Family Counseling Center Research Articles

ДІЯЛЬНІСТЬ ТОВАРИСТВА ДИТЯЧИХ ДРУЗІВ ДЛЯ ДІТЕЙ ТА ЇХ СІМЕЙ З РИЗИКОМ СОЦІАЛЬНОГО ВИКЛЮЧЕННЯ

The article is an analysis of the achievements of the Society of Friends of Children - the oldest non-governmental organization in Poland operating for the benefit of the child and his family. The focus of this organization is on children at risk of social exclusion due to poverty, neglect, orphanage or disability and their families. From the beginning of its operation,in from 1919, the Society responded vividly to the care and educational needs of children and established various day and 24-hour facilities providing them with decent conditions for development, and support for families. After the end of World War II, it took special care of orphaned children returning from exile and concentration camps, hungry, homeless andneglected in education. In later years, TPD organized orphanages, kindergarten camps, environmental educational centers, and youth clubs. It established 6 adoption centers which qualified orphaned children to adoptive families. It conducted an extensive campaign of organizing summer and winter recreation for children from dysfunctional families and specialized summer camps for sick and disabled children. n the 1990s, the Society established a number of innovative, specialized institutions, such as community clubs - including sociotherapeutic centers, centers for children and families, rehabilitation centers, family counseling centers, crisis intervention centers as well as recreation centers and children's holiday homes. The work of the Society for the benefit of the child and the family is based on the principles of competence, creativity and comprehensiveness. In his current activities, he prefers the principles of: equal opportunities for all children to be brought up in the family, the subjectivity and dignity of the child, protection of his rights and education in the spirit of tolerance, respect and mutual assistance. To this end, in many cities, about one hundred social ombudsmen for children's rights have been appointed, who intervene in situations of child abuse, and solve conflict and care-and-education situations in families. In many areas of care, the Society was a pioneer, and the forms of care initiated by it entered the national childcare system in Poland.

Evaluation of the Understandings of Psychotherapists in the Family Counseling Centers about Psychotherapy

چکیدهمقالۀ حاضر با هدف واکاوی نحوۀ درک روان‌درمانگران مراکز خانواده از فرایندها و شکل‌گیری روان‌درمانی انجام شد. تعداد 16 مصاحبه عمیق با روان-درمانگران و مشاوران دارای حداقل 7 سال سابقه حرفه‌ای در مراکز خانواده، با استفاده از نمونه‌گیری هدفمند طی سال 99-98 صورت گرفت. مصاحبه‌های نیمه‌ساختاریافته با رویکرد تحلیل محتوی موضوعی از نوع قیاسی – استقرایی تحلیل شدند. نتایج پژوهش نشان داد شناخت روان‌درمانگران و مشاوران مراکزخانواده از روان‌درمانی، برپایه برداشت‌های شخصی که کسب کرده‌اند، فعالیت‌هایی که انجام می‌دهند و منابع مورد استفاده آن‌ها؛ شکل گرفته است. برداشت‌های مشارکت‌کنندگان متأثر از رویکردهای گوناگون تخصصی، نگرش عاطفی، ارزش‌های انسانی و تفاسیر خودساخته، بود. تنوع دیدگاه‌ها و تعدد برداشت‌های درمانگران، حکایت تلاش روان‌درمانگرانی است که می‌خواهند بین تناسب‌ها و بی‌تناسبی‌های تکنیک‌ها با فرهنگ ایرانی، با اطمینان برای مراجعان دست به انتخاب بزنند. نحوۀ فعالیت‌های روان‌درمانی‌ ساختاری باقاعده و همزمان منعطف را شکل می‌داد. مشخصاً نظریه در رأس این ساختار نقش داشت، اما استفاده از نظریات مختلف در میان درمانگران با رعایت تمام اصول علمی همراه نبود. چنانچه ماهیت متنوع نظریات و رویکردهای روان‌درمانی پذیرفته شود، قرار دادن علم روانشناسی و روان‌درمانی در مرحله پیش پارادیمی دشوار خواهد بود. روان‌درمانی با پارادایم‌های متفاوت شکل متفاوتی از علم است.

Pendampingan Fikih Marital bagi Remaja Putus Sekolah

Divorce has always been a phobia for married couples. The causes are almost the same, if not for economic factors, of course due to the lack of knowledge and ethics in the family. Therefore, this community service is carried out to reduce the number of divorces due to these three factors in Karanganyar Paiton village and Asembakor Kraksaan village, Probolinggo. The mentoring process uses the Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach, which begins with mapping the problem (diagnosis), planning movement (mapping), carrying out transformative movements (action), observing and evaluating (observe), and compiling theoritization (reflect). The results of this community service are; 1) provide awareness to the public about the importance of marital fiqh education and economic readiness in forming a harmonious family; 2) this activity also resulted in the formation of a family counseling center that can be used by the general public to share, consult and resolve family problems.

Evaluation of the relationship between youth attitudes towards marriage and motivation for childbearing

IntroductionIt is known that the oldest and smallest social structure of human beings, which has been a social entity throughout history, is the family. Although there may be different opinions all over the world, marriage is seen as a cultural necessity in order to establish family unity. In this study, we aimed to determine the relationship between motivations of youth, that are among the cultural inheritors, for marriage and childbearing. MethodsThis descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 820 midwifery and nursing students who attend Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Van Health High School in 2019–2020 fall semester. Data were collected through Student Information Form, Inonu Marriage Attitude Scale (I-MAS) and Childbearing Motivations Scale (CMS) and the data obtained were examined with descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis Test, Pearson’s Correlation and simple linear regression analysis. ResultsThe mean age of the patients was 21.415 ± 1.593 (min = 18, max = 26) years, 73.4% were female and almost all of them (99.6%) have not been married before. It was found that the students have positive attitudes towards marriage with high scores they received from I-MAS (73.312 ± 18.323). It was determined that decisions of the studies who reported positive opinion about childbearing were influenced by personal satisfaction level, childbearing burden and immaturity before birth, experiencing marriage stress and negative financial predictions for future. There was a positive moderate (r = 0.675, p < 0.001) correlation between attitudes of the students towards marriage and motivations of childbearing, and a positive weak correlation between attitudes of the students towards marriage and negative motivations of childbearing (r = 0.239, p = 0.000). ConclusionIt was found that youth generally have positive attitudes towards marriage and childbearing, but socioeconomic factors may have negative effects on the decisions made for future. For this purpose, it can be recommended that public policies should be regulated in terms of marriage and childbearing, and young people with negative opinions should be referred to marriage and family counseling centers.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AS AN EFFECTIVE MEANS SEXUAL EDUCATION OF STUDENT YOUTH IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

The article reveals the features of extracurricular activities in sexual education of students in foreign countries, where active participation are Health Centers, Women’s Health, Family Planning Centers and counseling centers for pregnant women, youth centers, AIDS Prevention Centers, youth organizations and other state and public institutions, establishments, societies of local, national and international levels, libraries, sports and improving establishments.Sex education is closely linked to school curricula and the involvement of teachers. Recent analysis of numerous studies has shown that in the European Union the trend of using out-of-school institutions to increase the level of preparation of the younger generation for adult life, provides an opportunity to implement the principle of continuity in gender, to reach as many young people base of counseling centers for young people, anonymous counseling services via telephone lines or online consultations (consultations on prevention of unwanted teenage pregnancy, orgasm, masturbation, homosexuality or sexual practice, contraception, etc.).The study identified the creation of youth centers operating within the Council of Europe’s youth program, which provide meetings, seminars and training courses for young people, including students, working closely with external organizations, including non-governmental organizations, in including youth organizations. They have youth clinics aimed at promoting physical and mental health, empowering young people to develop their sexual identities, and preventing unwanted pregnancies, STDs and HIV/AIDS.

A comparative study of personality disorder between demanding and no demanding divorce couples attending family counseling center in Sanandaj

A comparative study of personality disorder between demanding and no demanding divorce couples attending family counseling center in Sanandaj

The Effect of Marriage Counseling Program on Improving Marital Satisfaction Among a Sample of Wives Frequently Visiting the Counseling Clinics In Zarqa Governorate, Jordan: برنامج إرشادي زواجي في تحسين الرّضا الزّواجيّ لدى عينة من النّساء المتردّدات على العيادات الإرشادية في محافظة الزّرقاء بالأردن

The present study aimed at identifying the level of marital satisfaction in a sample of married women who visited the family education and counseling center in Zarqa Governorate. The study also aimed to reveal the impact of a counseling program based on the Guttman model in improving marital satisfaction. The study sample consisted of 24 women, randomly divided into two groups: 12 in the experimental group and 12 in the control group. The marital satisfaction scale was developed, and a marriage counseling program was used. The results of the study indicated that there was a significant difference in the arithmetic mean of the marital satisfaction scale. The results also indicated a statistical significance between the arithmetic mean in both groups (experimental and control) on the scale of marital satisfaction, where the difference came in favour of the experimental group that received the program. Based on the results achieved, the study came out with a set of recommendations, the most important of which are: To conduct further studies to examine the effectiveness of the counseling programs based on the Gottman model in marital and family counseling, because there are lack studies about this model, and to examine its effect on other variables.

العوامل الاجتماعیة والنفسیة المرتبطة بتعدد الزوجات کما یدرکها الرجـال من منظور المدخل الأیکولوجـی

ملخص الدراسة باللغة العربية ملخص الدراسة:- يعتبر الزواج مؤسسة تتشکل بواسطتها علاقة طبيعية بين الرجل والمرأة، تخضع للقوانين الاجتماعية المرتبطة بثقافة المجتمـع. وقد تسير الحياة الزوجية على وتيرة واحدة بنوع من الانسجام وفيها تستمر الحياة الزوجية، إلا أن هناک بعض الحالات التي يضطر فيها الرجل إلى الزواج مرة ثانية أو ثالثة وقد يمتد في بعض الحالات إلى الرابعة وهذا ما اصطلح عليه ظاهرة تعدد الزوجات. واستهدفت هذه الدراسة التعرف على العوامل الاجتماعية والنفسية المرتبطة بتعدد الزوجات کما يدرکها الرجال، وطبقت هذه الدراسة على عينة مکونة من (100) من الرجال المترددين على مرکز التوجيه والإرشاد الأسري بمرکز ديروط بمحافظة أسيوط، وقد خرجت الدراسة بوضع وضع تصور مقترح من منظور المدخل الأيکولوجي للتعامل مع تعدد الزوجـات. الکلمات المفتاحية: الزواج - تعدد الزوجات – المدخل الايکولوجي . ملخص الدراسة باللغة الإنجليزية Marriage is an institution through which a natural relationship is formed between men and women, this relationship subject to the social laws related to the culture of society. Marital life may go on one way with a kind of harmony in which marital life will continue, but there are some cases in which a man is hope to marry with a second or third time and in some cases may extend to the fourth and this is what is termed the phenomenon of polygamy. This study aimed to identify the social and psychological factors associated with polygamy as perceived by men. This study was applied to a sample of (100) men who in the family guidance and counseling center in Dayrut, in Assiut Governorate. The study result referred to a suggested proposed from the perspective of the ecological perspective in social Casework to deal with the polygamy phenomenon.

The Association between General Health and Emotional Divorce in the Clients Referring to Family Counseling Centers in Ilam City

The Association between General Health and Emotional Divorce in the Clients Referring to Family Counseling Centers in Ilam City

Coping strategies of women survivors of domestic violence residing with an abusive partner after registered complaint with the family counseling center at Alwar, India.

Coping is one of the most important and widely studied aspects of domestic violence (DV). Women adopt a wide variety of coping strategies to manage abuse, ranging from individual estrangement to institutional entitlements. The condition of women becomes complex when they seek institutional support while living with an abusive husband and his family under the common hearth. The present study aims to analyze the coping strategy of mediation between informal and formal justice while residing with an abusive husband and his family. Further, the study explores the coping strategy as an outcome of the contextual factor and associated psychological distress. It is a prospective intervention study with a 4-month span building awareness, counseling (individual, couple, and family counseling), and case-specific advice (safety plan, choice-making, and problem-solving). A baseline and endline assessment with SRQ-20 and in-depth interviews were carried out on 299 married women who had registered a complaint with a family counseling center (FCC); Mahila Suraksha Evam Salah Kendra (MSSK) in Alwar district, India. To understand the context and the coping strategy adopted by women, in-depth interviews were carried out. The results show that there is a differential impact of DV, psychological distress, and coping strategy based on contextual factor; women having an informal support system have a better result in coping; and intervention at the formal system resulted in improving coping strategy and simultaneously reducing psychological distress. As the mediation period is interminable and traumatic, the institutional support to women survivors of DV is an important policy alternative for improving survivors' well-being, especially in an unsupportive informal context.

Parafialne poradnictwo rodzinne elementem nowej ewangelizacji.

Temat i treść artykułu koncentrują się na organizacji i zadaniach parafialnego poradnictwa rodzinnego oferowanego małżeństwom i rodzinom przez Kościół katolicki, co jest jednym z elementów pomocy doradczej wobec postępującego rozpadu małżeństw i rodzin, częstego negowania wartości samego małżeństwa, zwłaszcza „istotnych jego przymiotów: jedności, i nierozerwalności” (KPK/83, kan. 1056). Dobro rodziny ma kluczowe znaczenie dla przyszłości świata i Kościoła (AL, nr 31), dlatego Kościół katolicki dostrzega konieczność organizacji, dostosowania i realizacji zadań doradczych poradnictwa rodzinnego, szczególnie przy parafiach, gdyż znajdują się najbliżej wiernych w ich codziennym życiu. Z uwagi na złożoność problemów, z którymi borykają się współczesne małżeństwa i rodziny, Kościół w swoich dokumentach zwraca uwagę na potrzebę rozwoju tej formy poradnictwa z położeniem nacisku na pomoc doradczą z elementem „nowej ewangelizacji”, dynamiczną, otwartą, uwzględniającą obecną rzeczywistość dystansowania się współczesnego człowieka od wiary. W treści artykułu przedstawiono istotne dokumenty Kościoła regulujące działalność parafialnych poradni rodzinnych, ich cele i zadania w optyce „nowej ewangelizacji”. Szczególnie zwrócono uwagę na konieczność prowadzenia takiego poradnictwa dla małżeństw i rodzin, w pierwszych latach ich małżeństwa. W konkluzjach końcowych dokonano podsumowania rozważań i zaproponowano możliwe rozwiązania usprawniające udzielanie wsparcia oraz uczenie przeżywania małżeństwa i rodzicielstwa jako powołania chrześcijańskiego.

Program Kampung Keluarga Berencana Menurut Hukum Islam

The KB village has several programs, namely Family Planning (KB), Tribina which includes Family Development Coaching, Adolescent Family Development, Elderly Family Development (BKB, BKR, and BKL), Efforts to Increase Prosperous Family Income (UPPKS), and Information and Counseling Center Youth (PIK_RM). Based on the analysis of Islamic law, the Family Planning Village program in general is in accordance with the principles of Islamic law, but there are a number of programs whose laws are disputed by Jurisprudence. The Tribina program is in accordance with Islamic law, because the obligation of parents to care for and educate their children from toddlers to adolescents is good, and caring for elderly parents is an obligation of children to their parents. Regarding the family planning program, the majority of scholars allow for the use of contraceptives not to be permanent, not harmful and carried out by experts, while the permanent contraception, such as vasectomy and tubectomy, the majority of scholars forbid them. In connection with the UUPKS, the legal UUPKS may even be recommended because part of mutual assistance. But what needs to be considered is that the business must be in accordance with the concept of Islamic business, including not containing elements of gharar (uncertainty) and usury. The PIK_RM is in accordance with Islamic law, because fostering teenagers with proper and good guidance is highly recommended in Islamic law, so that they can become a superior generation and not fall into bad things.

Experiences and Perceptions of Abused Turkish Women Regarding Violence Against Women.

This study qualitatively explored abused Turkish women's experiences and perceptions regarding violence against women. The research sample comprised 30 women who were seen by the police and referred to the Family Counseling Center between 2 October 2012 and 30 August 2013 due to domestic violence. Study data were collected using a Demographic Information Datasheet and a Semi-Structured Interview Form. Qualitative data were gathered using face-to-face interviews, which were transcribed verbatim then analyzed and interpreted to determine themes using the conceptual framework. Qualitative analysis yielded five themes: (1) being subjected to all types of violence; (2) everything is an excuse for violence; (3) forgetting what it is like to be a woman; (4) having to continue the marriage against her will; (5) being forced to do some things involuntarily in order to reduce the violence. In the light of these results, it seems that multidisciplinary approaches are required in order to support women both psychologically and socially. Women need to be supported in order to determine their mental health problems and to get the required medical assistance.

Bureaucratizing Sensitivity: Documents and Expertise in North Indian Antiviolence Counseling

AbstractFollowing transnational legal standards, India's antidomestic violence legislation is designed to sensitize the state to gendered violence by appointing nongovernmental organizations to help plaintiffs document abuse. Drawing on fieldwork at a family counseling center in Rajasthan, I show that staff balanced their roles as family counselors and “service providers” to plaintiffs as sensitization discourse revalued the complex documentary practices required by both activities. In this context, bureaucratic elements of counselors’ practices were highlighted, and the role of documents in supporting expert interactions with clients was erased, consolidating expertise along existing hierarchies of class and status that organized activists and staff at the center. By consolidating expertise, “gender‐sensitive” state policies may erase precisely the vernacular modes of responding to gendered inequality that they are meant to incorporate.

The Effectiveness of Empowerment Program on Increasing Self-Esteem, Learned Resourcefulness, and Coping Ways in Women Exposed to Domestic Violence

ABSTRACTThis study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of empowerment program on increasing self-esteem, learned resourcefulness, and coping ways in women exposed to domestic violence. This experimental study was conducted between October 2012 and June 2014 in the obstetrics and gynaecology departments of the Giresun Maternity Hospital, and at the Family Counseling Center (FCC) in Turkey. Sixty women who agreed to participate in the study were randomly assigned into two groups. Data were collected by the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (SEI), The Rosenbaum's Learned Resourcefulness Scale (RLRS), and the Ways of Coping Inventory (WCI). The assessment of the women before and after the empowerment program showed that women in the intervention group showed significant improvements in the SEI, RLRS, and WCI scores compared with controls. These results suggest that the empowerment program is an effective practice for increasing the levels of self-esteem, learned resourcefulness, and coping ways of women exposed to domestic violence.

Relationship between Trauma due to Winter Storm Alexa, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Other Mental Health Problems of Palestinian Children in Gaza Strip

1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Al Quds University, School of Public, Consultant Psychiatrist at Child and Family Training and Counseling Center, Gaza 5314, Palestine 2Child and Family Training and Counseling Center, Gaza, Palestine 3Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Psychology, Greenwood Institute of Child Health, Westcotes House, Westcotes Drive, Leicester LE3 OQU, UK University of Leicester, UK *Corresponding author Abdel Aziz Thabet, MB, MD, PhD Emeritus Professor Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Al Quds University School of Public Consultant Psychiatrist at Child and Family Training and Counseling Center Gaza 5314, Palestine E-mail: abdelazizt@hotmail.com

Relationship between Marital Satisfaction and Mental Health of Married Women Referring to Health Centers in Sanandaj, Iran in 2014

BACKGROUND: As the most splendid social custom to attain security and emotional needs of adults, marriage has always won the approval of the community as a whole. In this regard, the endeavors of couples to preserve their relationships and achieve higher levels of marital satisfaction have been of great significance. As a component of personal characteristics, mental health has always been associated with marital satisfaction. This study investigated the relationship between marital satisfaction and mental health of married women referred to health centers in Sanandaj, Iran in 2014.METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 393 women referring to the health centers in Sanandaj, Iran who were selected randomly in 2014. Data collection tool were ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), which was completed by the participants in the study. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16, descriptive, and analytical statistics.RESULTS: The results indicated that most of the patients were between 35-26 years, did not complete secondary school, were housewives, had only one child, and were married for 10 years. Most of the participants enjoyed marital satisfaction and had good mental health. There was a significant relationship between mental health and marital satisfaction (p&lt;0.001). In terms of mental health, depression and marital satisfaction had the most significant negative correlation (p&lt;0.001). However, there were no statistically significant relationship between female’s education and their employment with marital satisfaction and mental health.CONCLUSION: According to the findings of our study, in terms of the relationship between mental health and marital satisfaction, solving marital problems and increasing couples’ satisfaction can lead to the promotion of their mental health, leading to the increase in the health status of families and society a whole; hence, the significant role of family counseling centers.

Effectiveness of Self-Regulation Couple Therapy intervention on marital satisfaction and partner abuse (Non-physical)

the aim of this research was to investigate effectiveness self-regulation couple therapy intervention on marital and partner abuse. in a semi-experimental with experimental and control group design, 24 couples were selected by convenient sampling method from Family Counseling Center of Ardabil city and were divided into two experimental (12 couples) and control groups (12 couples) through random assignment. Before the treatment, participants completed the Index of Marital Satisfaction (IMS) and Partner Abuse Scale (Non-physical) (PASNP). Then, Self-Regulation Couple Therapy intervention protocol was implemented for the experimental group in 7 sessions of 90 minutes, and again the questionnaires were completed by both groups after eight weeks. The results showed that Self-Regulation Couple Therapy intervention had a significant increase in marital satisfaction scores and significant reduction in non-physical partner abuse scores in experimental group compared with control group. These results suggest that Self-Regulation Couple Therapy intervention is an effective way to improve marital conflicts and marital satisfaction. Key words: Self-Regulation Couple Therapy intervention, marital satisfaction, partner abuse

Study of the Relationship between Personal Factors and Emotional Divorce

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effect of individual factors on emotional divorce in “Behbahan” city. Method of research is based on the applied research and descriptive data collection methods. The Statistical population included all couples who went to family counseling centers and based on a review of these centers have been diagnosed with emotional divorce. 57 of those people were selected by simple random sampling and have been studied. A questionnaire survey was used to collect information and reach the goal of research. “Cronbach’s Alpha Test” and number 0.911 represents reliability of the questionnaire and data were analyzed by APSS software. The results of research show that individual factors are not equally effective on an emotional divorce. There is a significant relationship between emotional divorce and these factors: sex, understanding spouse, using nice words by spouse, spouse expectations, understanding spouse situations and using drugs. But there is not any significant relation between emotional divorce and these factors: doubt and pessimism, misplaced expectations, occupational differences, age, educational differences, forced marriage. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s6p406

Perceptions of the First Family Counseling Session: Why Families Come Back

This article reports the findings of a study that examined why families choose to return to family therapy after their first family therapy session. The 87 families that were referred to a university family counseling center for assistance with their children’s behavioral problems at school completed an author-developed survey in which they rated the influence of various therapist-related and family-related factors on their decision to return for a second session. Factor analysis of the survey data revealed that the families’ positive experience of the therapist during the first session had the strongest influence on their continuation decision. The findings suggest that family therapists are not helpless victims to client attrition after the first session, but rather, have the strongest potential for influencing client decisions to come back. Specific family therapist actions for maximizing family continuation after the first session are described.