Let Us First Do No Harm

Becvar, Raphael J.; Becvar, Dorothy S.; Bender, Albert E.

doi:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1982.tb01464.x

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“…General Systems Theory upholds the importance of interpreting events, situations and people within their environment rather than in isolation (Becvar and Becvar, 1982;Von Bertalanffy, 1950, 1974Whitchurch and Constantine, 1993). From this perspective, the application of General Systems Theory to individuals involves understanding them in relation to the other people in their life.…”

Section: Fs Approachesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Permeability of boundaries is necessary for families to manage life events such as job changes and moving house (Seligman and Darling, 2007). Optimally functioning families develop a balance between open and closed boundaries (Becvar and Becvar, 1982;Seligman and Darling, 2007). For example, Bayat (2007) reported that the most resilient families living with ASD in their study were able to be flexible in role and responsibility changes as well as communicate with each other about personal needs.…”

Section: Boundariesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to FS approaches, the concept of Boundaries (Table 1) is central to understanding family functioning (Becvar and Becvar, 1982;Carroll et al, 2007) and is therefore relevant to researching families living with ASD (Seligman and Darling, 2007). The functioning of Boundaries is measured by their permeability (Table 1).…”

Section: Boundariesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A family member with an autism spectrum disorder presents pervasive and bidirectional influences on the entire family system, suggesting a need for family-focused autism spectrum disorder research. While there has been increasing interest in this research area, family-focused autism spectrum disorder research can still be considered relatively recent, and there are limitations to the existing literature. The purpose of this article is to provide theoretical and methodological directions for future family-focused autism spectrum disorder research. In particular, this article proposes Family Systems approaches as a common theoretical framework for future family-focused autism spectrum disorder research by considering theoretical concepts such as Boundaries, Ambiguous Loss, Resilience and Traumatic Growth. We discuss reasons why these concepts are important to researching families living with autism spectrum disorder and provide recommendations for future research. The potential for research grounded in Family Systems approaches to influence clinical support services is also discussed. Family-focused autism spectrum disorder research: A review of the utility of family systems approaches Elizabeth K Cridland, Sandra C Jones, Christopher A Magee and Peter Caputi Abstract A family member with an autism spectrum disorder presents pervasive and bidirectional influences on the entire family system, suggesting a need for family-focused autism spectrum disorder research. While there has been increasing interest in this research area, family-focused autism spectrum disorder research can still be considered relatively recent, and there are limitations to the existing literature. The purpose of this article is to provide theoretical and methodological directions for future family-focused autism spectrum disorder research. In particular, this article proposes Family Systems approaches as a common theoretical framework for future family-focused autism spectrum disorder research by considering theoretical concepts such as Boundaries, Ambiguous Loss, Resilience and Traumatic Growth. We discuss reasons why these concepts are important to researching families living with autism spectrum disorder and provide recommendations for future research. The potential for research grounded in Family Systems approaches to influence clinical support services is also discussed.

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“…First order changes are those that take place within the current rules and parameters governing the interaction of a family system (Becvar & Becvar, 1982). These changes do not change the structure of system dynamics.…”

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“…(Becvar et al, 1982). Change occurs only in behaviors as relating to and because of the defined structure of the family system (Becvar et al, 1982).…”

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Second Order Change Through Principle Based Treatment

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2011

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Marital Therapy and Feminism

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Park

1984

Australian Journal of Family Therapy

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The authors examine first the meaning ascribed to gender behaviour and the impact this has on couples' struggle to evolve a marital structure that can equitably meet their needs. The roles played by counsellors who inadvertently reinforce sex-role stereotyping in their counselling is also described and case-discussion in literature where sexism prevails will be presented. Alternative ways of helping couples discover their own fit without appealing to gender behaviour as a structural social tool will be developed. Attention is drawn to the necessity for counsellors to first question their own values about gender behaviour, without succumbing to social definitions.

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Let Us First Do No Harm

Cited by 23 publications

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Family-focused autism spectrum disorder research: A review of the utility of family systems approaches

Family-focused autism spectrum disorder research: A review of the utility of family systems approaches

Second Order Change Through Principle Based Treatment

Marital Therapy and Feminism

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