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Case Study of “Julie”: The Effects of Divorce on a Teenager
1. Identifying information
The client, “Julie,” is a white, 14-year-old female 9th grade student with no siblings and a single mother, “Anne.” She presents for this first counseling session well groomed, appropriately dressed, and reports being in a relationship with a 17-year-old boyfriend who is a senior at her school.
2. Initial Impression
The client is intelligent and articulate, but she is also shy and reluctant to make eye contact. Despite her apparent shyness, Julie was responsive to questions and gesticulated a great deal,… Continue Reading...
Divorce on Children
Children of divorce can be negatively impacted by the separation of parents and the concomitant stress associated with the parents' relationship. These negative effects can range from mild cases to extreme, and can differ according to gender and age (i.e., development level of the child). External factors also play a part in the degree of the effect of the divorce, such as socioeconomic conditions of the family, integration in the community/society, the social behavior of the child, interaction with siblings/peers, and the level of continued involvement of… Continue Reading...
Impacts of Divorce on Children
I. Introduction
a. While divorce can be the lesser of two evils, divorce nonetheless can affect any involved children in many ways.
II. Positive Effects
a. Children feel a sense of relief
b. They are happier if the parents thrive after splitting up
c. Happier but split parents mean happier kids
d. Shared custody can be much better than a volatile household
e. Modeling that leaving a dysfunctional relationship is a good thing
III. Negative Effects
a. Children might act out at school
b. Single parent families… Continue Reading...
A major change that has occurred in the Western family is an increased incidence in divorce. Whereas in the past, divorce was a relatively rare occurrence, in recent times it has become quite commonplace. This change is borne out clearly in census figures. For example thirty years ago in Australia, only one marriage in ten ended in divorce; nowadays the figure is more than one in three (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1996: p.45). A consequence of this change has been a substantial increase in the number of single parent families and the attendant problems that this brings (Kilmartin, 1997).
An important issue for sociologists, and… Continue Reading...
in society. As the rate of marriage has declined over the past century and the rate of divorce has risen, it can be surmised that the nature of society and its attitudes towards intimate relationships have substantially changed to effect this long-term trend. There is now more diversity and variation in intimate relationships than in centuries past. This paper will analyze the theories and concepts of Anthony Giddens, Ulrich Beck and Elizabeth Beck-Gernsheim, Zygmunt Bauman and Eva Illouz to provide some ideas on why intimate relationships have changed and explain which theories are most useful and why.
Anthony Giddens
Giddens’ (1992) view on intimacy is that the… Continue Reading...
major effects on caseflow management of the decision by jurisdictions to insert ADR requirements into divorce case processing?
Caseflow management is delineated as a justice-oriented activity and not an efficiency purposed activity. In particular, Caseflow management makes it conceivable to have equivalent accessibility, individual justice in individual cases, equivalent protection, as well as due process together with expectedness and consistency in case processing. In essence, justice delayed is justice denied owing to the reason that needless and pointless delay does away with the purposes of courts (National Association for Court Management, 2018). There are key impacts on caseflow management of the decision by jurisdiction to… Continue Reading...
churches in the South East. She was broken by the fact that her husband had divorced her after 15 years in marriage, with two daughters. The main problem that the client had was, whether God loved her, and if He did, why would He allow her husband to divorce her. I asked if she loved her daughters when they were born. She looked at me as to say, what a stupid question. I asked her what her daughters had down to deserve her love. she replied nothing. I told her just like her love to her daughters, God loves her even when she has nothing… Continue Reading...
the new norm as half of all marriages end in divorce. More and more people are going unwed and not having children as well. The population is aging and there are effects to all these factors that are discussed as well. The pros and cons of these trends are examined and described.
Introduction
The traditional family of one hundred years ago used to be the sociological norm; today, however, the new norm is that there is no norm. Half of all marriages end in divorce, and as the Pew Research Center (2015) shows, not only are family sizes shrinking (with… Continue Reading...
to marry four women at a time and have unlimited number of concubines. The Islamic laws also gave women a raw deal in times of divorce as the law requires him to provide support for the divorced wife for only three menstrual cycles after the pronouncement of the divorce. This provision subjects women to strenuous conditions and poverty. Harsh as they may seem, the Islamic laws regarding the treatment of women in an out of marriage in Iran have been jealously guarded. However, in other Middle East countries reforms and legal interpretations have been made to help reduce the inequalities between men and women. These changes have been achieved mostly in nations and governments that… Continue Reading...
environment, and her parent’s divorce were examined, it was…[…… parts of this paper are missing, click here to view the entire document ]…be completely established within the boundaries of this particular case, its divided approach in addressing child abuse has left behind several gaps. Though this governmental agency is mainly intended to prevent cases of child abuse, accomplishing this task appears to be somewhat challenging. The multi-sectorial tactic as suggested has not completely lived up to its expectations. The responsibilities and duties of certain agencies and sectors have not been clearly defines, and with… Continue Reading...
two children together, and although were separated for years, did not divorce until 1984. Eastwood then lived with actress Sandra Locke for ten years (“Clint Eastwood Biography,” 1). After he and Locke broke up, 1996 Eastwood married a television reporter named Dina Ruiz, and they divorced in 2014 (“Clint Eastwood Biography,” 1).
Although Eastwood has been somewhat outspoken about his political views, he never used his celebrity status to wield power as a public servant. The only exception is that he did serve as the mayor of Carmel for two years; Eastwood still lives in Carmel. Eastwood at one time aligned… Continue Reading...
years old when my parents split up and had a divorce. This was such a difficult time; because of the constant battle for custody and visitation for us siblings, between the two of them. This took a great toll on me because I was still young and I could not quite understand why this was taking place. In fact, at some point, I thought that we were the reason of the split between my parents.
Crucible Experience
At a time when I was still quite young, coming from a broken family that experienced several arguments and fights affected me in… Continue Reading...
be yoked together with those who do not believe (2 Cor. 6:14). Here Paul seems to condemn any association with non-believers and advocates for a complete divorce from the world around. In the same breath, though, the same Christianity advocates that Christians should be agents of positive change wherever they live and work (TheronandLotter, 2009. 472). There is, therefore the need to strike a balance accommodating and exclusive Christian practices. To be strongly anchored in Christian principles ensures that christens realize their true calling for reform across the spectrum of life. Christians are called to be agents of positive change in the world and Service to God. Therefore, only an integral Christian World view can help… Continue Reading...
divorced parents and she also understood his isolation both thematically and literally as after the plane crash he was alone in the wilderness needing to survive on his own.
I asked her why the boy didn’t tell his father about his mother’s affair and she said, “Probably because he didn’t want to hurt his dad. He learned that everybody is trying to survive, you know? That’s just how it is—why hurt somebody intentionally? Just let it go and make do.” Her awareness of this deep level of empathy impressed me… Continue Reading...
rate rise would have on certain asset classes (like real estate, stocks, and bonds).
The economic factors that impacted the interest rate changes over the past three and half decades cannot be divorced from the Feds own economic policies and the political variables acting independent and interdependent of Fed decisions. For instance, the Fed hiked at the end of the 60s, when the Vietnam War was in full swing and the military-industrial complex was making billions with the war economy going full tilt. However, with the end of Bretton Woods and the dollars peg to goldand the U.S.-Saudi alliance in the 70s, the petrodollar was born. The Iran hostage crisis had occurred at the end of Carters administration and ended with the… Continue Reading...
divorce, a lack of funds, and a job shift to the Nurse Recruitment Office kept me from pursuing my dream—which was to go to nursing school. However, after receiving some encouragement from other nurses and from my new husband, whom I married in 2001 (and who also happened to be an RN in the CVICU), I finally decided to go for it. After all, by then my youngest daughter was a junior in high school and I could at least begin taking pre-req’s to get them out of the way.… Continue Reading...
economic history of African American culture cannot be divorced from the human capital model of slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation laid the first foundation stones for African American economic, political, and social empowerment but Reconstruction failed to fulfill the objective of genuine liberation (DuBois, 1994). African Americans in free states had opportunities, albeit limited, to participate somewhat in mainstream economic, political, and social life in America (DuBois, 1994). Yet even after Reconstruction, African Americans struggled to participate in the American economy due to persistent and institutionalized racism that permeated political and social life (Tate, 1997). As a result, African… Continue Reading...
century was divorced from the centuries that preceded them—centuries in which the concept of freedom was attached to the concept of “free will” and thought of primarily in a spiritual sense—i.e., a religious sense. With the Protestant Reformation, a break from the religious doctrines of the Middle Ages, and the rise of the Enlightenment and Romantic Eras came a new approach to freedom. Freedom was thought of not as a choice one had between doing good and evil but rather as the liberty to do as one desired. By the 18th and… Continue Reading...
Some body-mind-spirit integration practices like yoga or tai chi can also be divorced from their religious and cultural contexts to provide all people with access to their benefits (Luskin, 2004). Although there is some evidence starting to emerge showing how these types of practices lead to measurable or at least observable outcomes in patients, it is important for healthcare practitioners to focus more on phenomenological approaches and qualitative methods than on the potentially futile quest for quantitative data proving the efficacy of practices like meditation or prayer.
Therapists and healthcare practitioners working within a Christian worldview also have a wealth of tools… Continue Reading...
highway system and commuting patterns; climate; household conditions (family cohesion, divorce, etc.); cultural, religious, educational and recreational factors; effective law enforcement organizational strength; law enforcement’s investigative and administrative focus; prosecutorial, probational, judicial, and correctional policies; and residents’ crime reporting trends and crime-related attitudes (Freilich et al., 2014).
Additional factors contributing to the determination of an area’s crime levels and nature include the aggressiveness, human resource, and other strengths of the law enforcement body of the area. While the publication offers data on the numbers of civilian and sworn personnel, it may not be utilized as the sole basis for assessing… Continue Reading...
