Discussion 1: Wrap Up and Termination
This course was based on empowering you to achieve your best work and to develop new skills in group therapy. Respond to the following:
What are three biggest insights you gained from your Couples Therapy Movie Experience & paper?
What are three biggest insights you gained from your Couples Therapy Final Project?
What are three things you would tell a peer on what you wished you knew before you started this class?
What are three biggest insights on the challenges of being a Family & Couple Therapist?
I am most proud of...
I will definitely use this technique/exercise in future family/couples therapy:
Discussion 2
READ: Gurman, Lebow & Snyder (2015): Couple Therapy, Medical Issues, and Interpersonal Neurobiology: Chapter 25 Couple Therapy and Medical Issues and Chapter 26 Couple Therapy and Interpersonal Neurobiology.
READ: Nichols (2017): Research on Family Intervention
Pick one chapter that interests you the most and prepare a summary report with the following using your text as a reference with your work:
1. What is the background and overview of the approach?
2. What are risk factors involved?
3. What is the structure of the therapy process? List the key principles of the approach.
4. How does this approach work with a healthy/well-functioning versus dysfunctional couple relationship?
5. What is the role of the therapist with this approach?
6. What are the ethical considerations for this population?
7. How is assessment and treatment planning completed?
8. How is goal setting handled with this approach?
9. What interventions (techniques, strategies for modifying behavior, mechanisms of change) are specific to this approach? List at least 3 if possible and how you might use one of them in application.
10. What is one take away or insight you gained learning about this approach & what would make you recommend it to others?
Additionally post to at least two of your peers (posts commenting on the instructors posts count for interaction posts) interacting in the discussions.
Discussion 3
READ: Gurman, Lebow & Snyder (2015): Couple Therapy and Psychological Disorders: Chapter 23 Couple Therapy and Borderline Personality Disorder and Chapter 24 Couple Therapy and Sexual Problems.
READ: Nichols (2017): Comparative Analysis
Pick one chapter that interests you the most and prepare a summary report with the following using your text as a reference with your work:
1. What is the background and overview of the approach?
2. What are risk factors involved?
3. What is the structure of the therapy process? List the key principles of the approach.
4. How does this approach work with a healthy/well-functioning versus dysfunctional couple relationship?
5. What is the role of the therapist with this approach?
6. What are the ethical considerations for this population?
7. How is assessment and treatment planning completed?
8. How is goal setting handled with this approach?
9. What interventions (techniques, strategies for modifying behavior, mechanisms of change) are specific to this approach? List at least 3 if possible and how you might use one of them in application.
10. What is one take away or insight you gained learning about this approach & what would make you recommend it to others?
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.