What is the difference between reunification therapy and family therapy?
Although the focus and pace of treatment is based on the needs and well-being of the child, both parents are a necessary part of the treatment; hence reunification therapy is considered family therapy. Reunification calls for a very active effort on the part of both parents.
What is the purpose of reunification therapy?
Reunification therapy refers to family therapy that aims to reunite or reestablish a relationship, usually between a parent and child. It emphasizes attachment, promotes healthy communication, and works to heal injuries in the relationship. It can aim to improve relationships within the family or treat alienation.
Why is reunification important in foster care?
Reunification allows them to return to a stable, consistent environment, with routines they know and understand. It’s just one of the ways foster parents promote better mental health, lower stress, and happier lives for children.
What is reunification therapy Ontario?
Reconciliation therapy, or reunification therapy, is a highly specialized type of therapy that addresses parent child contact problems following a separation or divorce. This is a complex and involved intervention that requires regular participation from the whole family.
How do you prepare for reunification therapy?
The way to prepare a client for being part of the reunification process is to provide education about their role in the family system and what the expectations are as either the ‘favored’ or ‘rejected’ parent, or the child. The favored parent is the one with whom the children want to spend time.
What is reintroduction therapy?
Reintegration therapy is vigorous process, done over several stages, to help families that have been separated for extended periods of time to reintegrate in a healthy manner.
What is the family reunification program?
This program provides time-limited services to families whose children cannot remain safely in the home and have been placed by the Juvenile Court in foster care. The goal of reunification is to help the family correct the problems so children can be returned to their care and custody.
What is a reconciliation therapist?
The individual therapist is usually seen as a figure of trust and alliance by the child. The reconciliation therapist is often seen as an enemy who is trying to force them to reconcile with a parent they are firmly convinced they never want to see or speak to.
What is reconciliation therapy?
Reunification therapy (RT) is a form of family therapy often court-ordered when a parent-child contact problem has culminated in the child refusing to spend time with one parent. This type of refusal is typically seen in separated or divorced families in which there is a favored parent and a rejected parent.
What is reunification therapy and how does it work?
Reunification Therapy is a sub-specialty of family therapy utilized by the Courts, where children are estranged and/or alienated from a parent or there has been an absence and subsequent breakdown of the parent-child relationship. As a result, Reunification Therapy is used as a resource by the courts in these complex or high-conflict cases.
Do your children treat your reunification therapist like a stranger?
You have spent your hard-earned money and followed the court orders, seeing the “reunification therapist,” and yet you are still not spending time with your children. In some cases, the children see you, but they treat you like a stranger with disrespect and disdain. Often they are telling the therapist frivolous things like:
What additional services do you offer for reunification therapy?
Additional services may include transportation, communication with social workers, attorneys, school personnel and/or other individuals involved with the process, and preparation of a Summary of Service for Court. See also our EPIC Program. If you would like to know more about Reunification Therapy, please call.
How can pathways help with reunification?
The coaches and consultants at Pathways have personal experience and special expertise in reunification, and a passion to help children embroiled in family conflict. We have seen how effective a collaborative approach can be, so we often consult directly with parents to help them find a qualified therapy team and manage the situation well.