2000
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-007x.2000.tb00179.x
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Parishioner Attitudes Toward the Divorced/Separated: Awareness Seminars As Counseling Interventions

Abstract: In an effort to create a greater awareness among parishioners regarding problems associated with divorce/separation, this study used a 6-stage social construction approach to counseling: ( I ) the fatnily meaning system, (2) proposing the notion of a socially constructed family meaning system, (3) learning the family meaning system, (4) challenging the family meaning system, (5) amplihing the family meaning system, and (6) stabilizing the new family meaning system. The goal ofthis article is to sensitize rea… Show more

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“…Within religious communities, the offering of educational programs that address spirituality and divorce adjustment is complicated by the high value placed on marriage by religious insdtutions (Murray, 2002), Thus, some religious groups struggle with tension between advocating for accountability and responsibility to sustain marriages, on the one hand, and offering forgiveness and acceptance when marriages dissolve, on the other (Gonzalez, 1999), Perhaps as a result, relatively few religious groups systemadcally intervene with divorced individuals (Smith & Smith, 2000) or their children (Mahoney, Warner, & Krumrei, 2010), although a growing number of religious communides offer divorce recovery services and workshops, Addidonally, some divorcees seek counseling from clergy on an individual basis. Therefore, religious leaders may benefit from information about the potential negative consequences of experiences such as sacred loss or desecration and negative religious coping.…”
Section: •>mentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Within religious communities, the offering of educational programs that address spirituality and divorce adjustment is complicated by the high value placed on marriage by religious insdtutions (Murray, 2002), Thus, some religious groups struggle with tension between advocating for accountability and responsibility to sustain marriages, on the one hand, and offering forgiveness and acceptance when marriages dissolve, on the other (Gonzalez, 1999), Perhaps as a result, relatively few religious groups systemadcally intervene with divorced individuals (Smith & Smith, 2000) or their children (Mahoney, Warner, & Krumrei, 2010), although a growing number of religious communides offer divorce recovery services and workshops, Addidonally, some divorcees seek counseling from clergy on an individual basis. Therefore, religious leaders may benefit from information about the potential negative consequences of experiences such as sacred loss or desecration and negative religious coping.…”
Section: •>mentioning
confidence: 98%
“…The divorce rate of Judeo-Christians is equal to that of the general population (Smith, 1996). No one is spared, regardless of education, age, race, socioeconomic status, number of children, or religion (Smith & Smith, 2000). The likelihood is that between one half and two thirds of marriages will end in separation or divorce (Castro-Martin & Bumpass, 1989).…”
Section: Spirituality Religion and Divorcementioning
confidence: 99%
“…How does the church really feel about separation and divorce? Smith and Smith (2000) attempted to shed light on this question by administering a divorce/separation questionnaire to three randomly selected religious institutions (denomination not specified) in the New York City area. A pattern of decreased acceptance, support, and assistance emerged from the 343 men and women participants in all three churches.…”
Section: The Extended Familymentioning
confidence: 99%
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