Assignment: Applying Theoretical Interventions for Clients Experiencing Life Transition and Developmental Issues Couple and family helping professionals have varying degrees of work. What they all have in common is that their clients represent the variety of human experience. Even those helping professionals with a specific clinical focus see variety in the ways in which specific…

In our culture, there is an increased use of social media.  Social media has changed the way people and families interact with each other.  Many theorists believe social media has advantages of connecting people, while other theorists believe social media negatively affects relationships, for many reasons.  Social workers need to be aware of the couples’…

Primary Applications    Readings    · Gurman, A. S., Lebow, J. L., & Snyder, D. K. (2015). Clinical handbook of couple therapy. New York, NY: The Guilford Press.    o Chapter 15, “Couple Therapy and the Treatment of Affairs ”    o Chapter 21, “Couple Therapy and Alcohol Problems”    · Williams, M. (2012). Couples…

Overview of Couple and Family Counseling Readings must use the reading.    · Course Introduction    · Gurman, A. S., Lebow, J. L., Snyder, D. K. (2015). Clinical handbook of couple therapy. New York, NY: The Guilford Press.    o Chapter 1, “Theory and Practice of Couple Therapy: History, Contemporary Models, and a Framework for…

Week 5: Building an Agenda Experienced policy advocates realize that their first challenge is to get a specific policy issue on decision makers’ agendas in agency, community, or legislative settings. —Bruce S. Jansson, Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate: From Policy Practice to Social Justice (8th ed.) When you have committed yourself to an issue and…

Assignment: Self-Harm One of the more frightening child and adolescent issues is suicide. Suicide is a tragic event and is the third leading cause of death among adolescents (Somers-Flanagan & Somers-Flanagan, 2007, p. 155). Assessing suicidal children and adolescents as well as those who self-mutilate can be very difficult for many clinicians, and it takes…

Assignment: Eating Disorders Eating disorders can plague both males and females, and they generally have different unattainable physical appearance-related goals. Males may feel the need to develop large muscles and are more vulnerable to taking drugs or embarking on exercise regimens that move them in that direction. For males who are obese or disinterested in…

Treatment options for children and adolescent trauma survivors can include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and crisis management to reduce anxiety, worry, and fear of repeated trauma. Play therapy is an effective method often used with young children with posttraumatic stress disorder because they often have difficulty dealing with trauma directly. Cases in which a child…

Assignment 1: Application: Considering Alternative Treatment Options for Anxiety Disorders Imagine that you have been seeing a client for 4 months. During treatment, you learn that he has been 5 years sober but lately has felt an intense sense of anxiety and has requested a referral to a psychiatrist. Upon returning to his counseling sessions,…

Child and Adolescent Suicide Risk Factors and Warning Signs There are different approaches to conducting suicide assessments, but all approaches acknowledge the need to be familiar with suicide risk factors. The good news is that there have been many suicide risk factors identified through research and clinical work. The bad news is that suicide is…