Structural Assessment: The internal family composition is a nuclear family that consists of the husband, wife and their new baby girl. Heterosexual couples that have been married for about 8 years and live alone in their condo. The husband has a high school degree but the wife graduated from college. He is self-employed and works as a mechanic while she works as a quality manager. Subsystems within the family include husband-wife, father-child, and mother-child. The couples have no other children. In terms of boundaries, the couples are both shared breadwinner and they share responsibilities in their home. She does most of the indoor chores like cooking and laundry while he does the cleaning and sometimes cooks. This is their first child and …show more content…
According to Wright & Leahey, stage three consists of families with young children. In this stage, adults take up responsibilities as caregivers to the younger generations. The demand of dependent children can be challenging for parents who are heavily involved in career development. The family understands that baby’s cry and sleep disruption would be a challenge to them in the next couple of weeks but they believe they can adjust to the situation and accept it as a new change in their life. This stage is when some adjustments are made in the family to make space for the child. Also, the family found a way to deal with childcare responsibility, finances, and household chores. They share the household chores and would be taking some time off work to care for the child. The family engages in shared responsibilities. Also, the family must design and develop the new roles of father and mother in addition to the marital role rather than replacing it. Members of each family like grandparent and aunts take on new roles. This family needs to maintain marital bond and continue personal, adult-centered conversations in addition to child-centered conversations. They plan to give the child their undivided attention and spend enough time with her to facilitate bonding and attachment. They are close to their immediate family and close friends, and seek advices from them but they still make the final decisions themselves. They also said they can rely on them for their child’s care too. They believe the baby will bring more people closer to them and would be a positive influence in their lives because the baby is all they ever wanted. The family support system includes their families and close circle friends. They said their support system would help them with childcare, meals, and babysitting. They both look up to their mother as parenting role models. The wife’s mother is a single parent and sacrificed a lot for her, which is
The interviewed family comprises of five individuals. T.G. and M.G. are heterosexual couple who have been married for 14 years and together have three children. M.G. is a 35 years old female and is currently unemployed and is a stay at home mom. T.G. is a 37 year old male who works fulltime in constructions. J.G. is a 14 year old heterosexual female who attends high school and is the eldest child. C.G. is an 11 year old heterosexual male who attends middle school and is heavily involved in sports and after school activities. A.G is a two month old female who does not attend daycare and remains mostly in the care of her mother.
The Smiths are a family of five. The parents are Mary and David and their children; Amanda, Jen, and John. The family personality has changed over time. The family as a unit is somewhat chaotic. No one in the family seems to get along with one another with the exception of Mary and her daughter, Amanda. When they initially arrived at the office, they did not seem to interact with one another and were not necessarily friendly. I would definitely consider this family to be dysfunctional. They seem to lack respect and accountability for the misdoings. Their physical appearance is normal or average, they seem like a well-off family. David, the father, has a good job that can provide for his family, especially since his wife is ill and does not work. The parents lack thw ability to parent their children as one unit, due to their dysfunctional relationship. They do not have the ability to communicate as husband and wife. David is almost estranged from his family because he takes on enormous workloads that has a significant negative impact on the family. Their lack of a connection causes some of the family members to act out, or not
Fred, Wilma, and Rose present an interesting perspective when looking at their family through a Structural Family Systems Theory. When trying to work with the family a social worker will utilize Functional Family Therapy in order to understand their structure and maybe ameliorate some of the family’s problems. Using Rose and her family as the clients it will be able explain what interventions we can use when we learn the constructs of the theory.
Over the past decades, the patterns of family structure have changed dramatically in the United States. The typical nuclear family, two married parents with children living together in one household, is no longer the structure of the majority of the families today. The percentage of single-parent families, step-families and adopted families has increased significantly over the years. The nuclear family is a thing of the past. Family situations have tremendous influence upon a child’s academic achievement, behavior and social growth.
159). And in the case of family-development theory, the family is viewed through eight distinct, yet sequential stages which includes the premarital, marital dyad through to the retirement milestone. With this developmental theory, the family must succeed in achieving a significant benchmark before they can move onto the next level. For example, when a dyad gives birth to a child, they then move into the triad stage with the major task being that they will need to adjust to the new child before they can move onto the next stage as a completed family. Therefore, there are initiating events that move us into the next stages and major tasks to work through while in the varying
A requirement in being an early childhood teacher, is to fulfill the needs, of the children and families I will work for. In chapter one, you have the Lawrence and Ashley Family. In the Lawrence family, they are a married couple, which means more income for the family. Whereas the Ashley family has one income. In addition, to the Ashley family, having one income and dealing with the state can bring heartache and struggles to buy food, clothes, housing, school supplies and other day to day activities. Therefore, I need to comprehend the lives of the families I work for and to be aware of the circumstances of the individual families. To the same degree. I need to respect the boundaries; of the families I work for. Trust is a must. With no trust, there is no communication and things get can get
The first stage is infancy and it covers the first year of life. The issue in this stage is trust versus mistrust. This is a stage where an infant is completely dependent on their caregiver. Trust is built by the actions of the caregiver taking care of the child by feeding, bathing, changing diapers, showing affection, etc. If a child is not well taken care of then that child will not learn to trust others. New parents struggle with this stage a lot because of the loss of freedom and the diversion of some attention from spouse to newborn child. It is known as the oral-sensory stage because infants use their mouth to explore their new world. Parents must meet the
their mother ( known as Ma) sends them out far away from their home in New York to the West,
The developmental model is when expectations of family members change to address challenges (Katz, 2015). During difficult times, family members may have to take on more or different roles to manage and get through the challenges. This is seen with the wife because she tries to act as a caretaker for her husband when he comes back. In the scene where the mother is trying to explain to the daughters why their father is behaving a certain way, she is trying to care for him by getting others to understand him. She did not expect that when he came back he would have to be taken care of in a different way, or that it would be difficult. They knew things would be different, so to adjust to it she filled the role that she felt her husband needed her to be. It was a challenge for him to come home and a challenge to adjust to him being back. By filling a role as his caretaker she is trying to ease him back into their daily lives. Also, while her husband was away, she had to learn to care for herself and to do things without him (Merolla, 2010). She was expected to be able to care for herself and her children without her husband to help her. However the uncle stepped in and became a temporary husband and father, meaning that the wife now had to adjust to a new man in this role in her life. When her husband did come back, she had to try to relearn allowing him to do things that she would normally take
The family structure is made up of individuals living together in intimate groups with the purpose of caring and supporting each other. Rules and boundaries, spoken and unspoken, are developed by the family members. Family rules and boundaries change and shift over time in order to evolve and grow as a family unit. Some changes are subtle, but some events force major change within the family system. This paper applies the concepts of systems theory to the family system in the movie Sweet Home Alabama. Reese Witherspoon (Melanie Smooter) and Josh Lucas (Jake Perry) star in this heart-warming film telling a story of a young woman who flees from Alabama to reinvent herself in New York City as a high fashion designer. She leaves behind her redneck husband and white-trash upbringing. Melanie finds herself engaged to the cities most eligible bachelor and has to return to Alabama to request a divorce from her first love and confront her past ("Alabama," 2002).
According to Richard Charles (2001) “the effectiveness of family systems theory rests not much on empirical research but on clinical reports of positive treatment outcomes, the personal benefits experienced by the families that underwent this kind of treatment, and the elegance of Bowen’s theory” (p. 279). Bowen’s family systems theory views the family as an emotional unit and is a theory of human behavior. Systems thinking are used to describe the complex interactions in the unit. However, the client’s ability to differentiate himself/herself from the family of origin is the basis for Bowen’s family systems theory. In addition, the primary focus for growth within the emotional system is differentiation of self. Differentiation of self will be explored as well as how it relates to a church congregation.
The television sitcom Modern Family produced by Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd shows the many different types of a modern American family. According to Andrew Hampp, “The show is among the most-viewed scripted programs in prime time in its second season, averaging 11 million viewers during original airings and often ranked as the most DVRed program most weeks” (2). The television show is a frequently watched show and is liked by many viewers. Modern Family's storyline helps the families of viewers by being an influential and relatable show to different types of families. The show is about the lives of three different families that are all related. In the show there are Jay and Gloria, an intergenerational couple with two sons-- Manny (from Gloria’s previous relationship) and Joe, their new baby. Jay’s adult son Cameron is married to his gay partner Mitchell, and they adopted Lily from Vietnam. Finally, Jay’s daughter Claire is married to her heterosexual partner named Phil and they have three children. The show is influential to our culture today because it shows these different types of families and addresses controversial themes such as gay adoption, the different family connections and communications, intergenerational coupling, and acceptance of diversity within an extended family. The family is easy to relate to while watching because it is based off of real family situations.
The parenting stage is the most challenging phase of the family life cycle. This stage is one that will affect your individual development, the identity of your family and your relationship. As new parents your individual identities changes with m how you relate to each other and the extended families. Another development in this parenting stage is the educational system from pre-school to
Above is my immediate family, which is graphed by simple facts into this genogram. All of the information that was included into this genogram was known information. Since all of these family members are still alive, it made it easier to compile this information. Each specific family has its own dynamic. With my parents and brother, we are not that tight-knit; I don’t share every inch of my life and haven’t for many years, but equally they do not ask. Whereas, my mother and her brother along with her parents are very tight knit. They share everything and do a lot of things together, while being more conservative with their actions and behavior. They are always on their best behavior. On the flip side, my father and his parents and
As Proverbs 6:20 says “My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching.” The book The Successful Family” written by Ellen G. White, it highlights certain principles, morals and values which are vital for the successful development of the family unit. The book is made up of sections designated to each member of the family, in which each person has different responsibilities which must be carried out in order for the unit to work, these sections also help us to understand each member of the family as unique individuals, who have various needs and feelings