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Creating Healthy Dynamics Within the Home
THERE IS A QUOTE THAT STATES, "HOME IS WHERE YOUR STORY BEGINS." WE AS
INDIVIDUALS LIVE EVERYDAY LIVES COMMUNICATING WITH COLLEAGUES, FRIENDS,
AND ORDINARY PEOPLE; HOWEVER, THERE IS NOTHING AS SPECIAL AS THE LOVE
ONE RECEIVES FROM THEIR OWN FAMILY. THE WORD “FAMILY” IS DERIVED FROM
THE LATIN WORD FAMULUS, MEANING A HOUSEHOLD OF PEOPLE OF BLOOD
RELATION LIVING UNDER THE SAME ROOF. THROUGHOUT THE YEARS FAMILIES
HAVE TRANSITIONED INTO VARIOUS DYNAMICS. YOU HAVE BLENDED FAMILIES,
ADOPTIVE FAMILIES, AND FAMILIES THAT HAVE CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
Through family therapy, I learned how my
son's disability impacted his brother.
Feelings of resentment, loneliness, and lack
of aenon were presented in the session.
Therapy became a way of assisng
everyone in the household to ulize their
voice. In the end, we were able to obtain
posive resources, become recepve to our
son’s needs, and locate a support group
through our local regional center called Sib
Shop. Sib Shop is a program for siblings of
special needs children to express their
opinions. Family therapy provides each
parcipant in the household with the
opportunity to speak with a professional
who will support the family.
Families go through many transformaons
to remain stable, but what happens when
you need support? Who are you going to
call? Family therapy is a form of interven-
on for each member of the household to
ulize expressive and recepve ways to
communicate their wants and needs for the
overall benefit of the family. For example, if
a child or a loved one has been diagnosed
with a disability or illness, the home is
deeply impacted by the news. Everyone in
the household processes their own
emoons differently. The advantage of
family therapy is to give everyone the
freedom to acvely express their feelings
and concerns in a place where there is no
judgment.
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