Families in the Time of the Pandemic: Breakdown or Breakthrough?

Autor:	Timothy Sim, Reenee Singh
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Sociology and Political Science telehealth media_common.quotation_subject Context (language use) Telehealth context Politics Social GGRRAAACCEEESSS Pandemic Sociology media_common biology business.industry COVID‐19 pandemic family life cycle Original Articles Public relations Work (electrical) unsafe uncertainties Toll biology.protein Original Article Psychology (miscellaneous) Psychological resilience Family life cycle business
Zdroj:	The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy
ISSN:	0814-723X
Popis:	The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on all individuals and their families around the world. Some suffer more adversely than others depending on their unique developmental needs, resources, and resilience. However, instead of breaking down, many families and therapists have hunkered down to cope with this 'wicked' situation as it continues to evolve. This article examines the unique challenges and opportunities of COVID-19 for families at different life developmental stages, as well as the challenges and opportunities for systemic therapists as they venture into unfamiliar territory. Through a case example and by integrating recent literature related to this pandemic, we apply three key and interconnected systemic themes (unsafe uncertainty, family life cycle, and social diversity) to discuss the challenges and opportunities for families and therapists, respectively. We are optimistic that there are many possibilities as families and therapists draw on, and often reinvent, currently available resources to navigate their course in this pandemic. We also find that while the pandemic continues to present unsafe and uncertain situations, there are new ways of being and behaving, especially when families and professionals work together collaboratively. Despite formidable challenges, there are many opportunities, both within families and communities that cut through different social contexts related to family, culture, economics, and even politics. Families and therapists could endure better when they are more cognisant of how and what these contexts may impact and offer them.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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