ecosystemic article, fragile families

Question 1

what defines fragile families

Answer 1

economic insecurity, family insecurity, and parenting and attachment insecurity

Question 2

family chaos?

Answer 2

• Family chaos is more common in fragile families, minor conflicts escalate to major conflicts

Question 3

what was developed to treat fragile families

Answer 3

• Ecosystemic structural family therapy was the approach developed to treat contexts of fragile families

Question 4

process of this therapy with fragile families

Answer 4

-Identify core vulnerabilities and negative patterns not associated with SES
-Parent education, service coordination, crisis intervention, family support, and case management

Question 5

goals of therapy

Answer 5

children show reduced stress, caregivers are better able to parent

Question 6

how are the goals achieved

Answer 6

-Done by strengthening co-caregiver alliance, strength caregivers’ emotional availability to the child, strength caregivers’ leadership role in the family, and build support for the family in the extended family and community
-Meet with family 3x a week
-Use strength based talk, practice more functional patterns, and re-establish relationships with people who can strength the system
-Also have to soften parent’s view of the behavior of the child