This assignment should be 5- 6 pages, follow APA rules and use 12-point font and standard margins. Your paper should

 include ideas from the required reading, including your textbook. no other sourse

You will select 2 of the following films for this paper:

Id Hear Laughter Insoo Kim Berg- Solution focused family practice

The Legacy of Loss Monica McGoldrick-Family systems and the use of genograms

  Structural Therapy -Harry Aponte Structural family practice

Family Therapy with the Experts Steve Madigan Narrative Family practice

This assignment requires you to demonstrate your understanding of social work practice with families, including the 

skills used to engage with all family members, the ability to understand the familys needs, strengths, and resources,

 and the ability to understand how theory informs practice. Select two family sessions from the films from class and 

address the following:

Discuss the two-client concept and its relevance for effective practice with families. Use observations from one film to support your answer.

Describe how the theoretical framework of the therapist influenced the work with the respective family and summarize in your own words what it means to work with a family using these approaches. Include the assumptions of each approach. Compare and contrast the two family sessions you selected to demonstrate your understanding of how theory

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guided the therapists practice.

Discuss and provide examples of the skills related to the beginning, middle (demand for

work skills) and termination phases of practice. Use and cite your textbook for a

reference.

Discuss the idea of reframing and its clinical significance for working with families. Include at least one example from either of the two families you selected for the assignment.

In what ways did this assignment reinforce or add to your understanding of work with families? Are there ways in which you could use this knowledge in your current or past field work?