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Negotiating the Financial Concerns of Stepfamilies: Directions for Family CounselorsUniversity of South Carolina, josgold{at}mailbox.sc.edu This article integrates developmental schema and the tenets of positive psychology toward addressing "money issues" for stepfamilies. As stepfamilies represent the fastest growing demographic in family configurations, family counselors must be knowledgeable regarding normative stepfamily issues and familiar with techniques to support family development and enhancement. This article offers attention to the initial three areas of family demographics, positive psychology, and stepfamily developmental schema as foundations for the suggested practices.
Key Words: family counseling stepfamilies financial issues money cognitive interventions
The Family Journal, Vol. 17, No. 2,
185-188 (2009) |
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