
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Zdroj: Marriage & Family Review. 19:325-340
ISSN: 1540-9635
0149-4929
DOI: 10.1300/j002v19n03_08
Popis: Migration creates a substantial amount of stress for relocating families. Families lose the predictability of familiar surroundings and they often find themselves without the support systems that existed in their previous homes. Especially, they experience tensions between the primary values of the old and new cultures. This stress and the absence of support can lead to developmental problems for both the adults and children in the family. Developmental family therapy has grown out of individual and family developmental theories (Erickson, 1963; Duvall, 1977; Carter & McGoldrick, 1989; Steinglass, Bennett, Wolin, & Reiss, 1987). This model assumes that problems develop when family patterns block normal development of the family and its members. Family therapy then assists families to make changes in those dysfunctional patterns in order to promote the normal growth of the members. Developmental Family Therapy can help families successfully manage the transition between cultures. This paper first examines ...
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