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Migration therapy insights
Explore thoughtful articles and practical strategies designed to help you navigate the complexities of life in transition. Whether you're leaving, settling in, or loving from afar, find support here.
Explore thoughtful articles and practical strategies designed to help you navigate the complexities of life in transition. Whether you're leaving, settling in, or loving from afar, find support here.
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Family relationships are fundamental to an individual’s well-being, shaping their experiences across their lifespan. The enduring bond between parents and children bridges generations, serving as a vital source of emotional and practical support throughout life’s journey.
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A sibling’s decision to emigrate can result in a complex sea of emotions for the remaining siblings. To process the change in family structure brought about by sibling emigration, these various emotions must be acknowledged.
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The number of South Africans citizens emigrating abroad has increased dramatically, resulting in a multitude of parents remaining behind. This qualitative phenomenological study explored and described the reasons for the emigration of adult children of predominantly white South African parents. Multiple motivating factors validated the emigration, namely the South African political climate, violent crime, lack of employment opportunities and high skill mobility. In an attempt to justify the emigration, parents subsequently provided their children with a “license to leave”. Each parent was affected uniquely in this complex psychosocial journey. Social workers can assist in the reconstruction of meaning by guiding the parent through this life-altering decision.
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