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158-159). “In reviewing the literature, the focus was on identifying the impact of parental mental health, the associated risks, the difficulties with the interface working, and proposed solutions” (Duffy et al., 2010, p. 159). Some of concerns expressed for the program to be effective were how mental health and child care services work together, communication between the two, role clarity, and the outcome hoped to be achieved by the development of this program was to provide holistic interventions which could not be provided by just one agency, earlier intervention which was more effective, to decrease staff stress, and to obtain a better outcome for the families involved (Duffy et al.,

The program consists of 10 sessions designed to be delivered in weekly sessions of approximately one hour each. As it can be seen on Table 6.1, during the sessions children are involved in activities aimed at teaching them coping skills and problem solving techniques, thereby, helping them deal more effectively with challenging situations in life. Before the program starts, each group facilitator receives a group leader manual and each child receives an activity book that they complete throughout the program’s implementation (Barrett,

When viewing this family in a Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) lens, we would focus on the solutions rather than the problem. Although the initial assessment would be similar to that of structural and strategic therapy, all of these issues would be explore, we would focus on the solutions rather than the problem. Although the initial assessment would be similar to that of structural and strategic therapy, all of these issues would be explored in a way that allowed for less “problem talk” and more solution based ideas.

, I believe the authors’ were instrumental in providing a clear example of what the family really needed and searched for. The family needed to realize that in order for the family to make a real change they need to utilize a structure that included the entire family. They also needed to know that the therapists were completely serious

However, for two studies conducted by Briggs-Gowan., Carter, & Schwab-Stone (1996) and Sawyer, Streiner, and Baghurst (1998), the poor inter-rater reliability could prove either one of their hypothesis right. Briggs-Gowan et al.’s (1996) study was aiming to find out possible associations between maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms and the tendency to report discrepancies on the children’s psychopathology symptoms comparing to children and teachers report. Whereas, Sawyer et al. (1998) were hoping to extend Fergusson et al.’s (1993) study by proving that there was only a small effect on both parents’ distress with the reports of children’s behavior.

Some recent evidence of the effectiveness of family-therapy came from data from randomized controlled trials (RCT’s), published in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. One specific program called the Stress-Busters program proved especially effective. “Stress-Busters is a school-based cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)-based family education intervention that combines teaching cognitive behavioral, skill-building strategies for youth, sharing those skills with parents, and having one family education session to promote a more positive family environment” ( Kaslow, et al., 2012). After receiving this intervention, fourth through sixth graders had higher satisfaction and fewer depressive symptoms, negative thoughts, and poor coping responses than those in the wait-list control group (Kaslow, et al., 2012).

One study conducted set an expected outcome for the results that they were wanting. This study also was available for other parents and families concerned with medication therapy for their child/adolescent and what medications actually worked. Many parents and teachers that helped with this study found satisfaction in medication therapy for the child/ adolescent taking the medication which in turn showed results of the child/ adolescents increase response to the medication ( Görtz-dorten et al., 2011).

In the article with Cohen and Semple (2009), mindful interventions can help families grow in their behaviors. Parental distress has reactions on their children. Interventions can improve a relationship between a parent and their child (Cohen & Semple, 2009). Interventions can treat eating disorders, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and alcohol and substance abuse programs, as well as mood-related disorders (Cohen & Semple, 2009).

The first long-term goal is to improve communication skills among each family member. The interventions created to achieve this goal includes: 1) Rosalyn and Carl will complete weekly worksheets and homework assignments provided by their family therapist, 2) Each family member will learn and practice using I-statements to decreasing blaming behavior and increase self awareness, and 3) Each family member will write a letter to address one another and identify how their feelings in regards to the problems identified in therapy along with their ideas of how they can be a part of the solution to decrease the anxiety in the family.

The major stressors of hospitalized children include fear of the unknown and unfamiliar people. Lying to children about upsetting realities, such as their diagnosis or a procedure that is occurring, is ineffective and does not help children deal with stress. Educating children on their treatment better prepares them for stressful situations while hospitalized. While nurses identify crying as a sign of stress, child life specialist recognize crying as an effective coping mechanism for stress (Kaddoura). While both nurses and child life specialists are helpful to treating a child, child life specialists focus on children’s emotions while nurses focus on medical care. The issue here is that not all hospitals have child life specialists, so the emotions of children are disregarded. Although medical care is obviously a priority while a child is hospitalized, a child’s emotion and stress are very important to their recovery and health. Research shows that focusing on children’s emotions with the use of child life specialists makes a difference for children and families. Child life programs have been shown to reduce children’s pain, decrease the emotional distress children feel while in the hospital, and lower parents’ anxiety about their children’s hospital stays

It is becoming more recognized and well- known around the world that the mental well-being of one’s parents largely affects the development and or the emotional and mental states of oneself. Research is becoming much more widespread and researchers could make important recommendations on how to intervene in the lives of children with parents suffering from mental illness to best prevent harm to their health and well-being as they grow. It has been found that the most common mental illnesses among people of child-bearing age are anxiety, depression, and eating disorders. Most policy however deals with the care of children whose parents must be hospitalized due to their conditions. Much of the current research though aims to show that even those which do not require extreme medical intervention can impact children physically, emotionally, socially, cognitively, etcetera.

My first assumption of family therapy was to involve the parents and the individual that had the problem. This book explored further what it

In this paper I will discuss the Res Gestae, Augustus’ funerary inscription. It was written by Augustus himself in an effort to parade his greatest accomplishments. It’s believed to have been written in 14 AD just before Augustus’ death. The original copy was inscribed in bronze and displayed at the entrance of Augustus’ mausoleum, unfortunately this copy no longer exists. Luckily, there were many copies dispersed across the empire, otherwise this document would have been lost in

The form and design of new development shall complement and protect any significant natural features such as river valleys, ravines, wooded areas and parklands that form part of, or are located adjacent to, the site under consideration. Moreover is also possible that in certain areas, the development may be focused entirely around such natural features or heritage sites.

Addiction and substance abuse is a crime that has plagued the U.S. ever since the early 1900 's and from that point on has been an uphill battle for the U.S. to stop. But even with everything the U.S. has tried nothing that has been done has even made a dent in the drug war. Drugs just continue to hit the very streets that innocent people live on. Today people walk right outside their house and just around the corner, there is some guy that has the ability to sell them drugs. That is why the war on drugs in the U.S. has failed miserably because the number of people and high schoolers that are using drugs is still increasing, drug tests do not do anything to discourage using drugs and almost everyone knows how to cheat the tests, and legalizing drugs, such as marijuana and other low level drugs, would allow the U.S. to have more control over drugs in the end.