Family Therapy Reflection

Client presented in a euthymic mood. His affect was reasonably broad appropriate to content. Client reported that things were getting better in the home, and with his parents. He noted that he and his wife are spending more time together also, having more phone conversations, with his father in Brazil. Client brought his journal to therapy which expressed his thoughts and feelings. He stated that some days he felt down and pessimistic about his future. He noted that thoughts were triggered when he felt fatigue and unreasonable requests from his wife for their future. This session client and therapist used EBT techniques, which focused on identifying the qualities of his past and present relationships with family members. Client was encouraged

Mobile Therapist (MT) picked up the client from his school to work with him on his transition with his upcoming adoption along with his feelings of leaving his foster mother. While driving to the park, the MT talked to the client about the incident that occurred at his school with another peer. The client stated that he gave the client a letter and that he apologizes to her. He said they are friends again and that he would not say he has a gun again. The MT stated to the client she was proud of him and that she is happy they are friends again. Once the client and MT arrived to the playground, the client jump out of the car and ran to the rocket playground equipment. While the client was playing, the MT asked the client about his foster mother

Client presented as being very relaxed and calm. According to client his moods are extremely high at times and low at other times. Client is very close to his father and becomes easily triggered in relation to his father. Father got into argument with his niece. Client stated " If she would have hit my dad i would have punched her, I'm very protective of my

During the time of the assessment the patient was awake and alert. The patient reports that he has been continuously trying to cope with the separation from his twin sons and daughter. Patient reports it is difficult only being able to see them a few time out the week. Patient reports that thinking about the situation and all the things he has been through, has become

Family therapy is a form of psychotherapy employed to assist members of a family in improving communication systems, conflict resolution, and to help the family to deal with certain problems that manifest in the behavior of members. In most cases, deviance in a family member is an indication of underlying family dysfunctions. This paper looks the counselling procedure that can be applied to help the Kline family solve their problems. It answers certain questions including those of the expected challenges during therapy and ways of dealing with the challenges.

Therapist met the client at home for individual therapy. Therapist did a check in regards symptoms, mood, thoughts, emotions, medication, coping skills, the highest moment of the week, the lowest moment of the week, and behaviors since the last session. Therapist discussed with the client the coping skills that he was using during the last week. Therapist discussed how the client can use his coping skills when he feels angry. Therapist addressed the client's concern about how he would avoid getting involved in argument with his mother to avoid being angry. Therapist discussed with client his expectations about how his mother will respond to his requests usually and having a back up plans so he would not be surprised with her reaction and use

: The therapist met with the client for an individual session. The therapist checked in with the client and assessed with the client’s mood. The client spoke about how she is upset and anxious because one of her peers discharged today from the facility. The client stated that she is going to miss her so much and she is hoping to see here again. The client shared that she misses her mother and still worried about here as she was sick since last week and she hopes to see her again during the family therapy session. The client shared that she feels happy because she saw her parents last Saturday and she enjoyed their company. The client reported that she refused to eat fast food with her parents because when she smells the fast food it triggers

Family is something that plays a tremendous role in our life. Even though the structure of families has changed over the years, it is important to acknowledge that there many families out there whether they are traditional families, nuclear family, stepfamilies or others which tend to have different types of problems in their families. Therefore, many families attempt to go to family therapy in order for them to obtain help in solving the different types of issues they might have at home. As stated in the book Family Therapy by Michael P. Nichols (2013), “The power of family therapy derives from bringing parents and children together to transform their interaction… What keeps people stuck in their inability to see their own participation in the problems that plague them. With eyes fixed firmly on what recalcitrant others are doing, it’s hard for most people to see the patterns that bind them together. The family therapist’s job is to give them a wake-up call” (2013).

The client stated it was funny to hear what he did when he was being recorded. The client’s mother became upset about him laughing at his behavior in the video and the MT stated to the mother that when the client is going through his emotions he does not know what he is doing and he cannot control his thoughts and feelings. But when he has time to call down, he is able to restate what he has done wrong and feels embarrassed by his actions. The client’s mother stated that she knows the client can be a good boy and she feels bad as he does not have things she would like to give him as he continues to destroy his room. While looking at the client, the mother continue to express with sadness, she wants the client to understand that she is not going to give up on him, but that she hopes that he tries a little hard to think before acting. The client shook his head and said he would try. Afterward, the MT, client and his brothers played a couple of games of “candy land” to help the client continue to build a bond with his family. The client during the activity talked to the MT about different responses to negative behaviors and what would he do in the

As the client was struggling to tell his story, I offered the suggestion of working collaboratively on a timeline (Appendix A) which might help us gain a shared understanding of what was going on for him and would help to formulate goals and highlight his strengths and resources, which he willingly agreed to (McLeod & McLeod, 2016). This process evolved over a couple of sessions and I remained empathic, curious, open-minded and respectful whilst continually monitoring the client's verbal and non-verbal communication (Cooper & McLeod, 2011). I used Socratic and open-ended questioning which elicited a collaborative discussion and allowed the client’s story to unfold. The client never felt loved or wanted by his parents and their constant verbal

When the therapist asked the client about stopping the therapy as her mother does not see any need for doing therapy and the client is still misbehaving, the client reported that she is doing her best to behave well at home and at school to behave well, as well as her mother did not mentioned it again. When the therapist asked the client about what she did differently to behave well at home and at school, the client reported that she started to use her coping skills seriously, stop laughing all the time and taking her mother's orders in a serious way, doing her homework on time, doing chores on time, and stop annoying my sisters. When the therapist asked the client about her feelings doing these good behaviors, the client reported that she is very proud of herself, but at the same time it is difficult sometimes to control my behavior as my sister is teasing her. When the therapist asked the client when she feels that she is not able to control her behavior, the client reported that she feels anxious and sad as she starts to think about the

There are several types of therapy for Somatic Systems disorder. The first step, for a

The family that I have been observing is a husband, wife who is pregnant with their second child, and an autistic child. The family originally came into therapy because of the child. They were becoming overwhelmed and frustrated with the lack of services and support their son’s school was providing them. The current therapist has experience with advocating for a child who has special needs because her of her own son. The therapist had offered to go down to the school and help speak with the school psychologist, the counselor, and the district to ensure that her client’s concerns were being heard. This was all done before I started to shadow the clients. During this time the husband had disclosed in therapy that he is unsure if he wants

Family therapy is substantial; it offers different techniques such as resolving conflict within a family system. Price, Price, and Mckenry (2010) comments on refreshing the family, this allows each family member to rely on one another working towards change. According to Nichols, (2014) family therapy can be the greatest source of support for health crisis, marital conflict, mental sickness, or teenage rebellion threatening to rip a family asunder.

2. Client is demonstrating phase of life problems and which is presenting as restlessness, anxiety, and loss of identity (un-fulfillment) due to his child pulling away from him as she enters school full time.