“I’m More Than Just a ‘Pastor’s Kid’!”: Externalizing Labels given to Children of Pastors Through Biblio–Narrative Therapy

Many children of pastors, also called “pastor’s kids”, have difficulty finding a support system during their identity formation. When handling the pressures of being a child of a pastor, they can internalize various labels given to them and believe these labels, including “pastor’s kid”, are fixed....

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Published in:Contemporary family therapy 2023-03, Vol.45 (1), p.85-92
Main Authors: Benjamin, Preshous, Taylor, Judy, Turns, Brie, White, Candi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Children
Clergy
Clinical Psychology
Family
Identity formation
Narrative therapy
Narratives
Original Paper
Psychology
Psychotherapy
Social Work
Sociology
Support networks
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Summary:Many children of pastors, also called “pastor’s kids”, have difficulty finding a support system during their identity formation. When handling the pressures of being a child of a pastor, they can internalize various labels given to them and believe these labels, including “pastor’s kid”, are fixed. This article introduces a method for clinicians to integrate Narrative and biblio–therapy for adolescent and teenage clients who are children of clergy. After discussing Narrative therapy and the importance of identity formation away from specific labels, this paper addresses how using books along with narrative therapy can be beneficial for adolescent clients. A case example is included for demonstrating the method.
ISSN:0892-2764
1573-3335
DOI:10.1007/s10591-021-09591-9