A Family Systems Perspective of Elder Family Financial Exploitation: Examining Family Context Profiles

2021 ◽  
pp. 073346482110569
Author(s):  
Athena C. Y. Chan ◽  
Marlene S. Stum
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Family System ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Family Structures ◽  
Systems Perspective ◽  
Financial Exploitation ◽  
Insight Into

Objective: Informed by Family Systems Theory, this study examines the interwoven nature of intergenerational family structures and roles in which elder family financial exploitation (EFFE) takes place. Method: Data from a mixed-methods study were utilized to examine patterns of family structures and roles within and across 23 family systems. Participants were non-perpetrator/non-victim concerned family members (CFMs) who had experienced EFFE. Results: Four family context profiles were identified, organized by the number and roles of victim(s) and perpetrator(s) in each family system, including: Single victim, Single perpetrator; Single victim, Multiple perpetrators; Two victims, Single perpetrator; and Two victims, Multiple perpetrators. It is possible for multiple perpetrators to be involved, with up to five perpetrators across three generations in our sample. Discussion: Findings offer insight into the range of intergenerational family structures and roles affected by EFFE. Practitioners are encouraged to understand and address family contexts to improve EFFE intervention outcomes.

scholarly journals Windows of Opportunity: Family Systems Theory and Developmental Considerations for Supporting Youth, Parents and Clinicians in the Digital Age

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-28
Author(s):  
Steven Barreto ◽  
Sue K. Adams ◽  
Jennifer Daly
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Family System ◽  
Rapid Evolution ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
Daunting Task ◽  
Evolution Of Technology ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact

Digital technology use is an integral part of children’s and adolescent’s lives. With the rapid evolution of technology, adult caregivers can easily feel overwhelmed by the daunting task of setting boundaries on technology use. Family systems theory offers a unique perspective for understanding how external factors (i.e., technology) can impede or enhance the family system, particularly when integrated into a developmental framework. Five clinical concepts are presented that weave together developmental tasks and family systems theory. This paper offers recommendations for clinicians to help parents understand the potentially harmful consequences of technology use across the developmental spectrum. We also provide recommendations for how to support parents in discussing technology use with their children and adolescents. Lastly, we offer suggestions for how the impact of technology use on development can be integrated into human service courses at the university level.

Mapping the Family System: A Technique for Teaching Family Systems Theory Concepts

1982 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy V. Wedemeyer ◽  
Harold D. Grotevant
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Family System ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
System A ◽  
The Family

Bidirectional genetic and environmental influences on mother and child behavior: The family system as the unit of analyses

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 1073-1087 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Roger Mills-Koonce ◽  
Cathi B. Propper ◽  
Jean-Louis Gariepy ◽  
Clancy Blair ◽  
Patricia Garrett-Peters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Systems ◽  
Family System ◽  
Maternal Sensitivity ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
Systems Perspective ◽  
Environmental Interactions ◽  
The Family ◽  
Mothers And Children ◽  
Mother And Child ◽  
The Individual

AbstractFamily systems theory proposes that an individual's functioning depends on interactive processes within the self and within the context of dyadic family subsystems. Previous research on these processes has focused largely on behavioral, cognitive, and psychophysiological properties of the individual and the dyad. The goals of this study were to explore genetic and environmental interactions within the family system by examining how the dopamine receptor D2 gene (DRD2) A1+ polymorphism in mothers and children relates to maternal sensitivity, how maternal and child characteristics might mediate those effects, and whether maternal sensitivity moderates the association between DRD2 A1+ and child affective problems. Evidence is found for an evocative effect of child polymorphism on parenting behavior, and for a moderating effect of child polymorphism on the association between maternal sensitivity and later child affective problems. Findings are discussed from a family systems perspective, highlighting the role of the family as a context for gene expression in both mothers and children.

scholarly journals Elder Family Financial Exploitation: The Complexity of Roles and Family Context

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 444-444
Author(s):  
Athena Chung Yin Chan ◽  
Marlene Stum
Keyword(s):  
Adult Children ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Family System ◽  
Adult Child ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Nuclear Families ◽  
Financial Exploitation ◽  
Relationship Types

Abstract Despite elder family financial exploitation (EFFE) being recognized as the most prevalent type of elder abuse, little is known about the family context in which it occurs. To-date most EFFE research has focused on understanding the profiles of one victim and one perpetrator in reported cases. Informed by Family Systems Theory, this study offers new insight into the range and complexity of EFFE victim and perpetrator roles, family structures (relationship types across generations) and living arrangements. A mixed-methods dataset from a sample of non-perpetrator/non-victim concerned family members who experienced EFFE (most unreported to authorities) was utilized to map and analyze 23 family system genograms. The findings reflect four overall profiles when organized by the number of victim(s) and perpetrator(s) in each involved family system including: Single victim, single perpetrator (n=7), Single victim, multiple perpetrators (n=12), Two victims, single perpetrator (n=1), and Two victims, multiple perpetrators (n=3). Across the 4 profiles, most primary perpetrators moved in to live with the elder victims. For Single victim, single perpetrator cases, remarried spouses, as well as parent/adult child relationships in nuclear families with 2-3 adult children emerged. For Single victim, multiple perpetrators, up to five family perpetrators from 3 different nuclear families were involved, including adult children, their in-laws, and grandchildren as a common combination of perpetrators. The findings suggest EFFE is more complex than often assumed, involving multiple perpetrators and victims, and family relationship types beyond older parent/adult child. Implications for reframing risk profiles, assessment tools, and family-focused intervention strategies are discussed.

Palliative care: A need for a family systems approach

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Mehta ◽  
S. Robin Cohen ◽  
Lisa S. Chan
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Systems Theory ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Family System ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Entire Family ◽  
The Family

ABSTRACTObjective:When a family member is faced with a terminal illness, the impending death presents a crisis and a challenge to the entire family as a system. This article highlights the importance of caring for a family when one member has a life-threatening illness, and describes the applicability of Family Systems Theory and its major tenets to the palliative cancer population.Methods:A MedLine and CINAHL search of Family Systems Theory related papers was conducted.Results:Research studies that have been done fail to capture the view of the entire family system, often limiting the perspectives of the family to one single member. The concepts of holism, balance, boundaries, and hierarchal subsystems must be addressed in the care of any family, including those who have a family member who is dying.Significance of results:A Family Systems Theory framework can be useful in helping health care providers, and particularly nurses, deliver optimal care to palliative cancer patients and their families and standardize the way research is done by providing an appropriate framework with which to study the family. In addition, the adoption of Family Systems Theory as the standard framework from which to study families in palliative care will provide consistency for future studies that is presently lacking. Finally, nursing interventions to care for the family are suggested based on Family Systems Theory.

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