1. What is meant by dysfunctional family?
What are some concerns you have about working with adolescents within dysfunctional families?
What are some of the ways a dysfunctional family can influence adolescents?
Please share an experience where youve been in contact with an adolescent influenced by a dysfunctional family. What was the dysfunction within the family? How did it influence the child/children?
Sources:
1. Capuzzi, D., & Gross, D. R (Eds.) Youth at risk: A prevention resource for counselors, teachers, and parents. (7th ed. pp. 69-91)
2. American Counseling Association.
Center for Disease Control & Prevention (2020). Adverse childhood experiences.
3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html
Psych2Go (2018, May 26).
4. 8 common characteristics of a dysfunctional family [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/EkVOBhJbMj8 (4:43)
2) Describe how the therapist guides the therapeutic process (based on the reading). What are the barriers to active listening?
Source:
1. Motschnig, R., & Nykl, L. (2014). Person-centred communication : Theory, skills and practice. McGraw-Hill Education.