Recovering Drug-Dependent Mothers’ Perspective on Gender-Sensitive Therapy

Gueta, Keren; Addad, Moshe

doi:10.1177/0886109913510658

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“…In addition, even when the incarceration of offspring was accompanied by relief from caregiving and concern for the offspring's well-being, some mothers still described a sense of shame and pain due to this feeling. This supports the notion of a maternal discourse that silences any nonharmonic feelings regarding parenthood, such as resentment toward one's child, because they threaten the parent's moral identity (Gueta & Addad, 2014). Accordingly, in contrast with some partners of offenders, who may derive some personal benefits from maintaining a relationship with an inmate, such as greater autonomy (Comfort, 2003;Granja, 2016), the experience of caregiving parents in the studies reviewed was centered mostly on the toll of caregiving, suggesting the need for better understanding of the multiple meanings of caregiving.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 69%

The Experience of Prisoners’ Parents: A Meta‐Synthesis of Qualitative Studies

Gueta

2017

Family Process

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The parents of prisoners have long drawn the attention of researchers, due to their role in the etiology of criminality as well as the importance of their support of their offspring during and after incarceration. However, although studies have shown that the parents of prisoners experience high levels of distress, burden, and social stigma, research into their experience is only now beginning to emerge. This metasynthesis examined the limited body of qualitative research on the experience of prisoners' parents, as an exploratory step toward advancing the understanding of their experience. Relevant terms were used to systematically search key databases. Ten small-scale studies, which varied in focus, location, and disciplinary orientation, met the inclusion criteria. The synthesis produced four core themes, reflecting findings regarding parents' (primarily mothers') experience of their offspring's incarceration: parenting from a distance; the burden of care; troubled parental identity; and social reaction. Furthermore, the findings suggested a number of possible mediating factors of this experience, such as parents' social capital and their cognitive appraisal of their offspring's criminality. These themes imply a possible experience of "imprisonment by association" among the parents of inmates and illuminate features that may be unique to them. Given the inherent limitations regarding generalizability of a metasynthesis and the heterogeneity of the experiences of the parents represented by the articles reviewed, the findings call for future large-scale quantitative studies to explore the challenges and therapeutic needs of parents of prisoners regarding the themes identified.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 69%

The Experience of Prisoners’ Parents: A Meta‐Synthesis of Qualitative Studies

Gueta

2017

Family Process

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“…In another study, women adopted different strategies for developing new identities while in treatment (Gueta and Addad, 2014). Some women chose to view their past as one of self-medication due to victimization and resisted labels of being a “monster.” Others reframed institutional discourses in NA, embracing the disease model of addiction but not the recovery mantra of turning to a higher spiritual power for deliverance (Gueta and Addad, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

“That’s not me anymore”: Resistance strategies for managing intersectional stigmas for women with substance use and incarceration histories

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Jemal

2016

Qualitative Social Work

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Significant previous research has focused on how individuals experience stigma when interacting with the public sphere and service agencies; the purpose of this grounded theory study is to explore how formerly incarcerated mothers with histories of substance use experience stigmas from their intimate relationships with family and romantic partners. Using an intersectionality lens, this study reveals that the women perceived multiple stigmas due to their previous substance use, incarceration, and other addiction-related behaviors that challenged their roles as mothers and romantic partners. Compounding the behavioral-related stigmas were race and class-based stereotypes of black criminality that also challenged women’s ability to embody key motherhood and womanhood roles. As a result, the women employed resistance strategies to safeguard against stigma and preserve their recovery. The implications for practice underscore the significance of addressing personal experiences of stigma, complex relational dynamics, and understanding the needs of support systems that are also shaped by the women’s cycles of incarceration and illness.

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“…This research was based on data collected as part of a wider study that explored how women recover from substance addiction, from the perspective of gender issues, such as preference of single-gender over mixed-gender therapy (Gueta & Addad, 2014). In this paper we examined the challenges and processes involved in sustaining LTR among women, in contrast to other studies that have been limited to recovery initiation and treatment issues of men, probably since so little is known about the LTR experience of women (White & Kelly, 2011).…”

Section: The Present Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%