Week 8: Stepgrandparents and the Family Dynamic

Write a paper discussing how, as a counselor, you would encourage and incorporate the role of the stepgrandparent into the stepfamily dynamic.  Support your stance with references from the chapter.  Provide the reflection in 2-3 pages in APA formatting.

Please read the following for this week as well as All Week 8 Online Course Materials:

Readings:

• Gold, J. M. (2015). Stepping In, Stepping Out: Creating Stepfamily Rhythm. Wiley.
  • Chapter 9
• Adcox, S. (n.d.). What Keeps Grandparents and Grandchildren Close? Retrieved from http://grandparents.about.com/od/grandparentingroles/a/Stepgrands.htm (Links to an external site.)