Working with Families Part I: Strengths and Assessments with Families Jacob Campbell, LICSW at Heritage University for SOWK 487 in Spring of 2022
Genogram Cutout Activity Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University SOWK 487 Fall 2022
Agenda Strengths perspective and families Engagement and assessment with families Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University SOWK 487 Fall 2022
Identifying Family Strengths Note 12 to 15 positive aspects of the household pictured (National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association, 2007)
What Families Provide Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University SOWK 487 Fall 2022
What Families Provide Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University SOWK 487 Fall 2022
Provide secure attachment bonds Provide for physical needs Procreation Primary socialization of children Regulate sexuality Satisfy emotional needs What Families Provide (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University SOWK 487 Fall 2022
How Engaged is the Family? Family focused Family-driven Family-centered (Chovil, 2009) Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University SOWK 487 Fall 2022
Different Families —Same Love “A primary group whose members assume certain obligations for each other and generally share common residences.” (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015, p. 331) Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University SOWK 487 Fall 2022
Family Systems Framework Assessment Dimensions • Homeostasis • Family Life Cycle • Boundaries and Boundary • Family Rules Maintenance • Family Decision Making, Hierarchy, and Power • Family Roles • Social Environment • Family Adaptive Capacity (Stressors and Strengths) • Communication Styles of Family Members (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) SOWK 487 Fall 2022
Homeostasis “Homeostasis is a systems concept that describes the tendency of a system to maintain or preserve equilibrium or balance. In essence, homeostasis is a conservative property of family systems that strives to maintain the status quo” (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015, p. 255) Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University Balance Feedback loops (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) SOWK 487 Fall 2022
Boundaries & Boundary Maintenance Disengagement Enmeshment di used boundaries inappropriately rigid Internal vs. External Unique families unique style, cultural preferences, strengths, and needs A A Subsystems (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) ff Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University SOWK 487 Fall 2022
Family Decision Making, Hierarchy, and Power • Historic / Context • Reason for distribution • Covert power • Power exibility • Family perspective (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) fl Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) SOWK 487 Fall 2022
Family Roles Perceived Enacted Prescribed (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) SOWK 487 Fall 2022
Family Rules Explicit Flexible Implicit Rigid (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) SOWK 487 Fall 2022
What About Your Family? Members Roles Norms Values Rules (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) SOWK 487 Fall 2022
Communication Styles of Family Members Congruence and Clarity of Communication Verbal Nonverbal Contextual (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) SOWK 487 Fall 2022
Communication Styles of Family Members Insoo Kim Berg Solution-Focused Family Therapy Video (PsychotherapyNet, 2009) Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University (Berg, 2009) SOWK 487 Fall 2022
Family Life Cycle 1. Unattached young adult 2. New couple 3. Family with young children 4. Family with adolescents 5. Family that is launching children 6. Family in later life (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) SOWK 487 Fall 2022
Social Environment (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) SOWK 487 Fall 2022
Family Adaptive Capacity Family Stressors Family Strengths & Resilience Family Cycle Frequency and Duration Magnitude and Number Social support Internal cohesion and commitment Creativity and exibility Appraisal, insight, and meaning Initiative and achievement Boundary setting (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) fl Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) SOWK 487 Fall 2022