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Treating Adults from Dysfunctional Families
Judith E. Pierson, Ed.D.
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28 to 34 Million
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Family Dynamics
UnpredictabilityAbuseNeglectLove is inconsistentChildren parentifiedFeelings okay for dysfunctional parent only
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Children can’t bring friends homeChildren hide in their roomsFighting and Explosive AngerChildren belittled, controlled, mockedIntergenerational patterns of dysfunctionRepeated family crisesAbsence of safe & structured home lifeDenial is the norm
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Rules in the Family
Don’t talkDon’t trustDon’t feel
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Roles in the Family
Responsible / Parentified ChildFamily HeroEnablerScapegoatClownLost Child
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Many of us grew up this way…2/3’s of 1,500 Smith College School of Social Work graduates were “parentified child” (Lackie, 1983)
Social worker students had twice the levels of family addiction as business students (Marsh, 1988)
31% of social work/counseling students had an alcoholic parent;34% defined self as parentied;60% grew up in dysfunctional family (Pierson, 1994)
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This enhances our work and is only a
liability if we don’t treat ourselves as well as we treat out clients.
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Your Family Rules & Roles
ExerciseAnswer Questions 1 & 2 on
Handout
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The unexamined past can dictate
the future.
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Your FamilyExercise
Question 3
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Long Term ImpactStrong need for controlDon’t know what’s “normal”Extremely self-criticalDifficulty with intimate relationshipsProblems recognizing and expressing feelingsDifficulty expressing needs
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Exaggerated sense of responsibility
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PerfectionistAll or nothing thinkingAnxious when things are calmOver-react to changeHypervigilantFear of AngerDifficulty being spontaneous Risk of alcoholismBelief they are loveable or good
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Healthy Shame vs. Toxic Shame
Healthy shame – to be human is to be imperfectToxic shame – I am inherently flawed and worthless
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Shame Vs. Guilt
Guilt – My behavior is badShame – I am bad
Guilt allows changeShame is immobilizing
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CausesCore identify shaped by distorted mirroring.TraumaChildren blame themselves for parents failuresNot adequately affirmedShame experiences stick to one another
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How to people protect against feelings of shame?
Avoidance strategiesWithdraw strategiesSelf attack strategiesAttack others strategies
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Addressing Shame
Recognizing shame, defuses itHealthy mirroring Challenge overgeneralilzation – one mistake, I will always fail, I’m a failureHelp clients reframe mistakesTeach compassionate self-talkExpose the inner critic
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Circle of Healing MessagesExercise
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Taming the Inner CriticIdentify criticismHelp client understand where they learned thisLook at appropriateness of beliefWhat purpose did it serve in childhood, befriend itSeparate truth from the distortionTeach a nurturing / balanced response
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Shame Exercise See Handout
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Princess Imperfect
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Unique Strengths of Adult ChildrenIncreased capacity for empathyHeightened sensitivity and awarenessGreater emotional intelligenceTake less for grantedInner strength & resilienceMaturity, competency, ability to problem solveCommitment to having a healthy family
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Working with Adults from Dysfunctional Families
Provide a framework for understanding their behavior
Rules & Roles in the familyImpact on adult behaviorLook at behaviors with compassionMost embarrassing symptom is the part of you that refuses to lie about the fact that you hurt inside.
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Help them break the rule of silenceHelp them identify and express feelings in safe waysHelp them to acknowledge & express their needs appropriately.
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Common Barriers to Expressing Needs
IgnoranceLimiting and inaccurate beliefs
“If you loved me, you’d know what I need”
FearLow self-esteemPride
See handout on “Needs”
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Teach them about the realities of askingEncourage giving backLinehan’s work with borderlines led to DBT which includes teaching people how to express needs in healthy ways.Start small, with someone safe, check out fear
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Healing the Wounded Inner Child
Goal is to learn to stop treating themselves the way they were treated as children.
So this through positive self-talk and building healthy support networks.
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Transactional Analysis
Three ego states:AdultParent
Critical ParentNurturing Parent
ChildAdapted ChildNatural Child
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Model “corrective emotional experience”Not “either / or”Need love from within and from outside sourcesStrengthen nurturing voiceModify the now counter-productive coping of the adapted childModel then have them practice
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Techniques – See Handout
Visualize meeting the inner childVisualize nurturing parentWork with dialogue between child and parent “voices”
Capacchione’s writing exerciseEMDR & GestaltDivine looking downApply in real life
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Work with Feelings
Regular check-in’s
Safe ways to release feelings
Techniques to evoke emotion (empty chair, hitting pillows)
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Other suggestionsPut out pictures of younger selfWrite letters to inner childUtilize workbooksEncourage good self careFrame destructive behavior as repeating the abuse.SpiritualitySelf-soothing techniques
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Help them build support networksTeach interdependenceHelp them learn to share their feelingsEncourage them to educate their support networkAddress fears about seeking supportCreate a list of people they can call and ways to self-sootheNegotiate “parenting time”
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Find safe ways to be nurtured (ex. massage)Identify mentorsHave them read and take classes on self-careSupport groupsPair up with a friend and coach one another on a goalUtilize internet resources
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Working with Groups
Usual guidelines on confidentiality, arriving on time but also “ask for what you want 100% of the time”Screen – can they regulate feelings and manage behaviorFirst group – each person shares and then gets a response from each group member
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Start with psychoeducationalProcess can focus on replaying rolesUse group as safe place to express feelings and needsLeader can bring a topic & activityClients may also suggest topics
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If your compassion does not include
yourself, it is incomplete.
The Buddha
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Although the world is full of suffering,
it is also full of the overcoming of it.
Helen Keller