NRNP 6645 Week 2 Assignment: Family Assessment

Walden NRNP 6645 Week 2 Assignment: Family Assessment

A family’s patterns of behavior influences [sic] the individual and therefore may need to be a part of the treatment plan. In marriage and family therapy, the unit of treatment isn’t just the person—even if only a single person is interviewed—it is the set of relationships in which the person is imbedded.

—American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, “About Marriage and Family Therapists”

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When issues arise within a family unit, the family often presents with one member identified as the “problem.” However, you will frequently find that the issue is not necessarily the “problem client,” but rather dysfunctional family patterns and relationships. To better understand such patterns and relationships, and develop a family treatment plan, it is essential that the practitioner appropriately assess all family members. This requires you to have a strong foundation in family assessment and therapy.

This week, you practice assessing and diagnosing client families presenting for psychotherapy.

Learning Objectives
Students will:

Apply concepts, theories, and principles related to patient interviewing, diagnostic reasoning, and recording patient information
Formulate differential diagnoses for patients using DSM-5 criteria
Formulate plans of care for patients that incorporate family psychotherapy interventions
Develop psychotherapy genograms
Learning Resources – Walden NRNP 6645 Week 2 Assignment: Family Assessment
Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.)

For reference as needed
Nichols, M., & Davis, S. D. (2020). The essentials of family therapy (7th ed.). Pearson.

Introduction

Chapter 2, “Basic Techniques of Family Therapy”
Chapter 3, “The Fundamental Concepts of Family Therapy”
Chapter 4, “Bowen Family Systems Therapy
Therapist Aid. (2012–2020). Genograms for psychotherapy. https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-guide/genograms

Therapist Aid LLC. (© 2012-2020). Genograms for psychotherapy. https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-guide/genograms

Document: Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation Note Template

Document: Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation Note Exemplar

Required Media (click to expand/reduce)
Gehart, D. R. (2013, August 29). Progress note [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEB1vBObUqc

Masterswork Productions. (2003). Mother and daughter: A cultural tale [Video/DVD]. https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/watch/mother-and-daughter-a-cultural-tale

Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2013). Counseling and psychotherapy theories in context and practice [Video]. https://waldenu.kanopy.com/video/counseling-and-psychotherapy-theories-contex

Family Systems Therapy (starts at 4 hours)
Assignment: 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. Walden NRNP 6645 Week 2 Assignment: Family Assessment

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To prepare:

Review this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the insights they provide on family assessment. Be sure to review the resource on psychotherapy genograms.
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.
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.
The Assignment
Document the following for the family in the video, using the Comprehensive Evaluation Note Template:

Chief complaint
History of present illness
Past psychiatric history
Substance use history
Family psychiatric/substance use history
Psychosocial history/Developmental history
Medical history
Review of systems (ROS)
Physical assessment (if applicable)
Mental status exam
Differential diagnosis—Include a minimum of three differential diagnoses and include how you derived each diagnosis in accordance with DSM-5 diagnostic criteria
Case formulation and treatment plan
Include a psychotherapy genogram for the family
Note: For any item you are unable to address from the video, explain how you would gather this information and why it is important for diagnosis and treatment planning. Walden NRNP 6645 Week 2 Assignment: Family Assessment

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