What is meant by “dysfunctional family”?

1. What is meant by “dysfunctional family”?
What are some concerns you have about working with adolescents within “dysfunctional families”?
What are some of the ways a “dysfunctional family” can influence adolescents?
Please share an experience where you’ve been in contact with an adolescent influenced by a “dysfunctional family”. What was the dysfunction within the family? How did it influence the child/children?

Sources:
1. Capuzzi, D., & Gross, D. R (Eds.) Youth at risk: A prevention resource for counselors, teachers, and parents. (7th ed. pp. 69-91)
2. American Counseling Association.

Center for Disease Control & Prevention (2020). Adverse childhood experiences.
3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html

Psych2Go (2018, May 26).
4. 8 common characteristics of a dysfunctional family [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/EkVOBhJbMj8 (4:43)

2) Describe how the therapist guides the therapeutic process (based on the reading). What are the barriers to active listening?

Source:
1. Motschnig, R., & Nykl, L. (2014). Person-centred communication : Theory, skills and practice. McGraw-Hill Education.

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