This article addresses the importance for adults to successfully negotiate the intergenerational family stage of personal authority in the family system. A treatment approach is presented that integrates intergenerationalfamily therapy with cognitive therapy. The assessment process, specific counseling strategies, and a case example are included in this discussion.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Baucom, D.
, & Epstein, N. (1990). Cognitive-behaviorml marital therapy. New York: Brunner/Mazel.
2.
Beck, A. T.
(1976). Cognitive therapy and emotional disorder. Madison, CT: International Universities Press.
3.
Beck, A. T.
, & Weshaar, M. E. (1989). Cognitive therapy. In R.J. Corsini & D. Wedding (Eds.), Current psychotherapies (3rd ed., pp.285-322). Itasca, IL: Peacock.
4.
Bedrosian, R. C.
, & Bozicas, G. D. (1994). Treatingfamily of origin problems. New York: Guilford.
5.
Boszormenyi-Nagy, I.
, & Krasner, B. R. (1986). Between give and take. New York: Brunner/Mazel.
6.
Bowen, M.
(1978). Family therapy in clinical practice. New York: Aronson.
7.
Bray,J. H.
, & Williamson, D. S. (1987). Assessment of intergenerational family relationships. In A. J. Hovestadt & M. Fine (Eds.), Family of origin therapy: Application in clinical practice (pp. 31-44). Rockville, MD: Aspen Systems.
8.
Bray,J. H.
, Williamson, D. S., & Malone, P. E. (1984). Personal authority in the family system: Development of a questionnaire to measure personal authority in intergenerational family processes. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 10, 167-178.
9.
Bray,J. H.
, Williamson, D. S., & Malone, P. E. (1986). An evaluation of the effects of intergenerational consultation process to increase personal authority in the family system. Family Process, 25, 423-436.
10.
Carter, E. A.
, & McGoldrick, M. (Eds.). (1989). The changing family life cycle: A framework forfamily therapy. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
11.
Carter, E. A.
, & Orfanidis, M. (1976). Family therapy with one person and the family therapist's own family. In P. Guerin (Ed.), Family therapy: Theory and practice. New York: Gardner.
12.
Courtois, C. A.
(1988). Healing the incest wound: Adult survivors in therapy. New York: Norton.
13.
Dattilio, F. M.
, & Padesky, C. A. (1990). Cognitive therapy with couples. Sarasota, FL: Professional Resource Exchange.
14.
Dobson, K.
(1989). A meta-analysis of the efficacy of cognitive therapy of depression. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 57, 414-419.
15.
Ellis, A.
, & Dryden, W. (1988). The practice of rational-emotive therapy. New York: Springer.
16.
Erikson, E. H.
(1963). Childhood and society (2nd ed.). NewYork: Norton.
17.
Framo, J. L.
(1990). The question never asked: "Dad who are we to each other?"Contemporary Family Therapy, 12, 219-221.
18.
Glass, D. D.
(1985). Onset of disability in a parent: Impact on child and family. In S. K. Thurman (Ed.), Children of handicapped parents: Research and clinical perspectives (pp. 145-153). Orlando: Academic Press.
19.
Guidano, V. F.
, & Liotti, G. (1983). Cognitive processes and emotional disorders. New York: Guilford.
20.
Harvey, D. D.
, & Bray,J. H. (1991). An evaluation of an intergenerational theory of personal development: Family process determinants of psychological and health distress. Journal of Family Psychology, 4, 42-69.
21.
Henggeler, S. W.
, & Borduin, C. M. (1990). Family therapy and beyond: A multisystemic approach to treating the behavior problems of children and adolescents. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
22.
Hollon, S. D.
, & Najavitis, L. (1988). Review of empirical studies on cognitive therapy. In A.J. Frances & R. E. Hales (Eds.), American Psychiatric Press review of psychiatry (Vol. 7, pp. 643-666). Washing ton, DC: American Psychiatric Press.
23.
Ivey, A. E.
(1991). Developmental strategies for helpers: Individual, family and network interventions. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
24.
Kerr, M. E.
, & Bowen, M. (1988). Family evaluation: An approach based on Bowen theory. New York: Norton.
25.
Lawson, D. M.
, & Gaushell, W. H. (1988). Family autobiography: A useful method for enhancing counselors' personal development. Counselor Education and Supervision, 28, 162-168.
26.
Lawson, D. M.
, Gaushell, W. H., & Karst, R. W. (1993). The age onset of personal authority in the family system. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 19, 267-272.
27.
Levinson, D. J.
(1986). A conception of adult development. American Psychologist, 41, 3-13.
28.
Levinson, D.J.
, Darrow, C. N., Klein, E. B., Levinson, M. H., & McKee, B. (1978). The seasons of a man's life. New York: Ballantine.
29.
Lewis, J. M.
, Beavers, W. R., Gossett, J. T., & Phillips, V. A. (1975). No single thread: Psychological health in family systems. NewYork: Brunner/ Mazel.
30.
Liotti, G.
(1986). Structural cognitive therapy. In W. Dryden & W. Golden (Eds.), Cognitive-behavioral approaches to psychotherapy (pp. 92-128). New York: HarperCollins.
31.
Lopez, F. G.
(1993). Cognitive processes in close relationships: Recent findings and implications for counseling. Journal of Counseling & Development, 71, 310-315.
32.
Mancuso,J. C.
(1977). Current motivational models in the elaboration of personal construct theory. Nebraska symposium on motivation (Vol. 24). Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.
33.
McCann, I. L.
, Sakheim, D. K, & Abrahamson, D. J. (1988). Trauma and victimization: A model of psychological adaptation. The CounselingPsychologist, 16, 531-594.
34.
McGoldrick, M.
, & Gerson, R. (1985). Genograms in family assessment. New York: Norton.
35.
Minuchin, S
, (1974). Families andfamily therapy. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
36.
Myrick, R. D.
(1987). Developmental guidance and counseling: A practical approach. Minneapolis, MN: Educational Media Corporation.
37.
Piercy, F. P.
, & Sprenkle, D. H. (1986). Family therapy sourcebook. New York: Guilford.
38.
Pinsof, W. M.
, & Catherall, D. R. (1986). The integrative psychotherapy alliance: Family, couple, and individual therapy scales. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 12, 137-151.
39.
Satir, V.
, & Baldwin, M. (1983). Satir step by step: A guide to creating change in families. Palo Alto, CA: Science and Behavior Books.
40.
Vaillant, G. E.
(1977). Adaptation to life. Boston: Little, Brown.
41.
Vaillant, G. E.
, & Vaillant, C. O. (1990). Natural history of male psychological health, XII: A 45-year study of predictors of stuccessful aging. AmericanJournal of Psychiatry, 147, 31-37.
42.
Wessler, R. L.
(1993). Cognitive appraisal therapy and disorders of personality. In K. T. Kuehlwein & H. Rosen (Eds.), Cognitive therapies in action: Evolving innovative practice (pp. 240-267). San Francisco: jossey-Bass.
43.
Williamson, D. S.
(1978). New life at the graveyard: A method of therapy for individuation from a dead "former parent."Journal of Mamrage and Family Counseling, 4, 93-101.
44.
Williamson, D. S.
(1981). Personal authority via termination of the intergenerational hierarchical boundary: A "new" stage in the family life cycle. journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 7, 441-452.
45.
Williamson, D. S.
(1982). Personal authority via the termination of the intergenerational hierarchical boundary: Part II. The consultation process and the therapeutic method. Journal of Maital and Family Therapy, 8, 23-37.
46.
Williamson, D. S.
(1991). The intimacy paradox. New York: Guilford.
47.
Williamson, D. S.
, & Bray,J. H. (1988). Family development and change across the generation: An intergenerational perspective. In C. J. Falicov (Ed.), Family transitions (pp. 357-384). NewYork: Guilford.
48.
Williamson, D. S.
, & Malone, P. E. (1983). Systems-oriented, small group, family of origin family therapy: A comparison with traditional group psychotherapy. Journal of Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama and Sociometry, Winter: 165-177.
49.
Young, J. E.
(1990). Cognitive therap for personality disorders: A schemafocused approach. New York: Professional Resource Exchange.
