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Students will have an opportunity to put into practice the family principles and concepts that are being studied in the Course. (1) Each student will conduct a FAMILY comprehensive interview with an actual FAMILY.
EXAMPLES of FAMILIES to possibility interview:*Must be culturally and/or structurally different from your couple/family of origin.
• Family with two parents (first marriage for both) and at least two children.
• Blended family with at least two children.
• Family with two gay/lesbian parents and at least 1 child.
• Single –parent family with at least 2 kids.
• Single-parent gay/lesbian family with at least 1 child.
• Family (single-parent or two parents), with at least 1 child, and other extended family members living in the home as their primary residents (grandparents, aunt, uncle, cousins, grandkids).
• Family with at least 1 child where the grandparents (or other legal guardian) are the primary parental system for the child.
• Family with two parents of different races and at least 2 children.
The following information should be assessed during the interviews and summarized :
a. Structured Information (Slides 1-2)
• What are the names (first name only) ages, and birth order of all family members? Include scanned consent forms in appendix/ addendum section as extra slide at the end
• What are the occupations and education levels of all family (where appropriate)?
• What are the roles of each family member?
• Who does each member spend most of his or her time with?
• Who makes decisions within the family and how are they made?
b. Developmental Information (Slides 3-4)
• What is the developmental stage of the family at this time?
• Are there any recent significant events/losses in the family?
• Are there any anticipated changes/transitions in the near future?
• How are the current goals of the family, including what goals have already been met and how?
• What is the spiritual life/climate of the family like?
c. General Impressions (Slides 5-6)
• Who did the most talking and what might account for this?
• What are the family’s boundaries with the outside world?
• How affectionate is the family?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the family system?
• Is there any evidence of cutoffs, triangles, rituals, secrets or multigenerational effects?
• Other comments/observations
d. Evaluation and Self-Reflection of the Experience
• What did you learn through this experience?
• How would you evaluate yourself regarding how the interview was conducted?
• What did you feel were your strong points?
• How did the information gathered compare to your couple/family of origin and your family experience or relationship?
• What do you see as areas of further personal or professional development in working with families?
e. Counselor Implications
• What are 3-4 important practical counseling implications that you can share with your classmates when it comes to counseling families, based on your experience?
• Explain (based on reading from the text) why you believe these are important points t
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