1st Edition

Lost Childhoods The Plight Of The Parentified Child

By Gregory J. Jurkovic Copyright 1997
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

273 Pages
by Routledge

Parentification - the assumption of responsibility for the welfare of family members by children and adolescents - is increasing as a result of various forces both inside and outside of the family. Evidence suggests that pathological parentification of children has serious consequences for them, and for succeeding generations, as do other forms of maltreatment.; This work is an exploration of the... Read more
Part I Understanding; Chapter 1 Mapping the Territory; Chapter 2 Causation: An Integrative Framework; Chapter 3 Multilateral Consequences of Parentification; Part II Treatment and Prevention; Chapter 4 Evaluating Childhood Parentification: The I-D-C Model; Chapter 5 Treating Destructively Parentified Children and Their Families: Systemic and Ethical Perspectives; Chapter 6 Breaking the Deadlock: The Case of Jamie; Chapter 7 Parentified Children Grown-Up: Treating Destructive Parentification in Couples; Chapter 8 Wounded Healer: From Parentified Child to Helping Professional; Chapter 9 Preventing Destructive Parentification;

Biography

Gregory J. Jurkovic