Your paper has two parts:
Part I is your opportunity to clearly, concisely and thoroughly convince the reader (instructor) of your comprehensive understanding of the theory as outlined in the Gladding text.
Part II is your opportunity to clearly, concisely and thoroughly convince the reader of what you have learned from the lessons this term while synthesizing that information with your selected theory into a case conceptualization of the case study. Follow the below:
Written conceptualization, Part I: APA Style. Follow instructions and provide a brief overview of your selected theory from Gladding, chapters 9-16. Include each of the following as a subheading and content: ·
- Name of the theory ·
- Key tenets of theory·
- Role of the counselor ·
- What creates behavior change ·
- Techniques used in this theory
**POINTS: /15
**Points:
Content—10 pts
APA style—2pts
Grammar, spelling, proper paragraph and sentence structure—3pts
Following instructions: Papers that do not follow instructions precisely [subheadings, etc.] will be returned to student for rewrite and resubmit within 48 hours with an automatic 10 pt deduction for return and resubmit
Written conceptualization, Part II: Conceptualize your family case as a counselor thinking through the lens of your selected theory and concepts/lessons you learned from class and respond to the following items based. Use APA style and appropriate references. Follow instructions. Write as the counselor treating the family. Each bolded word is to be used as a subheading. ·
- Specifically, what will the assessment phase of counseling look like with this approach and this family? ·
- What is the presenting family concern/issue·
- What is the family’s stated goal(s) for counseling?·
- Is your goal(s) for counseling different from their stated goal? ·
- How does this theory conceptualize/frame the family’s issues (review theoretical formulations)·
- Specifically, how will your theory create behavior change in this family? ·
- What techniques will you use with this family? Be descriptive.·
- Specifically, using at least two references from counseling sources (peer reviewed journals), in addition to the Gladding text, what is the empirical evidence for success with this theoretical approach?·
Case study to use for conceptulization part 2 using the systems theory.
Case Illustration 2 – Lights and Treats
•Lights and Treats – Milek and Berrak Tuzman had been married for 25 years when Milek developed brain cancer. By the time it was discovered, it had spread throughout his body, and doctors gave him just over 1 year to live. The Tuzman household had usually been a gathering spot in the New York neighborhood where they lived. However, after the diagnosis became known, neighbors stopped coming for visits, and even the Tuzman’s grown children, Besir and Fidan, began spacing their visits further apart.
•To counter their increased isolation, Milek and Berrak strung colorful blinking lights around their windows and started visiting their neighbors and children. They brought different treats, such as breads or fruits, with them every time they made a visit. Soon everyone was coming to their house again.
What do you think of their positive feedback loop strategy?
Can you think of other ways they might have reversed the isolation they faced from family and friends?