Homework: Family Assessment
Assessment is as essential to family therapy as it is to individual therapy. Although families often present with one person identified as the "problem," the assessment process will help you better understand family roles and determine whether the identified problem client is in fact the root of the family's issues.
To prepare:
i. Review this Learning Resources and reflect on the insights they provide on family assessment. Be sure to review the resource on psychotherapy genograms.
ii. Download the Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation Note Template and review the requirements of the documentation. There is also an exemplar provided with detailed guidance and examples.
iii. View the Mother and Daughter: A Cultural Tale video in the Learning Resources and consider how you might assess the family in the case study.
Task
Document the following for the family in the video, using the Comprehensive Evaluation Note Template:
i. Chief complaint
ii. History of present illness
iii. Past psychiatric history
iv. Substance use history
v. Family psychiatric/substance use history
vi. Psychosocial history/Developmental history
vii. Medical history
viii. Review of systems (ROS)
ix. Physical assessment (if applicable)
x. Mental status exam
xi. Differential diagnosis-Include a minimum of three differential diagnoses and include how you derived each diagnosis in accordance with DSM-5 diagnostic criteria
xii. Case formulation and treatment plan
xiii. Include a psychotherapy genogram for the family
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.