Use of a Group Technique with Unwed Mothers and Their Families

When an illegitimate pregnancy occurs in a middle-class family, if represents an acute crisis situation, the Representative family Interaction Group, which combines crisis theory and family and group work techniques, has been used in a maternity care agency to facilitate meaningful communication bet...

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Published in:Social work (New York) 1971-10, Vol.16 (4), p.85-91
Main Author: PAPADEMETRIOU, MARGUERITE
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Communication patterns
Family members
Group discussion
Intimacy
Parents
Pathology
Pregnancy
Unwed mothers
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Summary:When an illegitimate pregnancy occurs in a middle-class family, if represents an acute crisis situation, the Representative family Interaction Group, which combines crisis theory and family and group work techniques, has been used in a maternity care agency to facilitate meaningful communication between unwed mothers and their parents. In group discussions involving several families, the therapists attempt to clarify defective communication patterns that exist in these families and to help them develop more effective communication as a means of restoring family equilibrium.
ISSN:0037-8046
1545-6846
1545-6846
DOI:10.1093/sw/16.4.85