Family Intervention Case Study

As the Workgroup on Principles and Practices in Natural Environments (2008b) supported, “a flexible, family-centered, individualized, and evidence-based early intervention process” is essential for the support of parents and caregivers to enhance their children’s development (Raver & Childress, 2015, p.10). In this paper, taking into consideration these principles, I will analyze two case studies; Alice, a 19 month old girl with a diagnosis of Down Syndrome and Shawn, a 30 month old boy who has difficulties in communication, sleep and feeding routines as well as social interactions.

Initially, I would proceed with the Bowenian family therapy assessment tool, genograms. I anticipate there might be slight hesitation from Ken, the father who was described to initially present to therapy as, “extreme hostility t being forced into therapy.” It might be a useful tactic to remind the family as a whole that, due to them family unit feeling, “out of sorts” to work together in session and create a family genogram, we might be able to detect some generational patterns. It would be my hope, as a therapist, to work collaboratively with the entire family asking for feedback from everyone. Working collaboratively with the entire family, it is my attempt and hope to engage both Anne and Timothy, who were described as being “extremely quiet and not involved in the conversation”.

There is not one treatment intervention that will solve all issues. Therefore, we have to be able to evaluate each situation uniquely. Treatment intervention can involve the use of prescription drugs in order to limit the outcomes of any condition. Good interventions include good monitoring procedures, follow-ups, and support. One treatment that works for an individual may not necessarily work for the next person. The purpose of the intervention is to break a negative cycle that has become destructive to an individual. Most of the individuals that undergo an intervention will begin with a slight condition of denial. The chemical dependency on any type of drug can be detrimental to an individual and his or her family. The situation in case one, dealing with the 18 year old high school student, would be an appropriate person to implement into a treatment intervention because he will need the additional support and medical support in order to overcome his addiction.

Caregivers who report caring for a loved one in an at-home environment tend to show more symptoms of depression, and fall into a poorer state of physical and mental health. Depending on the relationship status of the caregiver and the elder with dementia, fewer symptoms of depression may result than expected due to reduction of guilt, resentment, or burden towards the situation. In addition, experiencing pleasant activities on a daily basis boosts the caregiver's and the patient's mood, causing more satisfaction at the end of the day. Implementing a daily routine filled with physical activities, activities promoting cognitive functioning, and other mood-boosting activities guide the individual to engage with his or her community. Although these tasks may become harder to complete in later stages of dementia, it is crucial for maintenance of cognitive functioning along with higher levels of happiness.

Divorce can be one of the hardest conflicts to overcome in any family troubles. From children’s actions in and outside of school, Parents having trouble settling for who gets what, or who take care of the children, Or little conflicts such as where do boundaries and relationship stands. But overall there’s always a solution to problem such as this one. As this paper explain the two standard Community based support services. The West Chester therapy Group and West Chester University own Counseling & Psychological Services. Here are services that can help you.

The two types of individual and family crisis situation I selected, is in regard to sexual assault and partner violence.

Family Group Conferencing is a meeting between family members, the victims and other people like a social worker or an advocate are gathered together to talk about how to take care of their child and also discuss the best way of supporting their family. The people closely work together in order to help find the victims the best decision for their problem. This consists of four stages, which are

In our classrooms we will need to be able identify conditions and become a driving force in the services that will need to be provided. A Family-Centered approach for intervention and special education will be the main practice for all ages of children with disabilities. Identification, implementation and transition of services will all need to be family based. The rate of success has increased with this change in the recent years to family based early intervention. Even though each case is different parents, caregivers, and children benefit when intervention is based in the least restrictive and natural environment. Family based intervention will be along the sides of service coordinators, therapist, doctors, parents, caregivers and more.

In the last third of the twentieth century, the nuclear family formed around marital ties and a strict division of labor based on gender, has changed to a multiple types of kinship relations. The word that best defines today's family, is the diversity, since the family now has a unique and exclusive meaning, including single-parent families and families consisting of same sex couples (Walsh, 2011). This new (or as some argue , renewed ) diversity of family forms has generated numerous comments and controversies about the consequences of these changes in the production of basic civic values necessary for social order. The changes in the family in recent

From the first scene of Wonder (2017) it is evident that the family observed, or the Pullmans, had a genuine intent to support the system while playing specific roles. In internal family systems therapy (IFS), each of these parts is valuable, has good intentions, and wants to play a positive role in the system (Kayij-Wint, 2017). Schwartz (2013) defined the IFS view of the mind as, “...a dynamic system comprising many sub-minds, called parts known as exiles, managers, and firefighters” (p. 807). For this reason the authors will analyze the family through the lens of IFS focusing on the maladaptive symptoms that disrupt the Self, and the parts each individual embodied due to

This clinician met with the patient, and his mother to engage in a family therapy session to discuss and develop a safe and stable discharge plan. The patient's mother reports "he really loves us". She reports she is concerned about the patient driving his vehicle upon discharge. She reports prior to admission she "took his keys" for safety purposes and he became physically aggressive due to wanting to drive his vehicle. She reports she completed paperwork and is awaiting a Medicaid hearing. She reports no date has been provided yet. She reports the patient was not consuming his psychotropic medication approximately two months prior to admission. She reports she advocated for his discharge from Duke Hospital because she was not aware his mental

Research by Pharoah, Mari, Rathbone, and Wong (2008), suggest that family psychosocial strategies and interventions can be beneficial for both the individual diagnosed with schizophrenia and their families. According to Pharoah et al. (2008), the main benefits of such interventions are decreasing the risk of relapse, medication compliance, and lessening family burden, along with possibly reducing re-hospitalization or length of hospital stays.

There are several types of therapy for Somatic Systems disorder. The first step, for a

emotions with their current awareness. It is important to remember that this phase hinges on someone’s ability to tolerate discomfort of reviewing the memories in order to process their trauma.

Obesity is a serious public health issue, one which requires immediate action. (1) Childhood obesity is on a high increase around the world with the most rapid rise in low and middle-income countries (2). It is estimated that the prevalence of overweight in children under 5 years of age will rise to 11% worldwide by 2025, if these increasing trends continue. Childhood related obesity is mostly a concern because of its link to the health and well-being of the child. Children who are overweight or obese are considered, to be prone to a range of multi-system diseases such as; asthma, high blood pressure, musculoskeletal disorders, fatty liver disease, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, as well as obstructive sleep apnoea.(2).