A family systems approach to child–parent separation: 'developmental closure' |
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Authors: | Eddy Street |
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Affiliation: | Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Community Psychology Unit, Park Lodge, 21 Park Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF4 6XB, UK. |
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Abstract: | This paper presents a family systems model for considering the interactive events that occur when a child and parent move towards closing their relationship and separating. This process typically involves the child being 'received into care' and is identified as developmental closure . Different stages of this process are exemplified clinically and the therapeutic principles that guide work with families struggling with such difficulties are outlined. |
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