Psychology Question
Please edit and format paper to follow writing prompt instructions and format for the document upload: Write a report you would use to prepare for family counseling. Include the following sections in your report.
Genogram Review
- Review Your Genogram.
- Re-examine the genogram you created earlier, focusing on relationships, roles, and patterns.
- Pay special attention to areas of conflict, emotional connections, and significant life events.
- Re-examine the genogram you created earlier, focusing on relationships, roles, and patterns.
Genogram Analysis
- Analyze Your Genogram:
- Family Structure: Describe the overall structure of the family.
- What types of family typologies are present (nuclear, extended, blended, etc.)
- Patterns and Dynamics: Identify and analyze patterns within the family.
- Are there recurring themes or issues, such as communication styles, conflicts, or roles that appear across generations?
- Impact of Relationships: Reflect on how the relationships and dynamics represented in the genogram might influence individual family members’ behaviors, choices, and overall family functioning.
- Impact of Environmental and Contextual Factors: Demonstrate an understanding of and sensitivity to diverse family structures and cultural backgrounds in your genogram analysis.
- Your report should include an analysis of how cultural, ethnic, or socio-economic factors influence family dynamics and relationships.
- Family Structure: Describe the overall structure of the family.
Counseling Goals
- Develop Counseling Goals:
- Resolution Goals: Goals aimed at resolving specific conflicts or improving relationships between family members.
- Communication Goals: Goals to improve communication and understanding within the family.
- Behavioral Goals: Goals to address any dysfunctional behaviors or patterns observed in the genogram.
Counseling Action Plan
- Create an Action Plan for Counseling:
- Interventions: Suggest specific interventions or techniques that might be used in counseling to address the identified issues. This could include strategies for conflict resolution, communication enhancement, or emotional regulation.
- Roles and Responsibilities: Outline the roles and responsibilities of each family member in addressing the issues.
- Define how each member can contribute to the counseling process.
- Timeline: Provide a proposed timeline for achieving the counseling goals and implementing the action plan.
- Include short-term and long-term objectives.
Submit your report to this assignment.
Additional Requirements
- Written communication: Written communication is free from errors that would detract from the overall message.
- APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style. Evidence and APALinks to an external site. can help you with that.
- Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:
- Competency 1: Analyze the interrelationship of addiction, family therapy, and professional services using a systems perspective.
- Review a genogram of a selected fictional family focusing on relationships, roles, and patterns.
- Describe the overall structure of the family in a genogram of a selected fictional family.
- Analyze patterns within the family in a genogram of a selected fictional family.
- Competency 2: Develop addiction-focused psychoeducation resources.
- Reflect on how the relationships and dynamics represented in the genogram of a selected fictional family might influence individual family members’ behaviors, choices, and overall family functioning.
- Demonstrate sensitivity to diverse family structures and cultural backgrounds in a genogram analysis of a selected fictional family.
- Develop counseling goals including resolution goals, communication goals, and behavioral goals for the fictional family in the genogram.
- Create an action plan for counseling that includes interventions, roles and responsibilities, and a timeline.
- Competency 3: Communicate in a manner that is consistent with the expectations for an addictions professional.
- Communicate in a manner that is consistent with the expectations for an addictions professional.
Week 10 Assignment: Addressing Underlying Issues
| Criteria | Ratings | Points |
Review a genogram of a selected fictional family focusing on relationships, roles, and patterns. | DISTINGUISHEDReview a genogram of a selected fictional family focusing on relationships, roles, and patterns with a specific focus on areas of conflict, emotional connections, and significant life events. 44 to >37.4 pts PROFICIENTReviews a genogram of a selected fictional family focusing on relationships, roles, and patterns. 37.4 to >30.8 pts BASICReviews a genogram of a selected fictional family focusing on relationships, roles, and patterns but the review is vague and missing key details. 30.8 to >0 pts NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not review a genogram of a selected fictional family focusing on relationships, roles, and patterns. 0 pts | /44 pts |
Describe the overall structure of the family in a genogram of a selected fictional family. | DISTINGUISHEDDescribes the overall structure of the family in a genogram of a selected fictional family supported with examples of the types of family typologies that are present (nuclear, extended, blended, etc.) 44 to >37.4 pts PROFICIENTDescribes the overall structure of the family in a genogram of a selected fictional family. 37.4 to >30.8 pts BASICDescribes the overall structure of the family in a genogram of a selected fictional family but the description is vague and missing key elements. 30.8 to >0 pts NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not describe the overall structure of the family in a genogram of a selected fictional family. 0 pts | /44 pts |
Analyze patterns within the family in a genogram of a selected fictional family. | DISTINGUISHEDAnalyzes patterns within the family in a genogram of a selected fictional family supported with examples of recurring themes or issues, such as communication styles, conflicts, or roles that appear across generations 44 to >37.4 pts PROFICIENTAnalyzes patterns within the family in a genogram of a selected fictional family. 37.4 to >30.8 pts BASICIdentifies but does not analyze patterns within the family in a genogram of a selected fictional family. 30.8 to >0 pts NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not analyze patterns within the family in a genogram of a selected fictional family. 0 pts | /44 pts |
Reflect on how the relationships and dynamics represented in the genogram of a selected fictional family might influence individual family members’ behaviors, choices, and overall family functioning. | DISTINGUISHEDReflects on how the relationships and dynamics represented in the genogram of a selected fictional family might influence individual family members’ behaviors, choices, and overall family functioning supported with examples. 44 to >37.4 pts PROFICIENTReflects on how the relationships and dynamics represented in the genogram of a selected fictional family might influence individual family members’ behaviors, choices, and overall family functioning. 37.4 to >30.8 pts BASICReflects relationships and dynamics represented in the genogram of a selected fictional family but not how those might influence individual family members’ behaviors, choices, and overall family .functioning. 30.8 to >0 pts NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not reflect on how the relationships and dynamics represented in the genogram of a selected fictional family might influence individual family members’ behaviors, choices, and overall family functioning. 0 pts | /44 pts |
Demonstrate sensitivity to diverse family structures and cultural backgrounds in a genogram analysis of a selected fictional family. | DISTINGUISHEDDemonstrates sensitivity to diverse family structures and cultural backgrounds in a genogram analysis of a selected fictional family supported with examples of how cultural, ethnic, or socio-economic factors influence family dynamics and relationships. 44 to >37.4 pts PROFICIENTDemonstrates sensitivity to diverse family structures and cultural backgrounds in a genogram analysis of a selected fictional family. 37.4 to >30.8 pts BASICDescribes diverse family structures and cultural backgrounds in a genogram analysis of a selected fictional family but does not demonstrate sensitivity. 30.8 to >0 pts NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not demonstrate sensitivity to diverse family structures and cultural backgrounds in a genogram analysis of a selected fictional family 0 pts | /44 pts |
Develop counseling goals including resolution goals, communication goals, and behavioral goals for the fictional family in the genogram. | DISTINGUISHEDDevelops counseling goals including resolution goals, communication goals, and behavioral goals for the fictional family in the genogram supported with examples of goal achievement for each. 48 to >40.8 pts PROFICIENTDevelops counseling goals including resolution goals, communication goals, and behavioral goals for the fictional family in the genogram. 40.8 to >33.6 pts BASICDevelops counseling goals including either resolution goals, and/or communication goals, and/or behavioral goals for the fictional family in the genogram but not all three types of counseling goals. 33.6 to >0 pts NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not develop counseling goals including resolution goals, communication goals, and behavioral goals for the fictional family in the genogram. 0 pts | /48 pts |
Create an action plan for counseling that includes interventions, roles and responsibilities, and a timeline. | DISTINGUISHEDCreates an action plan for counseling that includes interventions, roles and responsibilities, and a timeline supported with examples of specific interventions, family member roles in addressing the issues, and the short-term and long-term objectives for achieving the counseling goals. 52 to >44.2 pts PROFICIENTCreates an action plan for counseling that includes interventions, roles and responsibilities, and a timeline. 44.2 to >36.4 pts BASICCreates an action plan for counseling that includes either interventions, and/or roles and responsibilities, and/or a timeline but not all three. 36.4 to >0 pts NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not create an action plan for counseling that includes interventions, roles and responsibilities, and a timeline. 0 pts | /52 pts |
Communicate in a manner that is consistent with the expectations for an addictions professional. | DISTINGUISHEDCommunicates with exceptional clarity in a manner that exceeds the expectations for an addictions professional. 80 to >68 pts PROFICIENTCommunicates in a manner that is consistent with the expectations for an addictions professional. |