University of Minnesota School of Social Work Syllabus SW 8362-Social Work Interventions with Families Part I: COURSE INFORMATION SW 8362-Social Work Interventions with Families 2 Credits Faculty contact: Name: Email: Phone: Office Location: Course Descriptions: Short Description: This is an overview of theory and models of social work intervention with families. Students will learn the theoretical constructs of traditional and emerging models of SW practice with families and develop assessment & intervention skills based on a systems perspective of the family as the center of focus and in its environmental context. Long Description: Working with families has always been central to social work practice. There is an increasing body of knowledge about how family members influence, create and cultivate behaviors in each other that has been developed and shared in the mental health disciplines. Family interventions require a switch away from the individual to the individual and his/her family environment. This switch moves the focus of assessment and intervention to the interaction of family members. This class is a seminar in models and methods for helping families cope with family problems. Through didactic and experiential activities, students will learn and practice assessment and intervention techniques for work with diverse family structures in a variety of practice settings including home, school, child welfare, mental health, family court, corrections and other community environments. Students will also increase their awareness of special issues in work w/families, e.g. minority status, gender and sexual orientation, disabilities, family violence, trauma and addiction. Pre-requisites: Page 1 of 20
Area 1. This is an advanced social work class, and the material presented in this class is at an advanced level. Social Work students enrolled in this course should have completed the foundation classes listed below, or have advanced standing status. SW 5051 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment SW 5801 - Policies and Programs in American Social Welfare SW 8151 - Social Work Practice Methods: Individuals and Systems SW 8152 - Social Work Practice Methods: Families and Groups SW 8153 - Models of Community Intervention SW 8841 - Social Work Research Methods 2. You must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in either SW 8451 Assessment and Engagement in Clinical Social Work Practice or SW8351 Advanced Practice 1: Families and Children 3. If you are not a Social Work student, you need permission of the instructor Clinical Licensure Hours: This course contains some clinical content, as required by the Minnesota Board of Social Work for eligibility for the Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW). The number of hours in each required category is listed below: Differential Diagnosis Assessment based treatment planning Clinical Intervention Methods Evaluation methodologies SW values and ethics Culturally specific clinical assessment Other areas Hours 2 4 14 2 2 2 4 Part II: Course outcomes Course Objectives After successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Understand the historical, conceptual and contextual issues influencing the development of family practice 2. Understand the development and dynamics of family functioning from multiple perspectives 3. Identify and describe the conceptual foundation, intervention techniques and empirical support of the major pioneering models of family therapy as well as newer emerging models of services 4. Increase awareness of the impact of diversity in working with families, particularly race, class, culture, ethnicity, gender, sexual preference, aging, and disabilities 5. Understand the impact of your family of origin and current family and its influence on your work with families 6. increase knowledge of the needs of families experiencing unique family problems (i.e. domestic violence, blended families, trauma and loss, adoptive families, etc.) Page 2 of 20
Social Work Practice Competencies Successful completion of this concentration course implies that the student has achieved competency in the following advanced practice behaviors: Competency: 2.1.1 Identify as a professional social worker and conduct oneself accordingly Social workers serve as representatives of the profession, its mission, and its core values. They know the profession s history. Social workers commit themselves to the profession s enhancement and to their own professional conduct and growth. Social workers: Covered in class through (i.e., Practice Behavior Assessed Apply knowledge of social services, policies and programs relevant to their area of practice Develop a plan for ongoing professional education, including supervision. activity, reading, content) Class Session 2: Lecture Class Session 15: Lecture: Supervision & Ongoing Training Practice Activity: a. Assessment of environmental strengths and resources Experiential Exercise: a. The Walk & Talk Continuum for Evaluation and Goal Setting Competency: 2.1.2 Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice Social workers have an obligation to conduct themselves ethically and to engage in ethical decision-making. Social workers are knowledgeable about the value base of the profession, its ethical standards, and relevant law. Social workers: Practice Behavior Identify and analyze value-based and ethical dilemmas that arise in their area of practice, using professional codes of ethical standards and through appropriate professional consultation. Covered in class through (i.e., activity, reading, content) Classes 2-14 Lecture Assessed Skills Practice: a. Participation in weekly role-plays of family scenarios followed by: b. group discussion of value conflicts and ethical dilemmas Competency: 2.1.3 Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments Social workers are knowledgeable about the principles of logic, scientific inquiry, and reasoned discernment. They use critical thinking augmented by creativity and curiosity. Critical thinking also requires the synthesis and communication of relevant information. Social workers: Practice Behaviors Identify and synthesize multiple sources of knowledge to understand policy and practice issues related to their area of practice Covered in class through (i.e., activity, reading, content) Class Session 12 & 13 Lectures Text Chapters 14 & 15 1. Differential criteria for modality decision making 2. Comparative Analysis Assessed Final Group Presentation & Paper Page 3 of 20
Identify and evaluate models of assessment, prevention, intervention and evaluation that are appropriate to their area of practice. Class Sessions 2 15 Lecture Course Readings Family Scenario Role Plays: a. Practice skills from 6 family therapy modalities b. Application of skills to diverse populations and practice settings EP 2.1.4 Engage diversity and difference in practice Social workers understand how diversity characterizes and shapes the human experience and is critical to the formation of identity. The dimensions of diversity are understood as the intersectionality of multiple factors including age, class, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, immigration status, political ideology, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation. Social workers appreciate that, as a consequence of difference, a person s life experiences may include oppression, poverty, marginalization, and alienation as well as privilege, power, and acclaim. Social workers: Covered in class through (i.e., Practice Behavior Assessed Engage in practice that challenges the systems of privilege and oppression by utilizing the culturally relevant assessments and interventions specific to the context of their area of practice activity, reading, content) Class Session 4: Guest Lecturers Course Readings Video: Hmong Boy Practice Activities: a. mapping a cultural genogram b. mapping crosscultural transactions after role-play EP 2.1.6 Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research Social workers use practice experience to inform research, employ evidence-based interventions, evaluate their own practice, and use research findings to improve practice, policy, and social service delivery. Social workers comprehend quantitative and qualitative research and understand scientific and ethical approaches to building knowledge. Social workers: Practice Behaviors Demonstrate ability to evaluate practice and/or programs in an area of concentration Demonstrate ability use practice experience to shape research questions, methods and processes to advance knowledge Covered in class through (i.e., activity, reading, content) Classes 12-13 Classes 12-13 Assessed Final Group Presentations Final Group Presentations in an area of concentration. Competency: 2.1.7 Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment Social workers are knowledgeable about human behavior across the life course; the range of social systems in which people live; and the ways social systems promote or deter people in maintaining or achieving health and well-being. Social workers apply theories and knowledge from the liberal arts to understand biological, social, cultural, psychological, and spiritual development. Social workers: Practice Behavior Evaluate and synthesize theories and perspectives of human behavior and the social environment to choose and apply Covered in class through (i.e., activity, reading, content) Classes 2-14 Lectures Text Chapters 14 & 15 Assessed Practice Skills: a. post role play evaluations Page 4 of 20
methods of assessment, intervention and evaluation in their area of practice Demonstrate knowledge of ethnocultural, biological, psychological and spiritual frameworks, and multi-axial diagnostic classification systems used in the formulation of comprehensive mental health assessment and intervention planning. Course Discussion Class Sessions 2-14 Lectures Course Readings Guest Lectures Video Presentations Final Group Presentation Group Presentation Case File: a. identify and describe assessment tools utilized b. describe intervention goals, strategies and skills c. describe unique aspects of treatment modality utilized Competency: 2.1.9 Respond to contexts that shape practice Social workers are informed, resourceful, and proactive in responding to evolving organizational, community, and societal contexts at all levels of practice. Social workers recognize that the context of practice is dynamic, and use knowledge and skill to respond proactively. Social workers: Covered in class through (i.e., Practice Behavior Assessed Assess the impact of historical and contemporary contexts on practice and policy in their area of practice activity, reading, content) Class Sessions 1 & 2: a. Lecture b. Course Readings Structured class discussion of Nichol s text chapters: 1 & 2 Competency: 2.1.10 (a)-(b) Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities Professional practice involves the dynamic and interactive processes of engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation at multiple levels. Social workers have the knowledge and skills to practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Practice knowledge includes identifying, analyzing, and implementing evidence-based interventions designed to achieve client goals; using research and technological advances; evaluating program outcomes and practice effectiveness; developing, analyzing, advocating, and providing leadership for policies and services; and promoting social and economic justice. Practice Behavior Engage: Use empathy and sensitive interviewing skills to engage individuals and families in identifying their strengths and problems Engage: Establish rapport and maintain effective working relationships with families and children Engage: Employ diverse strategies to arrive at mutually agreed-on focus of work and desired outcomes in social work practice with families and children. Covered in class through (i.e., activity, reading, content) Classes Sessions: 2, 3, 6, 8 & 14 Class Sessions: 2, 3, 6, 8 & 14 Class Sessions: 2-14 Assessed Practice Scenarios Final Group Presentation/Family Video Group Practice Activity Class Role-plays of diverse family intervention modalities Assess: Conduct comprehensive Classes 2, 4,5, 9, 10 & 11 Family Genogram Assignment Page 5 of 20
bio-psychosocial, spiritual and culturally appropriate assessments as needed for social practice with families and children Lecture Course Readings Practice Activities a. spiritual genograms b. cultural genograms c. eco-maps d. transactional genograms e. family circumplex model Assess: Administer and interpret standard assessment and diagnostic tools that are appropriate for use in social work practice with families and children (e.g., risk assessment, family strengths scale) Assess: Assess individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities to determine a range of potentially effective and appropriate interventions to improve practice outcomes related to social work practice with families and children, as well as to determine their existing strengths and assets. Interventions: Use appropriate evidenced-based interventions (e.g., groups, case management) to help families and children resolve identified and agreed upon problems. Intervention: Implement evidenced-based interventions that enhance family and child capacities. Intervention: Intervene at different levels to achieve the agreed upon desired practice outcomes. Intervention: Maintain accurate records documenting the assessment, interventions and Classes 2-5, 9 & 11 Classes 1 & 2 Lecture & Course Readings Classes 5 14 Lecture Course Readings Classes 5-14 Lecture Course Readings Classes 5-14 Lecture Course Readings Classes 5-14 Lecture Course Readings Final Group Assignment Class Practice Activities: a. family genograms b. cultural genograms c. transactional genograms d. eco-maps e. pre-treatment assessment for marital therapy Practice Activities: a. Assessing family strengths and resources b. Assessing environmental strengths and resources c. Identifying person in family and family in environment interactions Class Role Plays: a. application of specific skills (from 6 family intervention modalities) to work in diverse roles and settings. Class Practice Activities: a. family intervention role-plays Class Practice Activities: a. family intervention role-plays Final Group Assignment: Maintaining a Family Case File Page 6 of 20
outcomes. Evaluate: Apply research skills to analyze, monitor and evaluate and improve interventions and programs in social work practice with families and children Classes 2-15 Lecture Course Readings Final Group Presentation a. describe and discuss research findings specific to practice modality presented Part III: Course requirements Required Text: All materials are available through e-reserves or posted on course Moodle site. Nichols, Michael P. (2010). Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods. 9 th Ed. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon Publishing. Recommended Reading: McGoldrick, M., Giordano, J. & Garcia-Preto (2005). Ethnicity and family therapy. (3 rd Edition). Guilford Press Walsh, F. (2006). Strengthening family resilience. (2 nd Edition). Guilford Press, 2006. Supplementary Readings: Various articles to enhance class information. All supplementary readings will be posted on the course MOODLE site. These articles will be listed in the syllabus on the date of the class they will be covered. Other Course Tools: Students will be provided access to Eco-Map and Genopro technology that can be accessed on line (instructor will provide you with an access number on the first day of class). These sites will be utilized throughout the semester and will assist in completion of course assignments. Assignments More assignment information and instruction is available on the course Moodle page. A. Family of Origin Project: 35 points Due week 6 at the beginning of class. The purpose of this project is to increase self awareness of the impact of your family of origin on your work with families and to give you experience in using tools from various models to assess and intervene in family dynamics. This project involves doing your family genogram. You will construct a three generation genogram of your own nuclear family including your grandparents, parents, siblings, their spouses if applicable and children if applicable and your children if applicable. Your genogram will include a transactional map that diagrams your family s relational patterns (i.e. patterns of attachment, cut-offs and conflicted relationships, triangles, sub-systems, alliances, etc). You will be using class lecture and course readings descriptive of Structural Family Therapy Page 7 of 20
as a primary tool for completion of your genogram. In addition to structurally mapping out the genogram, students will write a brief (5 page) paper describing what transactional and generational patterns, behaviors, beliefs and norms you became aware of when analyzing your genogram. How might these family patterns, behaviors, beliefs, norms impact your practice with families today and in the future? If you were to intervene in one family transaction identified in your genogram, what would that be? What specific intervention strategy (from course material) might you prescribe to modify this dynamic? Provide your rationale for choosing this intervention strategy. B. Family Simulation Group Project: 50 points Due the week AFTER you present your role-play in class. Small groups will be formed during the second week of the semester. Your group will be conducting a family session outside of class. This will be a 2 nd or 3 rd session, one that will show you using some of the tools you have learned in class. This will be a taped session. You will present 10 minutes of the session to the entire class. Each small group will be given a family scenario to role play. This scenario will provide pertinent family information as well as prescribe the setting you will be working in (i.e. in-home, community mental health center, juvenile corrections day treatment, child welfare, schools, mental health clinic, etc.). Each group will present the rationale and theories guiding choice of modality chosen for work with your family scenario (i.e. solution focused, narrative, structural, etc.). You will have 45 minutes (including the chosen 10 minutes of your taped session) to present your family, discuss your choice of intervention, provide examples of interventions that worked well and interventions that you may have added or modified. Groups are encouraged to provide time for questions and feedback from your peers. One week after you present in class, you will organize (in a case file) and turn in to the instructor the following information: 1. Genogram 2. Timeline 3. Ecomap 4. Structural diagram 5. Brief paper (5 pages double spaced) on theory used in role-play: See a below 6. One page self-evaluation of experience from role: See b below Case notes developed after each session will be placed on the right side of the file. You will be expected to provide case notes according to classroom instruction. Case note templates are posted on the course Moodle site. These narratives should also reflect your theory base, (so that theory guides your assessment), your hypothesizing, and your interventions. Theory base should include not only those learned in this class, but should integrate information from other social work graduate classes. Page 8 of 20
Family Simulation Paper Guidelines: a. Brief paper (5 pages double spaced): describe and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of this model, tie any examples to your group s role-played family session. b. One page self-evaluation: discuss your experience in doing the role play, if you took on the role of a family member; include your assessment of the model from the perspective of that role. Which techniques would you feel most comfortable incorporating into your own direct practice with families? Which techniques are you least comfortable with? C. Class participation in discussion of course readings and engagement in class activities and exercises: 15 points Direct practice with families requires social workers to actively prepare for, initiate and participate in group discussions and experiential learning activities. In addition, students must demonstrate the ability to effectively manage disagreements and to communicate information verbally as well as in writing. We will be covering 7 family intervention models and practicing 6 of them in depth during class. You will have the opportunity to practice specific techniques in small groups during class periods after we have spent time reviewing how each model works. You will earn class participation points for how well you prepare for class discussions and your active engagement in experiential learning. You will have an opportunity to earn 1 class participation point per class session. If you miss a class, you will have an opportunity to make up the point you miss that day. Grading Methods for Papers: Exceptional: represents work that is complete, accurate, creative, clear and exceeds graduate school expectations. (A- to A+) Graduate Level: represents work that is at the expected level of proficiency (B to B+). Good: represents work that may be well done to outstanding in some areas but reflects problems in other areas; for example is incomplete, inaccurate or unclear (B-) Improvement Needed: represents work that is below graduate level expectation, and has only a few or minor strengths (C to C+) Deficient: represents work that is incomplete or lacking overall in quantity and quality. Indicates that work is not approaching graduate level expectations (C- to D-). Page 9 of 20
Students may rewrite any assignment that falls into the improvement needed or deficient categories. Grade Distribution and Assignment Weighting: Class participation 15 points Family of Origin project 35 points Family Simulation Project with paper 50 points Total Possible Points = 100 GRADING SCALE 93-100 = A 80-82 = B- 67-69 = D+ 90-92 =A- 77-79 = C+ 60-66 = D- 87-89 =B+ 73-76 = C 59-below = F 83-86 =B 70-72 = C- Course Policies There are many University and School of Social Work policies that govern this course. Please go to http://www.cehd.umn.edu/ssw/documents/sswcoursepolicies.pdf to see a complete description of all the policies. PART IV: COURSE CONTENT Session Plans: CLASS SESSION 1: (date aa/bb/cccc) Topic: Overview and Principals: What is a family and how does it work? Related Session Activities: Introductions of instructor and students Course expectations, goals, assignments Lecture: Shifting the focus from the individual to the interactions of individuals. Video Clip: Little Miss Sunshine. Small Group Discussion: What are the signs of a healthy family? NICHOLS TEXT: Introduction: The Foundations of Family therapy. Pages 1-8. Read before first class. CLASS SESSION 2: Topic: Family strengths and context Page 10 of 20
Related Session Activities: Lecture: The family as an organic system or living whole. Practice Skills: Small group exercise with diverse family scenarios: a. identifying person in family interactions b. identifying family in environment interactions c. assessment of family strengths and resources d. assessment of environmental strengths and resources NICHOLS TEXT: Chapter 1: The Evolution of Family Therapy Chapter 2: Lessons from the Early Models: Group Processes and Communications Analysis McQuaide, S. & Ehrenreich J.H. (1997). Assessing client strengths. Families in Society, 78, 201-213. Early, T.J. (2001). Measures for practice with families from a strengths perspective: Families in Society, 82, 225-233. FOR NEXT WEEK: Review genopro & ecomap online tools (See course Moodle site). Review family assessment handouts: structural, cultural and transactional genograms, time lines & family circumplex model. Family assessment tools will be introduced and practiced during next week s class. CLASS SESSION 3: Topic: Foundations, family transactions, assessment tools Related Activities: Lecture: Stages of family work, assessing family transactions, tools & techniques Practice Skills: a. Joining and contracting b. Data collection and assessment: review family assessment tools c. Context and setting d. Scope and sanction of role e. Intervention goals NICHOLS TEXT: Chapter 3: Basic Techniques of Family Therapy NICHOLS TEXT: Chapter 4: The Fundamental Concepts of Family Therapy Nelson, T.S., Fleuridas, C. & Rosenthal, D. (1986). The evolution of circular questions: training family therapists, Journal of Marital & Family Therapy, 12, 113-127. CLASS SESSION 4: Topic: Practice with diverse families Page 11 of 20
Related Activities: Guest Speaker: Juan & Elizabeth Linares Class discussion: Discussion of today s assigned readings. Practice Skills: Culturally sensitive assessment of a bi-cultural family: a. Mapping a Cultural Genogram b. Diagramming cross-cultural transactions in families McGeorge, C. & Stone-Carlson, T. (2009). Deconstructing Heterosexism: Becoming an LGBT Affirmative Heterosexual Couple and Family Therapist. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 37, 1, 14-26. Limb, G. & Hodge, D. R., (2011). Utilizing Spiritual Ecograms With Native American Families and Children to Promote Cultural Competence in Family Therapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 37, 1, 81-94. Strock-Lynskey, D. & Keller, D.W. (2006). Integrating a family-centered approach into social work practice with families of children and adolescents with disabilities. Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation, 6 (1-2): 111-34. CLASS SESSION 5: Topic: Eco-structural approaches to practice with families Related Activities: Video Clip: The Legacy of Unresolved Loss: Monica McGoldrick Skills Practice: Small groups work with practice scenario: in-home intervention with a 3 generational family system. a. Assessment: small group practice with eco-maps & diagrammatic mapping b. Techniques: process questions, assigning tasks, decreasing reactivity Required Readings: NICHOL S TEXT: Chapter 5: Bowen Family Systems Therapy: Intergenerational Models Aponte, H. J. (1976). The Family-School Interview: An Eco-Structural Approach. Family Process, 15, 303-11. CLASS SESSION 6: Topic: Structural Family Interventions Related Activities: Page 12 of 20
Lecture: Structural Family Therapy Skills Practice: Multi-systemic interventions in a juvenile corrections setting a. joining and accommodating b. enactment c. structural mapping d. highlighting and modifying interactions e. boundary making f. unbalancing g. challenging unproductive assumptions NICHOL S TEXT: Chapter 7: Structural Family Therapy Nichols, M.P. (2000). The effective use of enactments in family therapy: A discoveryoriented process study. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 26, 143-153. Davis, K. M. (2001). Structural-strategic family counseling: A case study in elementary school counseling; Professional School Counseling, 4, 180-187. CLASS SESSION 7: Topic: Solution-Focused/Brief Family Interventions Related Activities: Video Clip: Insoo Kim-Berg Lecture: Strategic & Structural Family Interventions Skills Practice: Changing problem talk into solution talk : a. scaling questions b. exception questions c. miracle questions d. coping questions NICHOL S TEXT: Chapter 6: Chapter 12: Strategic Family Therapy Solution-Focused Therapy Berg, I. K., & DeJong, P. (1996). Solution-Building Conversations: Co-Constructing a Sense of Competence with Clients. Families in Society, 77, 376-391. Barth, R.P. (1990). Theories guiding home-based intensive family preservation services. In J.K. Whittaker, J. Kinney, E.M. Tracy, and C. Booth (Eds), Reaching high-risk families (pp. 89-112). Page 13 of 20
CLASS SESSION 8: Topic: Psychodynamic Family Therapy Related Activities: Lecture: Attachment Neurobiology in Families Containment vs. Compartmentalization Skills Practice: The Invisible Consultant Intervention: use of therapeutic relationships to support containment of intense emotion in families: a. listening b. empathy c. interpretation & objectivity d. recognizing and using counter-transference NICHOL S TEXT: Chapter 9: Psychoanalytic Family Therapy Cozolino, L. (2006). The neuroscience of human relationships: attachment and the developing social brain. Hudgins, M.K., Drucker, K. & Metcalf, K. (1999). The containing double: a clinically effective psychodrama intervention for PTSD, British Journal of Psychodrama and Sociometry, 58-77 CLASS SESSION 9: Topic: Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy Related Activities: Lecture: Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy Skills Practice: Assessment: Pre-treatment Assessments for Marital Therapy (Nichol s Text page 257) Intervention: a. contracting b. teaching and facilitating positive communication exchanges c. supporting shared decision making d. mediation skills: difference between positions and interests Guest Speaker: Required Readings: NICHOL S TEXT: Tanja K. Manrique, District Court Judge (Ret.) Chapter 10: Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy Suveg, C., Hudson, J. L., Brewer, G. (2000). Cognitive-behavioral family therapy with a family in high-conflict divorce: A case study, Clinical Social Work Journal, 28, 105-120 CLASS SESSION 10: Page 14 of 20
Topic: Narrative Interventions Related Activities: Video Clip: Hmong Boy: Honoring Community Elders in Story and Song. Lecture: Overview of Narrative History, Theory, Assessment and Practice Practice Skills: 1. Assessment: narrative questions (relative influence questions) 2. Techniques: externalizing the problem, re-authoring, reinforcing and narrative discourse in cross-cultural settings. NICHOL S TEXT: Chapter 13: Narrative Therapy Ungar, M.T. (2001). Constructing narratives of resilience with high-risk youth. Journal of Systemic Therapies, Vol. 20, Iss. 2; pg. 58; (16). Madsen, W.C. (1999). Inviting new stories: Narrative ideas in family-centered services. Journal of Systemic Therapies, Vol. 18, Iss. 3; pg. 1; (22) CLASS SESSION 11: Topic: Experiential Methods Related Activities: Video Clip: Virginia Satir Lecture: Overview of Experiential History, Theory, Assessment and Practice Practice Skills: Experiential practice in an adolescent chemical dependency setting. Assessment: a. informal & formal tools: sociograms, genograms & eco-maps Techniques: a. genuiness, b. role training, c. family sculpting, d. promoting self expression and f. individuation NICHOL S TEXT: Chapter 8: Experiential Family Therapy Bing, E. (1970). The conjoint family drawing. Family Process. 9:173-194. Arad, D. (2004). If your mother were an animal, what animal would she be? Creating play stories in family therapy: The animal attribution story-telling technique. AAST. Family Process. 43:249-263. CLASS SESSION 12: Topic: Differential criteria for modality decision making Page 15 of 20
Related Activity: Small Group Family Session Presentations: Structural/Strategic Group Solution Focused Brief Group Cognitive Behavioral Group NICHOL S TEXT: Chapter 14: Integrative Models Lebow, J.L. (1987). Developing a personal integration in family therapy: Principals for model construction and practice. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 13, (1) 1-14 CLASS SESSION 13: Topic: Differential criteria for modality decision making Related Activity: Small Group Family Session Presentations: Narrative Group Experiential Group NICHOL S TEXT: Chapter 15: Comparative Analysis CLASS SESSION 14: Topic: Parent Guidance and Engagement Across Diverse Settings Related Activities: Guest Speakers: Practice Skills: NICHOL S TEXT: The Intentional Parenting Center a. joining with parents, b. teaching parenting skills with diverse populations and settings Chapter 16: Research on Family Intervention: Family Treatment and Prevention Programs Gearity, A. (2009). Developmental Repair Treatment Manual. Chapter 5: Engaging Families: This manual is available for download at www.washburn.org. Chapter 5 will be posted on the Moodle course site. Page 16 of 20
CLASS SESSION 15: Topic: Wrap up, course evaluation Related Activities: Lecture/Discussion: Termination, Supervision and ongoing training Practice Skills: a. The Walk & Talk Continuum: Experiential activity to teach families how to evaluate and take ownership of steps towards change. TIME FOR FINAL GROUP PRESENTATION IF NEEDED Powell, W.E. (2010). Imagining the better angels of our nature. Families in Society, Nov./Dec., 331-332. Page 17 of 20
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ADDITIONAL READING Altshuler, S.J. (1999). Constructing genograms with children in care: Implications for casework practice. Child Welfare, 78, 77. Aponte, H. J. (1976). The Family-School Interview: An Eco-Structural Approach. Arad, D. (2004). If your mother were an animal, what animal would she be? Creating play stories in family therapy: The animal attribution story-telling technique. AAST. Family Process. 43:249-263. Barth, R.P. (1990). Theories guiding home-based intensive family preservation services. In J.K. Whittaker, J. Kinney, E.M. Tracy, and C. Booth (Eds), Reaching high-risk families (pp. 89-112). Family Process, 15, 303-11. Belsky, J. (1981). Early Human Experience: A Family Perspective. Developmental Psychologist, 17, 83-96. Berg, I. K., & DeJong, P. (1996). Solution-Building Conversations: Co-Constructing a Sense of Competence with Clients. Families in Society, 77, 376-391. Bing, E. (1970). The conjoint family drawing. Family Process. 9:173-194. Cozolino, L. (2006). The neuroscience of human relationships: attachment and the developing social brain. Davis, K. M. (2001). Structural-strategic family counseling: A case study in elementary school counseling; Professional School Counseling, 4, 180-187. Early, T.J. (2001). Measures for practice with families from a strengths perspective: Families in Society, 82, 225-233. Gearity, A. (2009). Developmental Repair Treatment Manual. Chapter 5: Engaging Families. Hudgins, M.K., Drucker, K. & Metcalf, K. (1999). The containing double: a clinically effective psychodrama intervention for PTSD, British Journal of Psychodrama and Sociometry, 58-77. Lebow, J.L. (1987). Developing a personal integration in family therapy: Principals for model construction and practice. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 13, (1) 1-14. Limb, G. & Hodge, D. R., (2011). Utilizing Spiritual Ecograms With Native American Families and Children to Promote Cultural Competence in Family Therapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 37, 1, 81-94. Page 19 of 20
Madsen, W.C. (1999). Inviting new stories: Narrative ideas in family-centered services. Journal of Systemic Therapies, Vol. 18, Iss. 3; pg. 1; (22). McGeorge, C. & Stone-Carlson, T. (2009). Deconstructing Heterosexism: Becoming an LGBT Affirmative Heterosexual Couple and Family Therapist. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 37, 1, 14-26. McQuaide, S. & Ehrenreich J.H. (1997). Assessing client strengths. Families in Society, 78, 201-213. Nelson, T.S., Fleuridas, C. & Rosenthal, D. (1986). The evolution of circular questions: training family therapists, Journal of Marital & Family Therapy, 12, 113-127. Nichols, M.P. (2000). The effective use of enactments in family therapy: A discoveryoriented process study. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 26, 143-153. Radohl, T. (2010). Incorporating the family into the formula: family-directed structural therapy for children with serious emotional disturbance. Child and Family Social Work, Vol. 10. Seleckman, M. & King, S. (2001). It s my drug : Solution-oriented family therapy with self-harming adolescents. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 20, 88, (18). Strock-Lynskey, D. & Keller, D.W. (2006). Integrating a family-centered approach into social work practice with families of children and adolescents with disabilities. Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation, 6 (1-2): 111-34. Suveg, C., Hudson, J. L., Brewer, G. (2000). Cognitive-behavioral family therapy with a family in high-conflict divorce: A case study, Clinical Social Work Journal, 28, 105-120 Ungar, M.T. (2001). Constructing narratives of resilience with high-risk youth. Journal of Systemic Therapies, Vol. 20, Iss. 2; pg. 58; (16). White, M. & Epstein, D. (1990). Externalizing the problem: A narrative means to Therapeutic Ends. Chapter 2: Story, Knowledge and Power. Page 20 of 20