Paper On Family Case Study

Portfolio Reflection Form

Name: Alexis Wilkerson Family Case Study Course: ADRE 6320 Family Treatment in Addictions and Clinical Counseling

Semester: Fall 2016

Competencies addressed:

Knowledge

Foundations

A.5. a variety of models (e.g.., biopsychosocial, transtheoretical model of behavioral change, public health, disease) and theories (e.g.., cognitive behavioral, reality/control, harm reduction) of addiction related to substance use and other addictions (e.g.., food, gambling, sex) as well as clinical mental health counseling, including the methods, models, and principles of clinical supervision;

Knowledge

Counseling, Prevention, and Intervention

C.16. the principles, models, and documentation formats of biopsychosocial case

I reviewed the case history notes and identified the family’s issues and concerns. After identifying the issues and concerns, I wrote a paper that address each issue from Structural, Strategic, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy points of view. In order to properly address the issues and concerns, I reviewed the family history, reviews literature and notes for each approach, and conducted more research for each approach via the internet. I discussed assessment, goals, techniques, and intervention for each approach.

Explanation of how artifact relates to competencies

This paper demonstrates my knowledge of Structural Family Therapy, Strategic Family Therapy, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. It demonstrates my abilities to address the proper way to work through the stages of each approach when working with families having an individual with a history of drug and alcohol use (A.5.). In order to plan treatment for the family, I had to discuss important information from the family’s case history. Equally important, I identified areas that needed to be explored more in order to provide an appropriate case conceptualization (C.16.). Certain techniques, intervention, and guidelines were discussed with examples to show how to appropriately use them to initiate and maintain the family counseling process and relationship (D.6.). The areas I identified

I have gain more knowledge about possible family issues such as poor boundaries, substance use, unhealthy family roles, and poor displacement of authority. From this assignment, I have gain experience in proper case conceptualization and treatment planning in Structural Family Therapy, Strategic Family Therapy, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. I have gain confidence in my abilities to assess a family’s presenting issue(s) based on specific therapeutic approaches and appropriately planning effective treatment. After reading the provided assessment notes, I was able to pull out important information in order to properly address issues and plan development. Additionally, I was able review the family’s history and determine areas that needed to be explored more in order to properly address the issue/concern. In order to complete this assignment, I had to conduct research to gather information about appropriate treatment options; thus, my research capabilities have enhanced as I was able to search and find useful and truthful information. This assignment has broadened my knowledge of the use of family counseling techniques and interventions options such as joining, enactments, assigning tasks, reframing, straightforward directives, positive connotations, devil’s pact, and