Filial Therapy Goals for the Family

Filial Therapy Goals for the Family

Develop a list of filial therapy goals for the family in your case study. These should include goals for the adult and for the child, and should be short-term and long-term. Carry out the following steps:
Develop a list of filial therapy goals for the family in your case study. These should include goals for the adult and for the child, and should be short-term and long-term. Carry out the following steps:

Goals

• Develop a comprehensive list of potential filial goals that would be appropriate for children of different ages, and incorporate that list into the treatment plan.
• Identify specific goals for the case client and family.
o For the adult and for the child.
o Short-term and long-term.
• For each specific goal for the case client and family, describe what would be acceptable evidence that the goal has been met.
• Describe ways to use goal selection as a part of the filial play therapy session with parents or guardians and identify the advantages of each way.
Your written assignment should communicate in a professional manner.
Case – Goal Setting for Filial Play Therapy Scoring Guide Grading Rubric
Criteria Non-performance Basic Proficient Distinguished
List goals for filial therapy and connect them to expected changes in behavior.
25% Does not identify goals for filial therapy. Lists goals for filial therapy, but does not connect them to expected changes in behavior. Lists goals for filial therapy and connects them to expected changes in behavior. Lists goals for filial therapy, connects them to expected changes in behavior, and explains the connection in each case.
Describe ways to use goal selection as a part of the filial therapy session with parents or guardians.
25% Does not describe ways to use goal selection as a part of the filial therapy session with parents or guardians. Describes one way to use goal selection as a part of the filial therapy session with parents or guardians. Describes ways to use goal selection as a part of the filial therapy session with parents or guardians. Describes ways to use goal selection as a part of the filial therapy session with parents or guardians and identifies the advantages of each way.
Identify issues that might impact goal selection.
25% Does not identify issues that might impact goal selection. Identifies an issue that might impact goal selection. Identifies issues that might impact goal selection. Identifies issues that might impact goal selection and describes the potential impact of each.
Communicate in writing in a professional manner.
25% Does not communicate in writing in a professional manner. Communicates in writing in a professional manner, with a few exceptions. Communicates in writing in a professional manner. Communicates in writing in a clear, concise, and a professional manner.

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THIS IS THE FAMILY
Name Jared
Gender Male
Age 4
Heritage African American-Scottish
Spirituality Baptist, Practicing
Presenting symptoms Hitting and cussing in pre-kindergarten
Strength areas Loves rap music, loves to dance to rap music, very close to his mother’s younger sister; relationship strong and positive, Sorita and mother are doing well in school
Developmental Moderately delayed in several developmental areas: social skills, awareness of feelings, slightly lagging in large and fine motor skills
Diagnosis NA
Family of Origin —
Mother Malita
Father Not present, not involved
Caregivers Living with mother and grandmother
Siblings None
School Public pre-kindergarten
Socio-economic status Making efforts to transitioning to working class
Interests / hobbies Loves to dance and sing
Pets None
Other Jared hits and cusses at pre-kindergarten. He presents as a very angry little boy. He has never met his father and he and his mother have lived with his grandmother and his mother’s younger sister, Sorita (who is 15) all of his life. His mother Malita has recently graduated from a community college and is in training to become a registered nurse. His grandmother has cared for him with his aunt, while his mother has worked and attended college since his birth.

Jared’s mother is working and attending school and reports that she feels terrible about not spending enough time with Jared. Jared spends a lot of time with Sorita, who is an, highly motivated student, like her older sister Sorita enjoys her time caring for Jared although she wishes she had more time to go out and see her friends. Jared’s grandmother reports that she regrets her daughters did not have relationships with their fathers, and she thinks that this is the root of Jared’s problems. She Grandmother has sought some help from their church minister, who has suggested that he spend time with a male mentor from their congregation. The grandmother is experiencing some chronic physical problems that sap her energy.

Grandmother also reports that men have not been present in the family going back as far as she can recall. She feels both angry and helpless about this history. She herself reports that her own mother was an alcoholic and that in spite of this history, She has improved her life from that of her siblings (three brothers and two sisters), whom she has little or no contact. Two of her brothers have been imprisoned, and the third died in gang violence as a teenager.

Mother, Auntie, Grandmother

By admin in Essays on August 2, 2016