COUN6202 Week 6 Assignment Latest 2022

COUN 6202A Week 6 Assignment

Scholar Practitioner Project Assignment: Unhealthy Family Roles in Addiction Recovery

Addiction is a family disease. In families where a parent is addicted, the natural equilibrium is thrown out of balance, and the members strive to restore the balance. Unfortunately, in many families, the efforts to restore balance may present themselves in maladaptive ways.

One of the most common ways families attempt to maintain balance is by ignoring the problem. Families attempt to keep a false sense of normalcy by following three rules: no talking, no feeling, and no trusting. Members learn to shield themselves from hurt by learning not to feel, and because their trust in the addicted parent or spouse has been violated one too many times, they learn not to trust.

Children growing up in these unstable families often adapt by taking on unhealthy roles. These roles each have distinct traits and are taken on for one reason only—to survive the dysfunctional family dynamics. These roles do nothing to help the child, the addicted parent, or other family members. If the situation does not change, these children may carry these roles into their adult lives and perpetuate similar addiction-related problems in their own families.

For this Assignment, you examine unhealthy family roles. You explore how these roles might impact addiction recovery.

Review this week’s media. This Assignment is part of your SPP.

In a 2–3 page APA-formatted paper, address the following:

•             Describe any unhealthy family roles exhibited by Marge’s husband in the media.

•             Explain what roles her children have assumed when dealing with Marge’s addiction.

•             Select one of these unhealthy family roles.

•             Explain how this role could impact Marge and her family.

•             As an addiction counselor, explain how you might address this unhealthy family role. Provide two resources that would be useful.

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