PRAC 6650 Practicum–Assessing Client Families Essay
PRAC 6650 Practicum–Assessing Client Families Essay
Learning Objectives
Students will:
- Assess client families presenting for psychotherapy
- Develop genograms for client families presenting for psychotherapy
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.
- Reflect on elements of writing a comprehensive client assessment and creating a genogram for the client you selected.
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).
No Assignment due this week.
Submit Assignment By Day 7 of Week 5
Making Connections
This week, you examined the effectiveness of therapeutic approaches for client families with impaired family functioning and you created genograms.
Next week, you will:
- Consider your own practicum experiences involving family therapy sessions
This week, you will examine the effectiveness of therapeutic approaches for client families with impaired family functioning and you will create genograms.
Learning Resources
Required Readings
Required Media
The approximate length of this media piece is 115 minutes.
Laureate Education (Producer). (2013b). Hernandez family genogram [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.
Accessible player –Downloads– Download Video w/CC Download Audio Download Transcript
Credit: Provided courtesy of the Laureate International Network of Universities.
Psychotherapy.net. (Producer). (n.d.). Narrative family therapy [Video file].
The approximate length of this media piece is 111 minutes.
Optional Resources
Nichols, M., & Davis, S. D. (2020). The essentials of family therapy (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.