Instructions - Case Study Outline 1. Read the following case study and interview questions; complete the interview with a couple. Week 8 Case Study: Couple Interviews Couple Interviews Students are to
Week 8: Overview
Psychoeducational Models, and Clinical Research
As we begin to wind down our dissection of Marriage, Couples, and Family Counseling it is important to consider the impact that Psychoeducational Models have had on the field. We will also explore research that has been conducted on family therapy outcomes. This week we will explore Psychoeducational Models as well as Research on Family Assessment and Therapeutic Outcomes. Your activities for this week will include participating in three discussion posts, as well as responding to one peer for two different questions, and completing a reflection paper. Remember to properly integrate and cite the readings in your work and include a reference list.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this week, you will:
Articulate the goals of psychoeducational models
Identify research methodologies used in analyzing the outcomes of marriage and family therapy
Describe the components of evidence-based family therapy
Readings
Please read the following for this week as well as All Week 8 Online Course Materials:
Goldenberg, H., & Goldenberg, I. (2013): Chapters 15 and 16
Gambrel, L. E., & Butler, J. L. (2013). Mixed methods research in marriage and family therapy: A content analysis. Journal Of Marital And Family Therapy, 39(2), 163-181. doi:10.1111/j.1752-0606.2011.00260.x
Week 8: Lecture
The art of teaching skillsI am sure you have heard the expression, if you give someone a fish, you will feed that person for a day, but if you teach someone how to fish, the individual will never hunger again. This is sort of the idea with Psychoeducational Models. The goal is to educate families in the hope of helping them to cope with stressful family relationships through the use of stress management and skills-building techniques.
Psychoeducational Models have been used with families where an individual has schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Short-term psychoeducational approaches are used with issues such as pre-marital counseling, marriage enrichment, parent effectiveness, and step-parenting. In the cases just mentioned, the goal would be to help families manage everyday difficulties, or to prevent them from occurring.
Research MethodsResearch on Family Assessment and Therapeutic Outcomes is a topic worthy of discussion as we notice the increasing emphasis being placed on outcomes in our work with clients. Agencies as well as insurance companies want to know that what counselors are doing in treatment is in fact working to help the client. Counselors may even want to ensure that they are using a treatment approach that has been proven to work with a particular population; therefore, providing a justification for them to use the approach with a client presenting with similar issues.
Quantitative research emphasizes data collection and statistical analysis, while qualitative research is exploratory, open-ended, and non-numerical. When you think of quantitative research, consider the name and think of quantifying your results by providing answers to your research question, such as how many. Meanwhile, when you think of qualitative research, consider the name and think of qualifying your results by being able to get to the root of why the numbers say what they say. This would be a good place to review the journal article on mixed methods research in family therapy.
More and more marriage and family counselors are being asked to demonstrate that their work with clients is both effective for the client’s treatment success and also efficient, as this impacts cost. Evidence-based family therapy is supported by research and is therefore, thought to be more efficient and effective when working with families to improve the quality of services that they receive, while also reducing healthcare costs.
Some key elements of evidence-based therapy research are the use of treatment manuals to ensure that clients receive the same interventions, additionally, goals are clearly outlined, therapists are trained and monitored, and specific interventions are implemented.
Week 8: Activities
Readings
Please read the following for this week as well as All Week 8 Online Course Materials:
Goldenberg, H., & Goldenberg, I. (2013): Chapters 15 and 16
PowerPoint Handout: Chapter 15 & 16 pdf
Gambrel, L. E., & Butler, J. L. (2013). Mixed methods research in marriage and family therapy: A content analysis. Journal Of Marital And Family Therapy, 39(2), 163-181. doi:10.1111/j.1752-0606.2011.00260.x
Media
5 Essential Moves of the EFT Tango with Dr. Sue Johnson (Links to an external site.)
Assignments
Week 8 Case Study Discussion - Couple Interviews
Week 8 Case Study Discussion - Couple InterviewsErin Ference
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Please use this discussion space to submit your Week 8 Case Study Outline, initial video response, and reply videos to classmates about their case study submissions.
Instructions - Case Study OutlineRead the following case study and interview questions; complete the interview with a couple.
Couple Interviews
Students are to conduct an interview with one couple (e.g., race/cultural difference; same sex couples; older versus younger couples; etc.). You will describe the couples’ strengths and healthy functioning patterns. Please note, this is an assessment interview, not a counseling session. The assessment interview questions below can be integrated into your Case Study outline. You may have the option to hand write, audio record by phone, or video tape this interview.(if you choose to video tape, you must have the camera on you and not the couple). You can use this interview as a reference, to assist you in completing your assessment. You are going to use the information from the couple interview to formulate your answers for the Case study outline submission. Develop a treatment plan and interventions, and Complete the case study outline, post a 1-2 minute video on your outline. Submit your outline as an attachment. Do not post the questions/or video recording of the couple.
Your outline should present insight into couple dynamics, such as the patterns and strengths you identify within the couple. Consider asking the couple what they consider to be an important story about their relationship. What do you think this story means? You may also ask the couple to tell you how they met. Use resources from your text, videos and readings. Do not include questions in your write up. Submit your case study outline.
Potential Questions for Your Couple Interview
This is just to get you started, you can add or edit these….
How long were your parents married (if they were)? ________
Are they still Married_______ Divorced? ________
Did you do any pre-marital counseling? How did you prepare for marriage?
Do you consider marriage a lifetime commitment?
Please give your personal definition of "Marriage." Who have been your role models for marriage?
From your viewpoint, what are the advantages or benefits of a marriage?
What are its disadvantages?
What has been your biggest surprise in being married?
Is your marriage different than how you imagined marriage to be?
What have been some of the obstacles you have had to overcome as a couple?
How do you tell whether a marriage is successful?
How has your idea of marriage changed since you were a child?
How has having children effected your marriage?
How do you navigate in-laws?
Complete the Case Study Outline (use pseudo-names and do not include photos).
a. Background information and Socio-cultural considerations.
b. Assessment (assessment methods must be consistent with the theory you have read for this week’s assignments, video clips or theory mentioned in the vignette).
c. Treatment plans, must list 3 treatment goals that follow logical problem solving.
d. Interventions (Interventions must be consistent from theory/ theories you are using for the case study) include collateral stakeholders as part of the interventions as needed.
e. Discuss future research that may be needed.
Your Case Study Outline should be attached as a Word .doc file (.doc, .docx) or PDF.
