Assignment: treatment planning for couples and families experiencing | SOCW 6456 – Social Work Practice With Couples and Family Systems | Walden University

As you explored in this week?s Discussion, assessment becomes more complex if a couple or family member shows signs of pervasive mental illness or a significant health concern. Using theory-based interventions may help you navigate this challenging terrain.
For this Assignment, consider a couple/family where one member has a severe and persistent mental illness. (Note: This may be a fictitious case or a case from your professional experience). Think about how you would conceptualize the couple?s/family?s problems using the lens of your chosen theoretical orientation. Using the Walden Library, locate two evidence-based journal articles that support interventions for the present issue.
The Assignment (2?3 pages)

Identify the pervasive mental illness or health concern present in the couple/family.
Conceptualize the couple?s/family’s problem through your chosen theoretical orientation.
Design a treatment plan including short- and long-term goals.
Explain two evidence-based interventions you would use to address the couple?s/family?s issues and how you would use them. (Note: The interventions may not emerge from your chosen theoretical orientation.)
Justify the intervention you selected with two evidence-based research articles.

Support your Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are asked to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the resources for this course.
Required Readings
Gurman, A. S.,ÿLebow, J. L.,ÿSnyder, D. K. (2015).ÿClinical handbook of couple therapy. New York, NY: The Guilford Press.Chapter 14, ?Couple Therapy for Partner Aggression?Chapter 22, ?Couple Therapy and Depression?Chapter 23, ?Couple Therapy and Medical Issues?
Aymer, S. R. (2010). Intimate partner abuse: A case study involving a father and a son. Clinical Case Studies, 9(1), 3?17.
Chambless, D. L. (2012). Adjunctive couple and family intervention for patients with anxiety disorders. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 68(5), 536-547