Transforming Family Conflict:

an exploration of the contexts, skills

and perceptions of four community peacebuilders

A Summary Report

by David Ketchum, Holly Ketchum and Ma Somethea

for Peace Bridges

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

October 2009

Table of Contents

Part 1: Why did Peace Bridges Research Family Conflict?

Part 2: How did Peace Bridges Conduct the Case Study?

Part 3: What Were the Key Theoretical Assumptions?

1. Domestic Violence Defined in Cambodian Law
2. Types of Family Violence
3. Social Indicators
4. Qualities of Healthy Families

Part 4: What Did Peace Bridges Discover?

1. The Experience of Family Conflict - The Importance of Empathy for Self and Others - Gender Stereotypes & Expressing Vulnerability

2. Supporting Healthy Family Practices - Respecting & Valuing One Another - Parenting that Nurtures, Protects & Guides - Adapting to Change - Solving Problems Peacefully

3. Identifying Continuing Needs - Identifying & Understanding Aggravating Factors - Providing More Opportunities to Apply and Practice - Community Support -
Understanding the Limitations of Empathy

Part 5: Program Implications

1. Engaging Values & Attitudes
2. Including All the Members of the Family
3. Keeping the Family Together
4. Enlarging the Possibilities

Annotated Bibliography

Family Conflict & Violence
Family Conflict & Violence in Cambodia
Healthy Family Systems
Research Methodology

More Information

Full Case Study Report
About Peace Bridges
Peaceful Families Program

A Word of Thanks