Lost Childhoods: The Plight Of The Parentified Child by Gregory J. Jurkovic, ISBN-13: 978-0876308257

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Lost Childhoods: The Plight Of The Parentified Child by Gregory J. Jurkovic, ISBN-13: 978-0876308257

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• Publisher: ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (May 8, 1997)
• Language: ‎ English
• 272 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0876308256
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0876308257

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.

Table of Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Dedication

Introduction

Parentification: An Overview

Theoretical Background

Clinical Picture

Historical Perspective

Media and Popular References

Need for Further Study

Part I Understanding

Chapter 1 Mapping the Territory

Parentification and Kindred Constructs

Delimiting the Construct

Overtness

Type of Role Assignments

Extent of Responsibility

Object of Caretaking

Age Appropriateness

Internalization

Family Boundaries

Social Legitimacy

Ethicality

From Destructive Parentification to Infantilization

Toward an Ecological-Ethical Perspective

Conceptual Foundations

An Ecological-Ethical Perspective

Conclusions

Chapter 2 Causation: An Integrative Framework

An Integrative Framework

Individual Development

Parents

Children

Proximal Settings

Family

Peers and School

Interrelation of Settings

Home-School

Parent-Peer

Distal Settings

Neighborhood

Employment

Social Services

Cultural Consistencies

Societal Attitudes

Social Legitimacy

Gender Roles

Ethical Context

Balance of Fairness

Entitlement

Conclusions

Chapter 3 Multilateral Consequences of Parentification

Parentified Children

Loss of Childhood, Parents, and Trust

Anger and Resentment

Stress

Guilt and Shame

Physical and Sexual Abuse

Peer Problems

School Difficulties

Disruption in Identity Development

Conflicts About Leaving Home

Occupational Concerns

Personality Dysfunction

Family of Origin

Siblings

Parents

Family of Procreation

Conclusions

Part II Treatment and Prevention

Chapter 4 Evaluating Childhood Parentification: The I-D-C Model

Stage 1: Identify

Stage 2: Describe

Overtness

Type

Extent

Object

Stage 3: Contextualize

Developmental-Psychological

Sociofamilial

Ethical

Consequential

Clinical Example

Instrumentation

Conclusions

Chapter 5 Treating Destructively Parentified Children and Their Families: Systemic and Ethical Perspectives

Jenny Revisited

General Orienting Perspectives

Multilevel Systemic Orientation

Multilateral Ethical Orientation

Therapeutic Tasks

Beginning Phase

Addressing the Parentification Process

Negotiating Emergent Issues

Middle Phase

Empowering Parentified Children

Helping Family Members Grieve Their Losses

Ending Phase

Facilitating the Parentified Child’s Socioemotional Growth

Conclusions

Chapter 6 Breaking the Deadlock: The Case of Jamie

Background

Intervention

Follow-Up

Discussion

Conclusions

Chapter 7 Parentified Children Grown-Up: Treating Destructive Parentification in Couples

Case Example: Carl and Shirley

Beginning Phase

Identifying Patterns of Destructive Parentification

Creating a Working Therapeutic System

Middle Phase

Balancing Give-and-Take

Negotiating Family-of-Origin Issues

Developing a More Secure Attachment

Resolving Sexual Problems

Addressing the Children’s Needs

Ending Phase

Promoting Trust

Facilitating Relational Choice

Conclusions

Chapter 8 Wounded Healer: From Parentified Child to Helping Professional

Maggie

Daniel

Consequences

Problems

Strengths

Implications

Person-of-the-Therapist

Training

Conclusions

Chapter 9 Preventing Destructive Parentification

Enlarging the Definition of Child Maltreatment

Ecological-Ethical Prevention Programming

Transforming Experiments

Home-Visitation Program

Children in the Middle

Research

Conclusions

Appendix A Constructs Related to the Parentification of Children

Individual and Family Psychodynamic Approaches

Family Systems Theory

Sociological and Anthropological Observations

Addiction Models

Developmental Perspectives

Appendix B Parentification Questionnaire

Scoring Key and Interpretation

References

Name Index

Subject Index

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