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Punctuating a Neck: Adoption, Chroming and Crisis in the Life of a Family

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Jo Grimwade
Jo Grimwade*
Affiliation:
Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, [email protected]
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*Address for correspondence: Jo Grimwade, PhD, School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University, Locked Bag 4115, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia.
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Abstract

An extraordinary case is presented. The father had been admitted to an emergency ward following stabbing by his first son. The son had become uncontrollable and used many substances, constantly, and reduced family life to a battle-ground with his mother. The two older boys were adopted, the third was miraculously conceived. In about ten sessions, the family's story was told in dramatic ways. Over twelve years later, the boys have become fathers and the grandparents are doting.

Keywords

case studyfamily therapypsychodynamic
Type
Case Studies
Information
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , 01 March 2009 , pp. 42 - 50
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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