Support4Families: A Proposed Intervention Model to Support Families of Individuals Returning Home From Incarceration

2021 ◽  
pp. 104438942097000
Author(s):  
Carrie Pettus-Davis
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Formerly Incarcerated ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
The Family ◽  
Returning Home ◽  
Family Skills Training ◽  
Support Research

Leaving incarceration and returning home (i.e., reentry) affects individuals and their families; 90% of individuals releasing from prison rely on family for critical reentry supports. Although positive family support during this period is empirically linked to an individual’s success, providing support can place a substantial emotional, social, and fiscal toll on family units. Without intervention, positive family support may deteriorate or become negative. This article presents the theoretical and empirical grounding for creating family-focused reentry interventions which target the family members of individuals leaving incarceration to improve the outcomes of both the re-entering individual and the family unit. This article then proposes a family skills training intervention Support4Families, and describes the evidence-driven intervention components of Support4Families. The intervention was developed using preliminary social support research and feedback from family members of formerly incarcerated individuals. Current testing and future research agenda of family support interventions in reentry are also explored.

Formerly Incarcerated Men’s Negotiation of Family Support

2020 ◽  
pp. 219-234
Author(s):  
Johnna Christian
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Formerly Incarcerated ◽  
Familial Support ◽  
Incarcerated Men ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Research And Policy

Research about prisoner reentry has identified an assortment of needs for formerly incarcerated men. In addition to concerns such as finding employment, securing housing, and complying with supervision requirements, they must navigate family relationships that may have been strained prior to incarceration, and are further challenged by the separation imposed by confinement. Paradoxically, these family relationships that pose challenges also hold great promise to mitigate some of the other hardships posed by reintegration. Family members often provide support and assistance that is not readily available through other channels: a place to sleep, transportation, job leads, meals, and encouragement. Yet, the provision and receipt of instrumental and emotional support requires substantial negotiation of fluid and shifting relationship dynamics. Emotional attachments therefore become entangled with instrumental needs, the availability of specific resources, and willingness to share these resources. Through analysis of in-depth interviews with formerly incarcerated men in an urban Northeastern city, this chapter examines how they identify potential avenues of familial support, how they balance and maximize resources gained from family members, and how they manage strains in family relationships. Research and policy implications for understanding both the benefits and limitations of family support for formerly incarcerated men are discussed.

Family communication and decision making at the end of life: A literature review

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 815-825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cara L. Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Family Communication ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Life Care ◽  
The Family

AbstractObjective:Patients and families coping with a terminal illness are faced with a number of decisions over the course of their disease. The role that family communication plays in the process of decision making is an important one. The objectives for this review are to examine the current state of empirical literature on the relationship between family communication and decision making about end-of-life care, to identify gaps, and to discuss implications for policy, practice, and future research.Method:Articles were identified using systematic keyword searches within the following relevant databases: Academic Search Complete, CINAHL Plus, Communications and Mass Media Complete, ERIC, PsychINFO, MEDLINE, SocINDEX, and ProQuest.Results:The three bodies of relevant literature that emerged during this review include: (1) the importance of family communication at the end of life (EoL); (2) family decision making at the EoL; and (3) the interrelationship of communication (both within the family and with healthcare professionals) and decision making at the EoL. While the literature highlights the role of communication between medical professionals and the patient or family members, there is very little focus on the process of how family communication among the family members themselves contributes to decision making at the end of life.Significance of results:Barriers to end-of-life care are important considerations for helping patients to access timely and appropriate services. Understanding the pertinent role of family communication as it relates to the decision for EoL care is the first step in working to provide another avenue for overcoming these barriers.

Social Reactions to the Survivor of a Suicide in the Family: A Review of the Literature

1991 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence G. Calhoun ◽  
Breon G. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Social Reactions ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Way

This article reviews the available literature on reactions to family members surviving another member's suicide. Three factors determining the reaction of others to persons bereaved by suicide are investigated: 1) the cause of death, 2) characteristics of the deceased, and 3) characteristics of the respondent. The perceptions that persons bereaved by suicide have of the way others view them are reviewed. Methodological flaws and limitations of the current research are noted, with suggestions for the direction of future research. Tentative generalizations and suggestions for clinical practice are also made.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN DUKUNGAN KELUARGA DENGAN KONSEP DIRI PASIEN STROKE DI RUMAH SAKIT SANTA ELISABETH MEDAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-178
Author(s):  
Pomarida Simbolon Simbolon
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Good Family ◽  
The Family

Stroke is a symptom that occurs due to impaired blood circulation in the brain. Stroke diseases has the third death sequence in the world after heart disease and cancer. Good family support is needed in improving self-concept for stroke patients. This research which aims to determine the relationship of family support with self-concept in patients with stroke in Santa Elisabeth Hospital Medan. The design used in research was analytic survey design using the “cross-sectional” with a sample of 34 respondents and the sampling technique is purposive sampling. The data were collected by questionnaires and held in April 2016. Data analysis using chi-square test with significance level of 5%. Results of the study revealed that good family support (55,9%) and negative self-concept (65,6%). The result of statistical test family support with self-concept value p=0,004 (p<0,05) It means there was significant relationship the family support with self-concept in stroke patients in Santa Elisabeth Hospital Medan. It was expected to nurses improve service to patients, motivate and assistsick family members and nurses work with the famiies in maintaining self concept patients. As for the family was expected to pay attention to patients health condition, motivate sick family members by giving motivation to recover, and assisting the patient in the process of healing.

scholarly journals The communicative process of resilience for marginalized family members

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Dorrance Hall
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
Black Sheep ◽  
Family Counselors ◽  
The Family ◽  
To Come

This study aims to understand how people living at the edge of their familial group as marginalized members (i.e., “black sheep”) enact resilience. Inductive analysis of interviews with 30 marginalized family members uncovered five resilience strategies marginalized family members engage in to come to terms with their position in the family, repair family relationships, and/or create a new sense of normalcy: (a) seeking support from communication networks, (b) creating and negotiating boundaries, (c) (re)building while recognizing negative experiences, (d) downplaying the lived experience of marginalization, and (e) living authentically despite disapproval. This research extends the resilience framework by exploring situated resilience strategies engaged in by marginalized family members. Practical implications for marginalized family members, their families, and family counselors are discussed along with avenues for future research examining the marginalization of diverse employees.

Creating communicative opportunity: The supportive benefits of legacy building for families of advanced cancer patients.

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (31_suppl) ◽  
pp. 230-230
Author(s):  
Jennifer Kim Bernat ◽  
Paul R. Helft ◽  
Laura R. Wilhelm ◽  
Karen Schmidt ◽  
Shelley A. Johns
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Terminally Ill ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients ◽  
Great Loss ◽  
The Family ◽  
New Knowledge

230 Background: Being diagnosed with advanced cancer is a painful reality that impacts entire families. Families face the challenge of great loss and can regret conversations left unspoken. Dignity therapy (DT) is an empirically supported intervention that gives families communicative opportunity. During DT, terminally ill patients engage in legacy building and create a written project containing their meaningful memories and values. This project is given to the family, succeeding the person in death and providing continuity to those who are left behind. We developed a narrative intervention based on DT that used a novel web portal for project dissemination. This study qualitatively explores the family’s reactions to legacy building to learn about its potential for future bereavement support. Methods: Semi-structured phone interviews (20-30 minutes) with family members (n=7) of terminally ill cancer patients were completed approximately one week after receiving the legacy project. Recipients were spouses (n=4), siblings (n=2), or an adult child (n=1). Interviews were coded using conventional content analysis and an open-coding strategy. Themes were recorded as they emerged. Results: Three communication themes emerged from the data. Legacy building: (1) facilitates conversation; (2) creates new knowledge and understanding; and (3) leaves lasting communication for future generations. The family members felt overall communication improved before the patient died, and they were able to discuss the terminal nature of their loved one’s illness. New knowledge was communicated in the project, which sometimes led to further understanding of personal life events. Also, the project was viewed as a family heirloom to be bequeathed to future generations. All family members stated they would recommend legacy building to others. Conclusions: This study adds the unique impact of communication to the literature on the supportive benefit of DT for families of advanced cancer patients. Future research should investigate and quantitatively assess bereavement outcomes for families over time, as well as the direct impact these outcomes have on family members’ quality of life.

Supporting Families Through the Charting the LifeCourse Framework

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
George S. Gotto ◽  
Michelle C. Reynolds ◽  
Susan B. Palmer ◽  
Danielle F. Chiang
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities ◽  
The Family ◽  
Services And Supports ◽  
Parents And Caregivers ◽  
At Home

Abstract Supporting families who have family members with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) as they move through life is a critical need (Reynolds, Palmer, & Gotto, 2018). The phrase, supporting families, juxtaposes the typical family support paradigm in response to the ongoing shrinkage of federal and state dollars and the recognition that parents and caregivers need services and supports to support their family member with IDD at home (Amado, Stancliffe, McCarron, & McCallion, 2013). Within the family support movement, families are defined in the broadest terms, including those living in the same household, people who are affiliated by birth or choice, and others in the role of helping individuals with IDD succeed in life (Reynolds et al., 2015; Turnbull, Turnbull, Erwin, Soodak, & Shogren, 2015).

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