Practicum – Assessing Client Families – Assignment #1 Solution

  To prepare: · Select a client family that you have observed or counseled at your practicum site. · Review pages 137–142 of Wheeler (2014) and the Hernandez Family Genogram video in this week’s Learning Resources. (SEE ATTACHED VIDEO TRANSCRIPT) · Reflect on elements of writing a comprehensive client assessment and creating a genogram for the client you selected.                                                                            The Assignment                                             Part 1: Comprehensive Client Family Assessment Create a comprehensive client assessment for your selected client family that addresses (without violating HIPAA regulations) the following: · Demographic information · Presenting problem · History or present illness · Past psychiatric history · Medical history · Substance use history · Developmental history · Family psychiatric history · Psychosocial history · History of abuse and/or trauma · Review of systems · Physical assessment · Mental status exam · Differential diagnosis · Case formulation · Treatment plan                                                   Part 2: Family Genogram Develop a genogram for the client family you selected. The genogram should extend back at least three generations (parents, grandparents, and great grandparents).   N:B. (1)PLEASE THIS ASSIGNMENT HAS 2 PARTS, AND I HAVE ATTACHED A SAMPLE OF THE ASSIGNMENT, BUT THE SAMPLE TALKS ONLY ABOUT HERNANDEZ, BUT THIS ASSIGNMENT IS FOCUS ON HERNANDEZ FAMILY.   (2). HERNANDEZ FAMILY GENOGRAM VIDEO TRANSCRIPT IS ATTACHED INCASE YOU CAN NOT VIEW THE VIDEO                                                         Learning Resources Required Readings Nichols, M. (2014). The essentials of family therapy (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.

• Chapter 8, “Experiential Family Therapy” (pp. 129–147)
• Chapter 13, “Narrative Therapy” (pp. 243–258)

Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2014). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice. New York, NY: Springer.>Practicum – Assessing Client Families

• “Genograms” pp. 137-142

Cohn, A. S. (2014). Romeo and Julius: A narrative therapy intervention for sexual-minority couples. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 25(1), 73–77. doi:10.1080/08975353.2014.881696   Escudero, V., Boogmans, E., Loots, G., & Friedlander, M. L. (2012). Alliance rupture and repair in conjoint family therapy: An exploratory study. Psychotherapy, 49(1), 26–37. doi:10.1037/a0026747   Freedman, J. (2014). Witnessing and positioning: Structuring narrative therapy with families and couples. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 35(1), 20–30. doi:10.1002/anzf.1043   Phipps, W. D., & Vorster, C. (2011). Narrative therapy: A return to the intrapsychic perspective. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 22(2), 128–147. doi:10.1080/08975353.2011.578036   Saltzman, W. R., Pynoos, R. S., Lester, P., Layne, C. M., & Beardslee, W. R. (2013). Enhancing family resilience through family narrative co-construction. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 16(3), 294–310. doi:10.1007/s10567-013-0142-2>Practicum – Assessing Client Families                                                       Required Media Governors State University (Producer). (2009). Emotionally focused couples therapy [Video file]. Chicago, IL: Author. Laureate Education (Producer). (2013b). Hernandez family genogram [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author. (SEE ATTACHED VIDEO TRANSCRIPT) Psychotherapy.net (Producer). (1998). Narrative family therapy [Video file]. San Francisco, CA: Author.