Thesis (D. Min.)--Denver Seminary, 1995. / This is an electronic reproduction of TREN, #090-0129. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 133-148, 191-194).

Thesis (M.A.)--International School of Theology, 1991. / Abstract. "Two magazine articles ..." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 52-54).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, March 2003. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Virginia, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 99-107). Also available online through Digital Dissertations.

This thesis is concerned with education in dysfunctional families and its impact on relationships. In the introductory part defines technical terms such as family, education and relationships, deal with the theories associated with these phenomena. In the practical part of the three case studies illustrate how the dysfunctional family upbringing affects the young man look at partnerships and expectations of the relationship.

The diploma thesis engages in rehabilitation of families with inexperienced mothers, who are immature to handle the role of mother. Thesis is divided into six chapters, where five chapters are theoretical and one is practical. Theoretical part is focused on the term inexperienced mother in raising a child, family rehabilitation, types of threats for child, communication techniques used in rehabilitation of families and options of assistance. Practical part is based on findings from theoretical part and is accomplished in form of qualitative research, using the method of interviews with social workers from OSPOD. In this part the main research question and two minor research questions are formulated. Research is then analyzed a displayed in graphs. Next comes summary of results, discussion and conclusion. Key words Family rehabilitation, immature mother, problematic family, endangered child

Na construção de políticas sociais atribuiu-se um papel central à família na proteção social e no cuidado com os seus membros. Na saúde, a família assume essa centralidade na Estratégia de Saúde da Família (ESF), sendo compreendida como objeto da atenção em saúde. Essa centralidade se deu a partir de uma pretensão de mudança no modelo assistencial que visasse a integralidade do cuidado e um olhar para as condições de vida como fundamentais no processo saúde-doença. Tais transformações nos sentidos e práticas de saúde têm sido desafiadoras. A partir da perspectiva Construcionista Social, que orienta esse estudo, compreendemos que os sentidos são construídos nas interações entre as pessoas e que esses configuram práticas sociais. Diante deste quadro de desafios na ESF e a partir da perspectiva adotada, temos como objetivo compreender os sentidos produzidos por profissionais de equipes de saúde sobre famílias em contextos de reuniões de discussão de família/caso na ESF, buscando analisar como esses configuram a produção de práticas de cuidado e também como se dá a dinâmica de construção desses sentidos a partir das negociações entre os participantes. A constituição do corpus foi feita a partir da observação e registros em áudio de 16 reuniões de duas equipes de saúde da família, contando com 26 participantes, dentre eles profissionais e estagiários de diferentes especialidades. A análise foi feita a partir da perspectiva das práticas discursivas, com os seguintes passos: 1) transcrição do material; 2) leitura intensiva e organização do material; 3) construção de sentidos sobre a família, e análise dos repertórios interpretativos, discursos usados, e implicações para ação; e 4) narrativa ilustrativa da dinâmica dos sentidos. Os sentidos construídos na análise foram: a) Família como pessoas que moram juntas: os repertórios usados descreviam os modos de ser família a partir do ambiente em que ela vive, entendendo a família como informante e cuidadora dos seus membros; b) Família como responsável pelo cuidado: repertórios de família como aquela que dá suporte aos seus membros e é responsável por eles; e, por vezes, está sobrecarregada com esses cuidados; c) Família como problema: repertórios que configuravam a família como aquela que é responsável pelo problema de saúde dos seus membros, como aquela que funciona como um estressor para eles ou como aquela que está em situação de risco; e d) Família como rede de relações, sentido que foi usado, mais comumente, em conversas sobre casos complexos, com discussões voltadas para configurações, estruturas e dinâmicas familiares. A partir da análise do processo de discussão da equipe em torno de um \"caso\", foi possível ilustrar o dinamismo desses sentidos nas conversas e como esses são negociados a todo momento. A análise nos permite considerar que há esforços dos profissionais em voltar a atenção do cuidado para a família, porém ainda são comuns práticas centradas no indivíduo e pouco pautadas no contexto e nas condições de vida das famílias. Compreendemos que dar visibilidade a esses diferentes sentidos e seu uso permite reflexões sobre como cada forma de descrever as famílias possibilita a construção de práticas distintas, o que pode contribuir para uma maior reflexão dos profissionais de saúde sobre sua prática cotidiana (Apoio Capes e Fapesp- 2014/08618-6). / In constructing social policies, a central role has been assigned to the family regarding its social protection and care for its members. In Health, the family assumes such centrality in the Brazilian Family Health Strategy (FHS), being understood as a health care object. This centrality is given from an intention of changing the health care model, which should aim integrality of care and a look at/attention towards the living conditions as fundamental in the health-illness process. But the changes in the meanings and health practices have been challenging. From the social constructionist perspective, which guides this study, we understand that the meanings are built in interactions among people and that such constitute social practices. Given these elements - challenges in the FHS and the said perspective - we aim to understand the meanings produced by health team professionals about families in contexts of FHS family discussion meetings. We seek to analyze how these meanings shape the production of care practices and also how these senses are dynamically constructed from the negotiations among participants. The corpus construction was structured from observation and audio records from 16 FHS teams meetings, with 26 participants, including professionals and trainees from different specialties. The analysis was based on the discursive practices perspective, with the following steps: 1) material transcription; 2) intensive reading and material organization; 3) construction of meanings about family, and analysis of interpretative repertoires, discourse use, and implications for action; and 4) illustrative narrative of meanings dynamics. Meanings constructed in the analysis were: a) family as people who live together: the repertoires described the ways of being family considering the environment they live, understanding family as informant and caregiver of its members; b) family as responsible for care: Family repertoires as that which supports its members and holds accountability for them; also, sometimes becomes overloaded with such stewardship; c) Family as problem: repertoire that conceived family as being responsible for members\' health problems, acting as a stressor to them or as one that is at risk; d) Family as relationships network, meaning more commonly attributed in conversations about complex cases, with discussions oriented to settings, structures and family dynamics. From the analysis of a team discussion process on one \"case\", it was possible to illustrate the dynamism of these senses in conversations and how they are negotiated at all times. The analysis demonstrates that professionals endeavor to turn their efforts towards the family, but practices are still commonly centered on the individual and less grounded in context and living conditions of families. We understand that giving visibility to these different senses and their use allows reflections on how each way of describing families allows the construction of different practices, potentially contributing to greater reflection of health professionals about their daily practice (Support Capes and FAPESP- 2014 / 08618-6).

Magister Artium - MA (Psychology) / Families in South Africa are faced with manifold hardships that negatively impact the family as a unit. However, there are a variety of protective factors that have been identified as meaningful resources that facilitates healing and growth within a family unit. The study aims to investigate whether age, gender, employment status and level of education significantly predicts family resilience. The study utilised secondary data compromised of (N=656) participants from a low socio-economic rural community in South Africa. Family resilience views the family as a functional system of which provides positive adaption to family members who have experienced stressful events. Walsh's key processes in family resilience is outlined, highlighting a multi-level developmental systems orientation. The study utilised a multiple regression analysis consisting of four predictor variables namely, age, gender, employment status and level of education to assess whether these variables predict high levels of family resilience. The model found that amongst the four predictor variable, only employment status significantly predicted family resilience.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1988. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 625-632).

Thesis (M. Ed.(Opvoedkundige sielkunde))-Universiteit van Pretoria, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-133) Available on the Internet via the World Wide Web.