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Relational Lockdown and Relational Trauma † in the Time of Coronavirus: A Reflection from a UK Family Therapist
Author(s) -
Rivett Mark
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/famp.12571
Subject(s) - humanities , covid-19 , reflection (computer programming) , ethnology , political science , history , art , medicine , disease , pathology , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , programming language
Like a meteor hitting the earth’s surface, 44, 131 ‡ unexpected deaths have shaken, disturbed, and saddened the core of our nation. This reflection considers the consequences of the coronavirus crisis in the UK with particular reference to the impact on families and on the practice of family therapists. The perspective presented can only be partial because of the fast‐changing situation and the limited access to alternative perspectives that are available during this period of relational lockdown. The author provides a systemic understanding of what has happened and what is happening.