title: Towards a balanced whole: the well-functioning family.
abstract: Counters a preoccupation with the dysfunctional family with a description of healthy family functioning through a balancing process between polar opposites. Constructs a Core Dimensions of Family Functioning assessment diagram, integrating the various perspectives of essential family therapies and culminating in the dimension of a spiritual presence in the family. Emphasizes the competence of families and couples to balance competing demands through a case presentation of a critical family life cycle transition.
authors.affiliation: Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, Kitchener Interfaith Pastoral Counselling Centre, 151 Frederick Street, Kitchener, Ontario N2H 2M2, Canada.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: VanKatwyk
mesh_terms: D005192:Family Health; D005195:Family Relations; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D010327:Pastoral Care; D014481:United States