Course Code: REL-BHC-0-OFAI
Hours: 1.75
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Recall the ways that family dynamics and sub-systems are key factors for understanding the challenges experienced by the children and families you serve.
Indicate at least three specific assessment tools and interventions you can use to improve outcomes for the children and families you serve.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Concepts of Family Intervention
Ray’s Dilemma
Why Family Therapy?
Behavior in Context
Subsystems
Subsystems and Family Therapy in Action
A Wider Context
Family Life Cycles
A Note on Family Life Cycles
Developmental Tasks
Example: Pam, Leona, and Jamal
Developmental Tasks and Culture
Review
Summary
Section 3: Cornerstone Approaches to Family Therapy
Challenges of Family Assessment
Assessment Approaches
Assessing Structure
Communication
The Waits
Assessment and Interventions
Culture and Assessment
Assessment of Family Hierarchy
Sydney and Stacey
Structural Family Therapy Interventions
Highlighting
Reframing
Strategic Family Therapy Interventions
Symptom Prescription and Restraining
Review
Summary
Section 4: Use of Graphic and Interviewing Approaches
The Family Genogram
Uses of the Genogram
Bowen’s Intervention Model
Interventive Interviewing Strategies
The Sattly Family
Review
Summary
Section 5 Frequently Used Family Assessment Tools
Categories and Uses of Family Assessment Tools
The McMaster Clinical Rating Scale
Brief Family Assessments
Review
Summary
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor(s)
Resources
ReferencesInstructor: Pamela Green, LCSW RPT
Pamela Green is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Registered Play Therapist. She has devoted over fifteen years to helping children and families within vulnerable populations heal from and overcome the many obstacles they face. Pam also has extensive experience in Crisis Intervention as she was an Intensive Family Intervention Team Leader for five years and spent several years working with a Domestic Violence Intervention Program as an advocate and a therapist to help survivors heal from their traumatic experiences, navigate legal systems, and access much-needed resources to change their lives for the better. Pam also provided clinical direction and supervision as zone leader for a 10-county, community mental health agency for several years. In addition, she has experience in work rehabilitation for people with disabilities across a range of ages and disability types.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Alcohol and Drug Counselors; Beginner level Social Workers; Intermediate level Marriage and Family Therapists; Intermediate level Professional Counselors; Psychologists; in the following settings: Health and Human Services.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.