Lesson 30: Family and Addiction: Slide  10

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Families Are Created

  • We are born into a family, mature in a family, form new families, and leave them at our deaths
  • The family is a very powerful influence on our lives
  • Examining family relationships helps us to understand ourselves better
  • Family members:
  • Are influenced by the patterns of previous generations
  • Create their own patterns
  • Influence generations to come

Notes:

Galvin, K.M. & Brommel, B.J., 1999, “Family communications: Cohesion and change” (5th Ed.), Addison-Wesley, New York

Boudreau, Richard J. Addiction and the Family , From: Alcohol and Drug Problems: A Practical Guide for Counselors. Howard, Harrison, Carver, and Lightfoot (Eds.) Toronto: Addiction Research Foundation, 1993. Pg. 333-340

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