Lost Childhoods

The Plight Of The Parentified Child
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-138-86946-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 402 g

Parentification - the assumption of responsibility for the welfare of family members by children and adolescents - is increasing as a result of various forces both inside and outside of the family. Evidence suggests that pathological parentification of children has serious consequences for them, and for succeeding generations, as do other forms of maltreatment.; This work is an exploration of the forces at work in families with parentified children - and the treatment strategies that hold the promise of interrupting a cycle of destructive behaviour.; The author begins by guiding the reader from conceptualization to possible causes and manifestations of parentification, facilitating a clear understanding of how and why this scenario is common. The second part of the book builds on this foundation to introduce methods of assesment, treatment, and prevention. This part of the text includes insights into the professional, ethical and personal challenges faced by therapists who themselves have a history of pathological parentification.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jurkovic, Gregory J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I Understanding; Chapter 1 Mapping the Territory; Chapter 2 Causation: An Integrative Framework; Chapter 3 Multilateral Consequences of Parentification; Part II Treatment and Prevention; Chapter 4 Evaluating Childhood Parentification: The I-D-C Model; Chapter 5 Treating Destructively Parentified Children and Their Families: Systemic and Ethical Perspectives; Chapter 6 Breaking the Deadlock: The Case of Jamie; Chapter 7 Parentified Children Grown-Up: Treating Destructive Parentification in Couples; Chapter 8 Wounded Healer: From Parentified Child to Helping Professional; Chapter 9 Preventing Destructive Parentification;

Über Autor(innen)

Gregory J. Jurkovic