Family JournalPub Date : 2023-04-24DOI: 10.1177/10664807231163241
Andrew Ansell, Eman Tadros
{"title":"Infertility Among Counselor Education and Supervision Doctoral Students: Expectations, Experiences, and Knowledge","authors":"Andrew Ansell, Eman Tadros","doi":"10.1177/10664807231163241","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807231163241","url":null,"abstract":"Females are disproportionately affected by infertility, and Counselor Education and Supervision (CES) doctoral students are predominantly female. Using phenomenological approach female CES doctoral students with infertility diagnoses were interviewed. Six themes emerged from the interviews: younger is better for conception; familial and societal messages; infertility knowledge; triggers; academics and infertility; something wrong with me, regret, and others don’t understand. Clinical implications and future directions are provided to promote social justice by bringing awareness and amplifying the voices of people suffering from a disability and a disease that is rarely recognized as either.","PeriodicalId":47151,"journal":{"name":"Family Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41683081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Family JournalPub Date : 2023-04-20DOI: 10.1177/10664807231168857
K. Mennenga, R. Tambling, L. Johnson, Shayne R Anderson
{"title":"Gender and Content Differences in Domain and Focus of Homework Used in Couple Therapy","authors":"K. Mennenga, R. Tambling, L. Johnson, Shayne R Anderson","doi":"10.1177/10664807231168857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807231168857","url":null,"abstract":"The assignment of tasks, or therapeutic homework, by a mental health professional for clients to complete provides clients with an opportunity to practice targeted skills or apply lessons learned in therapy sessions to practical situations. While the assignment of homework by mental health professionals is commonplace, less is known about the content domain of homework, or how homework might be distributed in terms of focus or actor. We present the results of an examination of the gender, focus, and thematic content distributions for individuals of homework tasks in a sample of (n = 66) individuals in heterosexual couples engaged in couple therapy. Findings suggested that most of the between-session activities completed are specific and clear in nature and are focused on skill-building tasks. The outcome of the homework was nearly equally split between couples and individuals, suggesting that participants, while in couple therapy, were also engaged in some personal development. Women reported more self-improvement work compared to men, and men reported more behavioral targeted in-between session activities. Findings provided a preliminary indication that much of the work done by clients between sessions did not seem to have been explicitly assigned by a therapist. Implications for therapists and suggestions for homework provision are discussed.","PeriodicalId":47151,"journal":{"name":"Family Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41283325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Family JournalPub Date : 2023-04-06DOI: 10.1177/10664807231164421
James Gamgee, Jessica Runacres, A. Norman, P. Pradhan
{"title":"The Secondary Impact of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Experiences of Family Members","authors":"James Gamgee, Jessica Runacres, A. Norman, P. Pradhan","doi":"10.1177/10664807231164421","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807231164421","url":null,"abstract":"Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), with symptoms beyond 3 months, may be more common than previously believed, but is poorly understood. This has resulted in contradictory and confused information for service users, which has had an impact on those with mTBI and their families. This qualitative study aimed to improve understanding of the lived experiences of families of people with mTBI, with symptoms beyond 3 months. It extends a previous study, which focussed on all degrees of traumatic brain injury (TBI) (mild, moderate, and severe). Four individuals participated in semi-structured, virtual interviews. Following an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), three superordinate themes were identified: (1) Going round in circles, (2) The second secondary impact, and (3) Dialogue with myself. Findings indicate that families of people with mTBI, with symptoms beyond 3 months, may experience many of the same challenges as families of people with moderate or severe TBI, albeit at a lesser intensity. This includes difficulty making sense of TBI and challenges to their identity, both of which mirror the comparator TBI study findings. However, findings also indicated that this group may experience different challenges to families of people with moderate or severe TBI, aspects of which have not previously been reported. Feelings of ambiguous loss may be increased by incongruity between information provided and families’ experiences, and by the varied availability and content of information. Implications for service providers are that consistent, transparent, and realistic information and education may aid adjustment and assist families to support people with mTBI.","PeriodicalId":47151,"journal":{"name":"Family Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49162715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Family JournalPub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.1177/10664807231166082
Laurel Shaler, Capri Brooks, S. Kuba, Sarah Kitchens
{"title":"Helping Grieving Mothers Guide Their Children Through the Grief Process","authors":"Laurel Shaler, Capri Brooks, S. Kuba, Sarah Kitchens","doi":"10.1177/10664807231166082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807231166082","url":null,"abstract":"This article is written to help counselors as they work with grieving mothers in their efforts to guide their children through the grief process while grieving themselves. It begins with a self-evaluation for counselors followed by an overview of the variances in grief between children, adolescents, and adults. Particular attention is paid to a newer aspect of grief study, which is thanatechnology. Following this overview, the article narrows in on the experiences of grieving mothers, leading to a discussion on specific counseling interventions as well as examples. Finally, a brief case study is provided for application purposes.","PeriodicalId":47151,"journal":{"name":"Family Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43907403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Family JournalPub Date : 2023-04-01Epub Date: 2023-01-25DOI: 10.1177/10664807221151174
Catherine M Sanner, Laurel R Benjamin, Caroline Eskander, Hadley A McGregor, Amanda E Preston, Laura Lee McIntyre, Cameron L Neece
{"title":"Sibling Support and Perceived Daily Hassles in Latino and Non-Latino Families of Children with DD.","authors":"Catherine M Sanner, Laurel R Benjamin, Caroline Eskander, Hadley A McGregor, Amanda E Preston, Laura Lee McIntyre, Cameron L Neece","doi":"10.1177/10664807221151174","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10664807221151174","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Parents of children with developmental delay (DD) report significantly higher levels of parenting stress compared to parents of children with typical development. There is a heightened need for social support among families of children with DD. Siblings play an important role in these contexts as a supportive resource and primary stress buffer. Little to no research has examined how these stress and supportive processes may differ among Latino and non-Latino parents. The current study examined the relation between sibling support and parents' perceived daily hassles between Latino and non-Latino parents of children with DD (N = 146; 65% Latino; mean parent age = 37.39 years; mean child age = 49.63 months; SD = 7.9). Latinos reported significantly greater use of sibling support and lower perceived daily hassles compared to non-Latino counterparts. In the combined sample, greater sibling support was significantly correlated with lower daily hassles. When examined separately in Latino and non-Latino groups, this correlation only remained significant among Latinos. The interaction between ethnicity and sibling support on perceived daily hassles was approaching significance, such that Latinos who reported high levels of sibling support reported lower perceived daily hassles. Findings emphasize the universal importance of familial support systems for the well-being of parents of children with DD and point to the possible protective role of Latino cultural factors that influence the degree to which these supports are employed. Results may inform culturally sensitive adaptations to parenting interventions for Latino families that harness sibling support to target and buffer parenting stress.</p>","PeriodicalId":47151,"journal":{"name":"Family Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10564384/pdf/nihms-1935166.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41222085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Family JournalPub Date : 2023-03-28DOI: 10.1177/10664807231164419
B. Russ, Jessica D. Gorham
{"title":"Treating Adolescents With Opioid Use Disorder: A Medication-Assisted Treatment Approach","authors":"B. Russ, Jessica D. Gorham","doi":"10.1177/10664807231164419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807231164419","url":null,"abstract":"With drug-related overdose death involving opioids hitting record numbers in 2021, clinical mental health counselors (CMHCs) need to be prepared to address the needs of adolescent clients with opioid use disorder (OUD). Adolescent populations with OUD have significant risk factors and poor outcomes and are at elevated risk for an opioid-related overdose due to surges in high-potency opioids. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) has been an evidenced-based treatment option for adolescents that combines pharmacotherapy and behavioral therapies to treat OUD. This article reviews the adolescent MAT literature and provides clinical implications for CMHCs working with adolescent populations diagnosed with OUD. The medications and behavioral therapies utilized in MAT are highlighted in this article, and a case study provides additional context.","PeriodicalId":47151,"journal":{"name":"Family Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65744953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Family JournalPub Date : 2023-03-22DOI: 10.1177/10664807231164420
J. Atwood, Kristin Schaefer-Schiumo, Ashlyn Russo
{"title":"The Ultimate Trauma: A Murdered Child Counseling Considerations","authors":"J. Atwood, Kristin Schaefer-Schiumo, Ashlyn Russo","doi":"10.1177/10664807231164420","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807231164420","url":null,"abstract":"Nothing is more devastating to a family than the death of their child. A sudden death due to a violent crime such as murder including school shootings can be life-shattering. According to socially prescribed and predictable scripts, children are supposed to outlive their parents. When a child dies before the parent, the blueprint for one's life journey is backwards, leaving no prescribed plan to guide the family through life. When the death occurs as a result of murder, it is even more devastating. This article explores this backward script of a child dying before his or her parents because of murder and the resulting journey the family faces. It first examines the incidences of murdered children and then explores some possible barriers to the healing process. Next, the concept of scripts is explored, exploring different death scripts. The effect of a murdered child on the marital role, the parental role, and siblings is also presented. Psychological reactions are discussed and counseling considerations are presented. Counseling implications are considered throughout. This journey is demonstrated through the experiences of Cameron's family, Cameron was a 16-year-old adolescent who was murdered. This case history is fictitious and was developed to illustrate points in the paper. It is in no way related to any individual or family.","PeriodicalId":47151,"journal":{"name":"Family Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41833212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Family JournalPub Date : 2023-03-21DOI: 10.1177/10664807231163259
Elizabeth A. Prosek, Elizabeth E. Burgin, K. L. Pierce, Warren N. Ponder
{"title":"Military Spouse Mental Health Outcomes After Receiving Short-Term Counseling Services","authors":"Elizabeth A. Prosek, Elizabeth E. Burgin, K. L. Pierce, Warren N. Ponder","doi":"10.1177/10664807231163259","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807231163259","url":null,"abstract":"Research related to military spouses accessing community-based mental health care is limited. Evaluations identifying outcomes of anxiety, depressive symptoms, and resilience are scant. In this study, 71 military partners and spouses (age M = 39.79, SD = 11.32; 97.2% women) receiving counseling services at a nonprofit agency completed self-report measures of anxiety, depressive symptoms, and resilience pre–post a 6-week intervention. Less depressive symptoms predicted higher resilience at intake of services, with medium statistical significance. In pre–post analysis, no statistically significant changes were noted to anxiety, depressive symptoms, or resilience, with small to medium effect sizes and unimproved conditions with no clinical significance. This study represents an evaluation of services from a single site utilizing individual counseling services.","PeriodicalId":47151,"journal":{"name":"Family Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45956414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Family JournalPub Date : 2023-03-15DOI: 10.1177/10664807231163254
R. Finzi-Dottan
{"title":"The Role of Fear of Intimacy as Mediator between Self-Differentiation and Marital Relationship Satisfaction: A Dyadic Model","authors":"R. Finzi-Dottan","doi":"10.1177/10664807231163254","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807231163254","url":null,"abstract":"From the lens of Bowen's systemic family theory, this study employed the actor–partner interdependence model (APIM) to investigate the mediating effect fear of intimacy has on the association between self-differentiating and both partners’ relationship satisfaction. One hundred and forty-four non-clinical married couples (N = 288) in enduring relationships were recruited. Results for actor effects revealed two mediating paths whereby, among both partners, self-differentiation was associated with their relationship satisfaction via fear of intimacy. Partner effect revealed that wives’ higher self-differentiation was associated with their lower fear of intimacy, which was linked, in turn, to husbands’ higher relationship satisfaction; unlike husbands’ fear of intimacy, which had no effect. Our results support Bowen's theoretical assumptions positing that self-differentiation indicates the ability for intimacy, which affects couple relationship satisfaction. Interestingly, the results highlight the role of the wives’ capability to establish intimate relationships on the husbands’ relationship satisfaction.","PeriodicalId":47151,"journal":{"name":"Family Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43560173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Family JournalPub Date : 2023-03-14DOI: 10.1177/10664807231163244
E. Gomez, Eman Tadros
{"title":"A Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy Approach: The Impact of Divorce on a Hispanic Adolescent with an Eating Disorder","authors":"E. Gomez, Eman Tadros","doi":"10.1177/10664807231163244","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807231163244","url":null,"abstract":"Each year, millions of marriages end up in divorce which can cause teenagers to experience multiple physiological and psychological issues. Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy (CBFT) has become increasingly popular among family therapists in recent decades, who utilize it either as a stand-alone technique within a system perspective or integrated into other approaches with couples and family therapy. There is a gap in the literature regarding the utilization of CBFT to a divorced family of Hispanic/Latinx descent with an adolescent who developed an eating disorder. The overall aim of this article is to provide insight for marriage and family therapists (MFTs), other mental health professionals, professors/teachers, researchers, and virtually everyone. The researchers hope to provide the ability to conceptualize eating disorders in a way that promotes empathy, compassion, and awareness. Barriers unique to Hispanic/Latinx families, clinical implications, and future directions will be discussed.","PeriodicalId":47151,"journal":{"name":"Family Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44144070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}