Question 1:
Rebecca, you seem quite discouraged today thinking about your family’s lack of emotional support while you are in college. There are some things I suggest we explore today.
As a MSW 1st semester student the workload is intentionally heavy. Feeling overwhelmed by the coursework It is quite natural. Have you discussed the workload with your fellow classmates?
Could you be placing additional pressure on yourself as the first in your family to go to college? Might you be discouraged because you are placing so much pressure on yourself, and could it be effecting your work? May it possibly cause you to resent your family for not being supportive enough?
Question 2:
Maria, we should stop and think about what you just said for a moment. You say your father does not listen to you and treats you like a child. I assume you would like him to treat you as an adult and see that you can make grown-up decisions. What you plan is to “get back” at him, so you will drop out of school and return to the lifestyle, drug use, and friends your parents sacrificed to separate you from. A behavior that may put your life at risk. I am sure this will certainly disappoint your father, it may
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The roles in the Adams family have been forced upon the children. By fulfilling these roles the children are able to help maintain a semblance of stability in the family. Julia is the focus of the family strife. If the family unit spends all of its time trying to “fix” Julia, they will not focus attention on the real problems underlying the family’s dysfunction. Jules has been forced into the role of caregiver for Gerry. When the roles are ridged they prevent spontaneous expression of individuality and become undesirable. These compulsory roles mesh into false identities. Both Jules and Julia assume these identities because they find comfort adjusting to their