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The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate how you would apply diagnosis and treatment planning processes when working with couples or families. Review the media Case Studies of a Couple and a Family. Select one of the two case studies—one couple vignette and one family vignette—to use for this assignment.
1.Identify and evaluate specific methods you would use during the assessment and diagnosis phase with this couple or family.
◦Apply family systems models used for understanding patterns of dysfunction in relationships to describe how you would incorporate assessment and diagnostic processes into your work with this couple or family.
◦Explain how you would apply the DSM-5 diagnostic system to this couple or family. Review the materials in the DSM-5 about relational problems (pages 715–722, “Relational Problems” under “Other Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention”). If you decide to give a diagnosis to any of the individuals, what would it be, and how might this diagnosis impact the couple’s or family’s therapy process?
2.Explain how you would include sociocultural factors in the assessment and diagnosis of this couple or family.
◦Evaluate the influence of the clients’ sociocultural background, personal history, environment, and family or relationship systems on their current experiences and the presentation of their symptoms. You will need to support your ideas with evidence from the professional literature.
◦Discuss how your own sociocultural background, personal history, values, biases, and assumptions would impact the diagnostic process with this couple or family. For example, might you have difficulty understanding the meaning of some the symptoms these clients present; or, might you overlook, or over-emphasize, certain symptoms, given your own background and history?
3.Discuss the ethical issues that may arise when assessing and diagnosing a couple or family. Apply specific ethical standards (such as those from the American Counseling Association (ACA), American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), and Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) to the issues you may encounter when assessing and diagnosing this couple or family.
4.Design an effective treatment plan for this couple or family based on the assessment information you have observed and collected during the diagnostic process. Use the following outline for your treatment plan:
◦What is the focus of the therapy (key issues and concerns that will be addressed)?
◦What are some of the main goals for this couple or family? What specific changes in the couple or family would be evidence of positive movement or would demonstrate that the therapy is being effective? For each goal noted, list examples of specific interventions or counseling techniques that will be used during the sessions.
◦What interventions will be used during sessions to help the couple or family reach their goals?
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NOTE TO WRITER: You my choose either one (couple or family). I don’t have a preference. Please no plagiarism. Make sure to follow the attached template.Thank you!!!
CLASS BOOK:
Nolen-Hoeksema, S. (2011). Abnormal psychology (5th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 9780073382784
