Family Therapy Paper

(40 points)
(Course Objectives 1-13 are linked with this paper) Please note that this paper may be submitted in stages. Check the bottom of page for instructions concerning due dates.

Family therapy is one way of explaining human interactions. Working with families, we have the opportunity to observe family groups in the clinical setting. This assignment is the opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of one theory you select for the focus of this paper. You may choose any of the family therapy theories discussed in the textbook or a family theory that undergirds the family therapy model used by your agency; however, please consider choosing a theory other than CBT and Solution Focused Therapy (SFT). You have had extensive experience using CBT in ADP I. Regarding SFT, students from previous classes have founded it very difficult to identify therapeutic approached for this one, primarily because SFT is heavily focused on the use of therapy techniques/interventions, rather than theory.

It is expected that, in preparation for this paper, you will read and study a number of resources beyond the textbook so that your paper will reflect a significant understanding of the assumptions the theory makes, its application, and its effectiveness.
To complete this assignment, you must first select a family. If you are not currently working in an internship, or if that internship does not provide you with a family therapy (quantity of therapy sessions: you must be able in your placement settings to provide therapy to clients for more than 4 sessions) opportunity, you will be assigned a “lab family*” within our class. (*Lab families are comprised of students within the class who will take on roles of various family members for a period of 4-6 sessions. Students who are not able to see families within their internship settings or who are not currently placed within internships will serve as therapists for these families) Please let me know no later than the second class period whether you need to be assigned to a lab family.

The paper shall be no more eighteen but now less than 12 pages, typed in APA 6 format (not including the title page, references, or your evidence based instrument). Use a minimum of 20 discipline-specific references (ones from scholarly, peer reviewed journals or assigned texts; only use online web-based sources that end in “.edu” or “.gov”). DO NOT OVER USE THE SOURCES OR TEXTBOOK AS REFERENCES (“Over use” is considered use of a source more than 4 times within your overview). The final paper is worth 40% of your grade in this course. One point will be deducted each day for papers turned in beyond the due date. One point per day is deducted beginning 8 am on the following day).

Important: The paper should include the following information. The paper should include the following components to organize your paper; however, do not, per APA, use neither Roman numerals nor the word “introduction:” What is listed below is only an outline of the content information to be included in your paper.

I. Introduction (Brief overview of what your paper will cover) 1 point (3/8/16)
II. Overview of theory (explain the central concepts of you chosen theory (Do not cover therapy techniques, interventions or explanations here). Start by presenting the central concepts as you understand them. Include explanations theorists provide concerning of how problems are conceptualized by the theory and the assumptions client have about problems/problem resolution) 7 points (3/8/16)
III. Case summary (describe the family you have chosen. Give as much history as you can and carefully explain such things, depending upon the theory you will utilize, as interactional patterns, generational themes, family roles, etc.) 5 points (3/8/16)
IV. Family Assessment (In this section link the central concepts of the theory to your case. Provide examples from the case as to how you think a particular concept fits) 7 points (3/8/16)
V. Treatment Plan: Goals, Objectives, & Intervention (drawing from you chosen model, develop the central goals for your family, measurable objectives, and treatment interventions that would allow you and family, through the use of the model to achieve these goals. 6 points. (Due 3/8/16) HOWEVER, I will not grade it on that date; Due for grading M. 4/25; T. 4/19.
VI. Evaluation of Therapy Model Intervention through the use of your Evidence Based Instrument (In this section, you will report the outcome of your pre-post measurement of your family’s progress through the use of your chosen instrument. You will provide a summary of the outcomes and include any significant areas of change or the lack thereof) 4 points (Due M. 4/25; T. 4/19)
VII. Oral and Written Evaluation of Results of Overall Work with Client– (Inthis section, you will summarize your overall progress with the client, describing the fit of the client to the model, and the progress that the client made. You will also include your own perception the progress you made as the clinician) 6 points (Due: M. 4/25; T. 4/19)
VIII. Summary/Conclusion(Brief overview of what you covered in the paper)
1 point (M. 4/25; T. 4/19)
IX. Proper APA 6, use, grammar, syntax & spelling = 3 points (M. 4/25; T. 4/19)

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