Instruction
Choose 1 specific stage of the family life cycle and apply it to a specific family challenge.
Next chose 1 type of family challenge/crisis and describe in detail how it will impact the normal development of the family life cycle in general and then for the majority of the paper drill down into how that 1 specific challenge/crisis will impact 1 particular stage of the family life cycle.
You will research both the challenge and the life cycle stage and then report out on best practices and evidence based social work interventions with families.
Describe the way in which the " Family Life Cycle" is impacted by the challenge you have chosen.
Discuss the developmental tasks and issues faced by families in each stage of development and how that particular challenge impedes the family's ability to successful accomplish these tasks.
Pick a specific stage and discuss the treatment best suited for that situation and stage of family life, including a discussion of the goals, objectives and techniques to be used.
Finally, you will design a family therapy treatment plan and discuss the treatment goals,objectives, and techniques used in treatment if it helps develop a mini case scenario with a presenting problem related to the family challenge/crisis
Some examples of family challenges/crises include but are not limited to: substance abuse of a parent or other family member, infertility, incarceration, re-entry into society/community from incarceration, terminal illness diagnosis, chronic illness, unemployment, natural disaster, death of grandparent, death of child,suicide of a family member, chronic persistent mental illness of a family member, immigration/deportation/detainment, relocation to another city/state/country, returning war veteran, active deployment, juvenile delinquency,disability new onset, child with physical or mental or cognitive/developmental disability etc.