Family Therapy for School Nonattendance Problems
A Narrative Approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21476083 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yuk King Lau (0000-0003-0312-7288, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 377-392 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-08 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Family Therapy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-6187 • E-ISSN: 1521-0383 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01926187.2021.1975587 |
| OpenAlex | W3201789175 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 27 |
In the Chinese context of Hong Kong, education is seen as important for building character and social achievement. In the dominant social discourse, students encountering school attendance problems are often considered either psychologically dysfunctional or socially deviant, and their parents are viewed as incompetent or irresponsible. With the concrete case example, this paper illustrates how narrative therapy provides a space for students’ voices and critical perspectives. It also helps families resist and renegotiate the oppressive meritocratic ideology promoted in the education system and in society. Integration of the systemic and the narrative approaches in the practice is also discussed
Attendance · Dysfunctional family · Family therapy · Ideology · Meritocracy · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Family and Disability Support Research · Law · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |