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1 Understanding Treatment Planning Basis School of Social Behavior Science, Northcentral University MFT 5104: Treatment Planning and Traditional Family Therapy Dr. Anney Tsuji-Lyons February 20, 2022

2 Explain the Application and Reflection of Case 1) From a structural perspective, what is a “presenting problem” in this scenario? Why do you think structural therapists would label this as the problem? The concept of adding children to the couple's current lifestyle is the "presenting difficulty" in this situation. Rob, the husband, is on board, but Sharon, the wife, believes they aren't ready and that it will be too much for Sharon. The couple has opposing views on whether or not they are prepared to start a family right now. 2) How would a structural therapist define how this couple’s “system” is working and how the man and the woman in this example that play a role in how the problem got to be as big as it is? If the therapist had to define this couple, it would be that this couple's system is unbalanced. Because of their lack of communication, the couple has had a role in how the problem has grown.

3 3) What do you think a structural therapist might notice or hear about as the therapist talks to the couple that they might define as “context” to the problem (e.g., client’s background, race, religion, and other cultural differences?) A structural therapist will listen to both parties; in this case, the therapist listened to the husband first, as he expressed that they had been married for three years and that he felt it was time to start a family; he comes from a large family and is "ready for a baby," but the wife was dismissive of the idea of starting. When it was the wife's turn, she believed that having a kid would interfere with their hectic schedule. Inquiring further, the wife stated that she would feel as though everything would fall on her shoulders. These were things they never expressed to one another. 4) If a structural therapist had to identify one direction for this couple, what might be one goal for future therapeutic work according to the structural model? One of the couple's goals is to rebalance their couple system. During the session, both partners expressed their dissatisfaction with their current status of having a kid. As the meeting progressed, more issues developed. The wife felt unheard and overwhelmed. The goal is to restore greater communication so that they can express their feelings to one another and to end the impasse they're in right now.

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