Assignment: Family Therapy Assessment
Assignment: Family Assessment
Assessment is as essential to family therapy as it is to individual therapy. Although families often present with one person identified as the “problem,” the assessment process will help you better understand family roles and determine whether the identified problem client is in fact the root of the family’s issues.
To prepare:
- Review this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the insights they provide on family assessment. Be sure to review the resource on psychotherapy genograms.
- Download the Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation Note Template and review the requirements of the documentation. There is also an exemplar provided with detailed guidance and examples.
- View the Mother and Daughter: A Cultural Tale video in the Learning Resources and consider how you might assess the family in the case study.
The Assignment
Document the following for the family in the video, using the Comprehensive Evaluation Note Template:
- Chief complaint
- History of present illness
- Past psychiatric history
- Substance use history
- Family psychiatric/substance use history
- Psychosocial history/Developmental history
- Medical history
- Review of systems (ROS)
- Physical assessment (if applicable)
- Mental status exam
- Differential diagnosis—Include a minimum of three differential diagnoses and include how you derived each diagnosis in accordance with DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria
- Case formulation and treatment plan
- Include a psychotherapy genogram for the family
Note: For any item you are unable to address from the video, explain how you would gather this information and why it is important for diagnosis and treatment planning.
By Day 7
Submit your Assignment.
Use this link to assess the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d95ULw3_SG8
Learning Resources
Nichols, M., & Davis, S. D. (2020). The essentials of family therapy (7th ed.). Pearson.
Introduction
- Chapter 2, “Basic Techniques of Family Therapy”
- Chapter 3, “The Fundamental Concepts of Family Therapy”
- Chapter 4, “Bowen Family Systems Therapy
Document: Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation Note Template
Document: Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation Note Exemplar
Optional Resource
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| Excellent
90%–100% |
Good
80%–89% |
Fair
70%–79% |
Poor
0%–69% |
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| Document the following for the family in the video, using the Comprehensive Evaluation Note Template: • Chief complaint • History of present illness • Past psychiatric history • Substance use history • Family psychiatric/substance use history • Psychosocial history/Developmental history • Medical history • Review of systems (ROS) • Physical assessment (if applicable) |
18 (18%) – 20 (20%)
The assignment includes an accurate, clear, and complete description of the subjective and objective information for the client family. The response addresses each of the required elements and demonstrates thoughtful consideration of the client family’s situation and culture. |
16 (16%) – 17 (17%)
The assignment includes an accurate, clear, and complete description of the subjective and objective information for the client family. |
14 (14%) – 15 (15%)
The assignment includes a description of the subjective and objective information for the client family but is somewhat general or contains small inaccuracies. |
0 (0%) – 13 (13%)
The assignment includes a description of the subjective and objective information for the client family but is vague or contains many inaccuracies. Or, several of the required elements are missing. |
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| • Mental status exam • Differential diagnoses—Include a minimum of three differential diagnoses and include how you derived at each diagnosis in accordance with DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria | 18 (18%) – 20 (20%)
The response thoroughly and accurately documents the results of the mental status exam. Response lists at least three distinctly different and detailed possible disorders in order of priority for a differential diagnosis of the family in the assigned case study, and it provides a thorough, accurate, and detailed justification for each of the disorders selected. |
16 (16%) – 17 (17%)
The response accurately documents the results of the mental status exam. Response lists at least three distinctly different and detailed possible disorders in order of priority for a differential diagnosis of the patient in the assigned case study, and it provides an accurate justification for each of the disorders selected. |
14 (14%) – 15 (15%)
The response documents the results of the mental status exam with some vagueness or innacuracy. Response lists at least three different possible disorders for a differential diagnosis of the patient and provides a justification for each, but may contain some vaguess or innacuracy. |
0 (0%) – 13 (13%)
The response provides an incomplete or inaccurate description of the results of the mental status exam and/or explanation of the differential diagnoses. Or, assessment documentation is missing. |
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| • Case formulation • Treatment plan that includes psychotherapy interventions |
23 (23%) – 25 (25%)
Case formulation is thorough, thoughtful, and demonstrate critical thinking. The assignment includes an accurate, clear, and complete treatment plan for the client family that includes psychotherapy interventions. The response demonstrates thoughtful consideration of the client family’s situation and culture. |
20 (20%) – 22 (22%)
Case formulation demonstrates critical thinking. The assignment includes an accurate, clear, and complete treatment plan for the client family that includes psychotherapy interventions. |
18 (18%) – 19 (19%)
Case formulation is somewhat general or does not demonstrate critical thinking. The assignment includes a treatment plan for the client family that includes psychotherapy interventions but is somewhat general or contains small inaccuracies. |
0 (0%) – 17 (17%)
The assignment provides a vague and/or inaccurate description of the case formulation and treatment plan for the client family. Or, many of the required elements are missing. |
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| • A psychotherapy genogram for the family | 18 (18%) – 20 (20%)
The assignment includes an accurate, clear, and complete genogram of the client family. The documentation style is consistent and a key is provided. |
16 (16%) – 17 (17%)
The assignment includes an accurate genogram of the client family. The documentation style is consistent and a key is provided. |
14 (14%) – 15 (15%)
The assignment includes a genogram of the client family but is somewhat limited or contains factual inaccuracies or inconsistencies in documentation style. |
0 (0%) – 13 (13%)
The genogram provided is vague or contains many inaccuracies. Or, the genogram is missing. |
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| Written Expression and Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization: Paragraphs make clear points that support well-developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused—neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction are provided which delineate all required criteria. |
5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion are provided that delineate all required criteria. |
4 (4%) – 4 (4%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 80% of the time. Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment are stated, yet are brief and not descriptive. |
3 (3%) – 3 (3%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 60%–79% of the time. Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment are vague or off topic. |
0 (0%) – 2 (2%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity <60% of the time. No purpose statement, introduction, or conclusion were provided. |
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| Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation |
5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors. |
4 (4%) – 4 (4%)
Contains 1 or 2 grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. |
3 (3%) – 3 (3%)
Contains 3 or 4 grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. |
0 (0%) – 2 (2%)
Contains many (≥5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding. |
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| Written Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list. | 5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Uses correct APA format with no errors. |
4 (4%) – 4 (4%)
Contains 1 or 2 APA format errors. |
3 (3%) – 3 (3%)
Contains 3 or 4 APA format errors. |
0 (0%) – 2 (2%)
Contains many (≥5) APA format errors. |
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| Total Points: 100 | ||||||
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