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Family Communication

Family Communication. What is a Family?. "There is no right way to be a family.” Kathleen Galvin. The Family is a System!. Virginia Satir. Communication is Transactional. A continuous, ever-changing process. We do not relate to each other.

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Family Communication

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  1. Family Communication

  2. What is a Family? • "There is no right way to be a family.” • Kathleen Galvin

  3. The Family is a System! • Virginia Satir

  4. Communication is Transactional • A continuous, ever-changing process • We do not relate to each other • We relate to a mental picture we create in our heads of each other • These pictures are negotiated over time.

  5. Families Develop Over Time Couple Family with Young Children Family with School Age Children Family with Teenagers Family Launching Empty Nest

  6. A Family has Two Primary Communication Functions Cohesion • How tightly or loosely knit Adaptability • How to handle change? How to assign roles?

  7. Family with School Aged Children Family with Young Children Empty Nest Family Launching Family with Teenagers Couple Chaotic Adaptability Family Launching Empty Nest Family with Teenagers Couple Cohesion Disengaged Enmeshed Family with Young Children Family with School Aged Children Rigid

  8. Family Images Visual metaphors that describe families Rock Band Jet Fighters Corporation Classroom Zoo Nest Circus Others?

  9. Classroom Nest Circus Jet Fighters Corporation Rock Band Chaotic Rock Band Circus Disengaged Enmeshed Classroom Nest Corporation Jet Fighters Rigid

  10. Family Themes: • Mottos that define who we are • "Smiths don't quit!" • "Jones stick together." • "Franklins always come out on top."

  11. Biosocial Issues • What does it mean to be male or female in this family? • How are sex roles defined? • How are gender and power linked?

  12. Rules and Patterns • Who talks to whom about what, when and how? • What does NOT get talked about • How do you talk (i.e. euphemisms, whispers) • Meta-rules • Rules about rules • How do we address or change the rules?

  13. Boundaries • Rigid? • Permeable • None • Immigrant family • Highly religious family

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