本研究以家庭壓力理論爲基礎，以將子女安置於教養機構而無 法維繫家庭結構與功能的危機家庭爲例，探討家庭生命週期中的壓 力事件，並分析爲何無法以家庭自身的資源或外界資源來因應壓 力。研究方法採質化研究之個案研究法進行深度訪談。在家庭壓力 方面的分析發現，案家生命週期發展過程中所經歷的壓力事件有 「接連性」與「連鎖性」之特質，具「壓力累積」的現象。在家庭 資源方面，初級團體的資源有限，甚至包含著衝突與壓力，在社會 支持的獲取上亦有困難：來自資源提供者是「資源貧乏」、「資源 障礙」與「資源無效」三大類型；來自受訪者本身的困難因素則 有，與資源者關係不睦、受訪者資源的缺乏、因烙印感未尋求資 源、訊息不足及對於獲取資源的意願不高等因素。根據研究結果建 議在對家庭問題的處遇與實質服務上，志願與政府部門應加強分工 與整合以提供個案管理或照顧管理服務、建立社區網狀服務體系等 支援。在政策方面，由於家庭需要獲得更積極的資源以協助其維繫 或重建，國内目前又缺乏有系統的家庭政策，未來家庭政策之建構 應是必需的，其方向須考量整體性、確認與強化家庭功能、並預防 家庭的崩潰。

This paper is bases on the “ABC-X model of Family Stress”， especially focusing on the forming of family dysfunction because of scarce resources. By case studies we interview with the parents who settled their children in the Taiwan Provincial Taichung Children ' s Home, to see the processes why and how they must search for an alternative way to family functions. We find a “stress pile-up” phenomenon in family life cycle. The resources at both personal level and family system are not enough to cope with stressful family events or situations, because the resources from such primary system are limited and usually with conflicts. And it is also hard to get supports from social system. Resources form social networks are “poor”，“blocked”，or “unavailable”，while the relationship between the families and their potential resource providers are poor and difficult to have a just information. Finally, we tried to propose some strategies linking to the provisions to be done by social work practice and the government, including an improvement of public/private partnership, case ( care) management and community-based services. We argue that more positive measures and resources should be devoted to preserve and reunify a well-functioning family. A more concrete and comprehensive family policy is necessary in the near future, by which families should not be left on their own.