behavior they are creating this idea as a norm for their child. Thus, when the child becomes an adult they are then continuing to model this as a norm, consequently forming a cycle (Makariev & Shaver, 2010). This review highlights the relationship of attachment for both a child and a parent. Under these circumstances, parental incarceration can be seen as a time for a parent to receive help and break this cycle. Given, the prison they are incarcerated in provides intervention resources.
Like stated previously, there is debate about the impacts of attachment organization for children who are not able to have their mother’s within the crucial period. For mother’s who were incarcerated following the birth of their child, Borelli, Goshin, Joestl, …show more content…
Embedded in the family systems theory is the idea of wholeness, in which what affects on person will affect the whole family. When a mother is incarcerated there is stress and depression that occurs from being separated from their child (Tuerk & Loper, 2006). When a father is incarcerated they often suffer from a loss of identity (Dyer, 2005). When one parent is incarcerated there is a disruption of roles, communication, and boundaries. How the parents are able to adjust and adapt to these changes significantly affects how the family is able to maintain stability (Bigner & Gerhardt, …show more content…
Compared to incarcerated mothers, there are two common types of incarcerated fathers. The first is the resident father who lived the family prior to being incarcerated. The second is the nonresident father who did not live with their children prior to incarceration. Generally, the difference between the two is when a resident father is incarcerated it puts a strain on the family’s roles. Geller (2013) conducted a study to examine father-child contact in resident and non-resident fathers, as well as the continuation of contact once the father is incarcerated. There was a low percentage of resident fathers who been incarcerated, however, fathers who had maintained a moderate level of contact once incarcerated. Whereas, non-resident fathers had a wide level of involvement ranging from moderate to low contact with their child. Access to visitation should be kept into consideration, because mothers frequently assume the role of taking the child to visitations, thus, it may be harder for the child to visit their father (Geller, 2013). This is when co-parenting roles play a role in wholeness and reciprocal interaction. It can be assumed if the mother is not on good terms with the father, the children will follow suit. Likewise, for non-resident fathers, the mother has assumed the multiple roles; hence, the mother does
Like stated previously, there is debate about the impacts of attachment organization for children who are not able to have their mother’s within the crucial period. For mother’s who were incarcerated following the birth of their child, Borelli, Goshin, Joestl, …show more content…
Embedded in the family systems theory is the idea of wholeness, in which what affects on person will affect the whole family. When a mother is incarcerated there is stress and depression that occurs from being separated from their child (Tuerk & Loper, 2006). When a father is incarcerated they often suffer from a loss of identity (Dyer, 2005). When one parent is incarcerated there is a disruption of roles, communication, and boundaries. How the parents are able to adjust and adapt to these changes significantly affects how the family is able to maintain stability (Bigner & Gerhardt, …show more content…
Compared to incarcerated mothers, there are two common types of incarcerated fathers. The first is the resident father who lived the family prior to being incarcerated. The second is the nonresident father who did not live with their children prior to incarceration. Generally, the difference between the two is when a resident father is incarcerated it puts a strain on the family’s roles. Geller (2013) conducted a study to examine father-child contact in resident and non-resident fathers, as well as the continuation of contact once the father is incarcerated. There was a low percentage of resident fathers who been incarcerated, however, fathers who had maintained a moderate level of contact once incarcerated. Whereas, non-resident fathers had a wide level of involvement ranging from moderate to low contact with their child. Access to visitation should be kept into consideration, because mothers frequently assume the role of taking the child to visitations, thus, it may be harder for the child to visit their father (Geller, 2013). This is when co-parenting roles play a role in wholeness and reciprocal interaction. It can be assumed if the mother is not on good terms with the father, the children will follow suit. Likewise, for non-resident fathers, the mother has assumed the multiple roles; hence, the mother does