Lesson 30: Family and Addiction: Slide 10

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