A family systems approach to conciliation in separation and divorce

Robinson, Margaret; Parkinson, Lisa

doi:10.1046/j..1985.00694.x

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“…This has been most prominent in conciliation in relation to divorce. Here the counsellor adopts a neutral stance and structures the conversation to focus on areas of potential or actual agreement which canbe developed through negotiation (Parkinson, 1986). Similar techniques can also be applied in mediation with victims and offenders (Messmer, 1989).…”

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The place of counselling in social work

Hill¹,

Ford²,

Meadows³

1990

Practice

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and FLORA MEADOWS 0 T h is much confiurwn about the meaning and applicability of counselling in relation to social work. At one extreme, virtually all direct work with clients h a been described as cowrselling, whilst others regard counselling as a specialist service fir which social workers need to refir people elsewhere. In this cuticle an attempt is made to clarib the position. We suggest that wunselling phys an imporhnt part but only a part in social work, and takes two main f i r m -person-oriented and advisoiy. Whilst socicrl workers may only sometimes take on a counselling role, the skius lured in counselling can be applied to most social work activities, including indirect work. Often s&l workers haw a mixtwe of roles in relation to the same person or persons, so that the counselling element needs to be negotiated openly at an early stage.

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Section: The Meaning Of Counsellingmentioning

confidence: 98%

The place of counselling in social work

Hill¹,

Ford²,

Meadows³

1990

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“…S. Roberts (1985) and M. Roberts (1992) assert that mediation is distinctly different from therapy, and that its specific goals as an alternative method of dispute resolution render a family systems orientation unacceptable. Robinson (1993) has strongly contested this view, and there are many mediators who draw widely and wisely on the knowledge and skills which underpin family therapy, believing that the experience of divorce can only be fully understood within the context of family life (Walker, 1988). Viewing the needs of children as separate from the needs of adults can seriously undermine the search for outcomes which are truly 'in the child's best interests' (Robinson, 1993).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Robinson (1993) has strongly contested this view, and there are many mediators who draw widely and wisely on the knowledge and skills which underpin family therapy, believing that the experience of divorce can only be fully understood within the context of family life (Walker, 1988). Viewing the needs of children as separate from the needs of adults can seriously undermine the search for outcomes which are truly 'in the child's best interests' (Robinson, 1993). But should mediation adopt a therapeutic stance?…”

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Co‐operative parenting post‐divorce: possibility or pipedream?

Walker¹

1993

Journal of Family Therapy

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Research shows that, after divorce, children do best when they retain a constructive relationship with both parents. Hence, mediation services and recent reforms in family law seek to encourage parents to co‐operate fully and amicably, and to share parental responsibility for the care and well‐being of their children. There is a danger that a vision of ‘happy‐ever‐after’ post‐divorce families ignores the complexity of transitions facing separating families, and the emotional, social and economic stresses which parents experience for many years. Drawing on years of research with divorcing families, this paper invites practitioners to consider whether too much is expected of divorced parents, and whether existing services for separating families adequately address the needs of different family members.

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“…Auerswald has recently (1987) categorized these different therapeutic and theoretical orientations into a "family systems" therapy and an "ecological systems framework." Family systems therapy builds on systems thinking and general systems theory (Minuchin, 1985;Mook, 1985;Robinson & Parkinson, 1985) and is really quite different from the ecological systems framework (Auerswald, 1987). The ecological systems framework (Auerswald, L968, L97'J-, L985; Keeney, 1979;Keeney & Sprenkle, 1982;Wedemeyer, 1986) takes as its basis a fundamentally different view of the world (or epistemology) that emphasizes the cybernetic and information theory informed evolutionary insights of Gregory Bateson (1972Bateson ( , 1979, those highly influenced by him (Dell, 1982;Haley, 1971;Hoffman, 1,981;Jackson, 1965;Selvini-Palazzoli, Boscolo, Cecchin, & Prata, 1980;) and more recently, the growing literature of New Science (see Auerswald, 1987;Dell, 1985;Doherty, 1986).…”

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Precursors to a Family Ecology: Interrelated Threads of Ecological Thought

Herrin¹,

Wright²

1988

FSR

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In this article we attempt an histoical overview of the relevant developments and streams of tlrcught in ecologt and lwman ecologt in order to establish a framework for tlrc study of family life from an ecological perspective. In part two of tltis paper (to be publislted in the next issue o/ Family Science Review), we will identify and discuss in more detail the important cortsiderations and constntcts of ecologt we believe are applicable to the study of family ltft.With the growing interest in using an ecological perspective in home economics, family studies, family therapy, and human development, we believe it is both a timely and necessary endeavor to carefully explore the potential for connecting the principles of ecology to the study of family life. It is our intent to demonstrate that ecology is-not simply a tempting Tnitgeist, but is a conceptual force to be carefully and fruitfully utilized for decades to come in the study of family life. We begin with a brief history oi ecology in the biological sciences and the emergence of human ecology in sociology. THE BACKGROUND OF ECOLOGY IN BIOLOGY AND THE EMERGENCE OF HUMAN ECOLOGYThe word "ecology" communicates many things to people. There is agreement that the denotation of ecology comes from the Greek word "oikos," meaning house (which has come to mean an organism's most immediate or natural environment, inciuding b-Lotr-.1".d. abiotic components), combined with "logos," 6sanilg knowledge. virtually all definitions of ecology include a focus on organisms, their environment, and the interrelation.ships between them. Pinning dov*n the connotation of ecology, however, is not at all clear or unified. Much of this difficulty can be attributed to ecology's polymorphic nature and the diversity of its origins and applications. Mclntosh (1985) cautions against trying to identify direct historical connections in ecology because ecology "is more a bush with multiple stems and a diffuse rootstock than a.tree with a single,well-defined trunk and roots" (p.7). Given the general consensus about what ecology basically denotes, this metaphor can help us understand why there i Donald A. Herrin is an assistant professor in the Department of Family and Consumer Studies at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, tIT 8410. Scott D. Wright is in assistant professor in the same department.

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A family systems approach to conciliation in separation and divorce

Cited by 25 publications

References 3 publications

The place of counselling in social work

The place of counselling in social work

Co‐operative parenting post‐divorce: possibility or pipedream?

Precursors to a Family Ecology: Interrelated Threads of Ecological Thought

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