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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10
131783884x
ISBN-13
9781317838845
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8038812695
Product Key Features
Author
Gregory J. Jurkovic
Publication Name
Lost Childhoods : the Plight of the Parentified Child
Format
eBook
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
252 Pages
Additional Product Features
eBook Format
Epub,Open eBook
Table of Content
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;
Copyright Date
1997
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Parenting / General, Mental Health, Developmental / General