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“I’m More Than Just a ‘Pastor’s Kid’!”: Externalizing Labels given to Children of Pastors Through Biblio–Narrative Therapy

Abstract

Many children of pastors, also called “pastor’s kids”, have difficulty finding a support system during their identity formation. When handling the pressures of being a child of a pastor, they can internalize various labels given to them and believe these labels, including “pastor’s kid”, are fixed. This article introduces a method for clinicians to integrate Narrative and biblio–therapy for adolescent and teenage clients who are children of clergy. After discussing Narrative therapy and the importance of identity formation away from specific labels, this paper addresses how using books along with narrative therapy can be beneficial for adolescent clients. A case example is included for demonstrating the method.

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Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 06/22/2021 | Link to this post on IFP |
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