Octavia, a heterosexual, African-American woman in her mid-40’s, wants to be able to change her perspective of how she views herself/role in her family as she refers to herself as the black sheep of the family; to establish relationships outside of her family, to maintain permanent employment, to take responsibility of her actions and stop blaming others, and to become self-sufficient – not relying on the assistance of her mother or family.
She is a part of the Sanders family, a family of six (both father and son are now deceased), consisting of all women, including a niece. The matriarch, a retired educator who relocated to her hometown in Alabama, is also a licensed minister of 27 years. Three of the four sisters reside in Tallahassee, while one of the sisters, the eldest of the daughters (but not the eldest of the children) resides in another part of the state. Octavia was the last born for 10 years, then her younger sisters came along. This family system is one of many intricate moving components with varying roles of each system element. The system’s foundation is rooted in God, family, and church/community. Yet, church, somehow …show more content…
These approaches also stem from modernism, which embraces a view of methodology from science and logic/reasoning. The authoritative source would be government, science, kings, etc. Lastly, post-modernism takes into consideration dabbling a bit from the former two. Unlike individual therapies, which roots stem from pre-modernism to post-modernism, family systems started with modernism and moves through to postmodernism, getting its start around the early 1930’s. Family systems has some association with psychodynamic theory reflecting the premise that the past has a lot to do with the present (Withers,
She is a part of the Sanders family, a family of six (both father and son are now deceased), consisting of all women, including a niece. The matriarch, a retired educator who relocated to her hometown in Alabama, is also a licensed minister of 27 years. Three of the four sisters reside in Tallahassee, while one of the sisters, the eldest of the daughters (but not the eldest of the children) resides in another part of the state. Octavia was the last born for 10 years, then her younger sisters came along. This family system is one of many intricate moving components with varying roles of each system element. The system’s foundation is rooted in God, family, and church/community. Yet, church, somehow …show more content…
These approaches also stem from modernism, which embraces a view of methodology from science and logic/reasoning. The authoritative source would be government, science, kings, etc. Lastly, post-modernism takes into consideration dabbling a bit from the former two. Unlike individual therapies, which roots stem from pre-modernism to post-modernism, family systems started with modernism and moves through to postmodernism, getting its start around the early 1930’s. Family systems has some association with psychodynamic theory reflecting the premise that the past has a lot to do with the present (Withers,