Problem:
Scenario 1: Jia Chen has made an appointment for individual therapy because she feels overwhelmed and unsure if she should stay married to her husband, Ryan. She feels like Ryan ignores her and is minimally involved in the work of parenting their 10-year-old son, Peter, who has been acting very angry lately.
Scenario 2: Jia Chen, Ryan Chen, and Peter Chen have made an appointment for family therapy because they are feeling overwhelmed. Jia feels like Ryan ignores her and is minimally involved in the work of parenting their 10-year-old son, Peter. Ryan feels burdened by professional demands and bewildered by Peter's increasing behavioral outbursts. Peter feels anxious about bullying at school and feels like no one listens to him.
Submit a one to two-page paper in which you address the following:
Describe two or three fundamental differences between relationship systems therapy and individual therapy. Need Assignment Help?
Compare and contrast a social worker's approach in the two scenarios.
Explain how assessing the client and developing treatment goals might differ in individual therapy and relationship systems therapy. Refer to the two scenarios to support your response.