Meeting the Needs of Noncustodial Parents in the Jewish Community

Publication Date: January 1994

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Joan B. Kristall; Geoffrey L. Grief

Research Area: Social conditions

Keywords: Single parenthood; Divorce; Family

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The needs of noncustodial mothers and fathers have long gone unrecognized. One attempt to serve this population through a Jewish Family Services-sponsored support group revealed a number of common themes that the members were experiencing that have implications for social work practice: parents wishing to reject their children and feeling rejected by them; struggling with family events and Jewish holidays; dealing with their own parents; becoming emotionally triangulated; having mixed emotions about their children's progress; and coping with loss.