Publicatie

Securing an Adolescent’s Attachment to Her Adoptive Family: The Use of Multi-dimensional Relational Family Therapy

This case study demonstrates the use of the Multi-dimensional Relational Family Therapy approach with an adolescent and her adoptive family for the purpose of securing her attachment to them. The work allowed her to move from a potentially destructive state to a more affirmed sense of herself. This case study supports the power of therapeutic intervention as a way to treat adolescents and their families before behaviors become pathological. Using the Multi-dimensional Relational Family Therapy approach allows the therapist to focus on subtle details of non-verbal interaction and observe movement phrases within the family. This approach is applicable to both biological and adoptive families.

Auteur(s)

Webster, J.

Publicatietype

Artikel

Uitgever

Springer

Trefwoorden

Case studies, Adolescence, Adoption, Attachment, Adopted children, Parent-child relations, Family therapy

Taal

Overig

Gepubliceerd in

Clinical Social Work Journal, 46(1), pp.57-68.

DOI

10.1007/s10615-017-0627-4

Gepubliceerd op datum

2018