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A family systems approach to child–parent separation: ‘developmental closure’
Author(s) -
Street Eddy
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-6427
pISSN - 0163-4445
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6427.1994.00802.x
Subject(s) - closure (psychology) , closing (real estate) , process (computing) , developmental psychology , psychology , family systems theory , computer science , political science , law , operating system
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.