Category: Human Services

Theory: Apply appropriate strategies using a theoretical and philosophical framework built on the values of the human services profession.
Critical Thinking: Analyze the scope of populations served and appropriate methods of service delivery.
Application: Apply skills, strategies, and knowledge related to design, implementation, and evaluation of human services programs.
Program Design
For the second part of your project, you will design the specific interventions for your proposed program.
Proposed Intervention, Purpose, and Objectives (one page)
Identify and describe at least three interventions for your program and the purpose and objective of each intervention. (Note: This part of your paper relates to the Unit 4 Discussion.)
Application of Research or Theoretical Perspective Guiding the Intervention Proposed (one page).
1st Intervention-Safe Housing and Emergency Shelter Program
2nd Intervention-Intensive In-Home Services for Intact Families
3rd Intervention-Strengthening Financial Resources for DCFS
In this section, you will address how the research and your theoretical perspective matches with the program interventions.
Identify and describe at least one theoretical perspective that guides the intervention you have chosen for your program. Explain this theoretical perspective from our research, your rationale for choosing it, and how the interventions support this theoretical perspective.
Correcting the problem from a micro, mezzo, and/or macro perspective (one page).
Analyze and apply how the program addresses or corrects the problem from the micro, mezzo, and/or macro systems. (Note: This part is related to the Unit 5 Discussion.)
Funding the intervention (half page)
Explain how the program will be funded, including who will fund it and any obstacles to funding. Describe in as much detail as possible, supported by research, funding, and business plan components.
Plan for implementation: timelines, phases, and at least three projected actual results/outcomes (half page)
Identify the timeline for implementing the program design, including the phases of program development.
Last, describe at least three projected results and outcomes of your program. (Note: The funding and plan for intervention parts relate to the Unit 6 Discussion.)
Include a minimum of four scholarly academic references from the Purdue University Global Library.

Explain how the program you are designing will be funded for your primary. What are some specific potential public and private funding sources, including grants, local, state, and federal revenue?
Programs: The Safe Housing and Emergency Shelter Program & Intensive In-Home Services for Intact Families
Next, create a timeline with phases to implement your program.
Last, imagine what obstacles you might encounter in securing funding and implementing your program.

Describe how the case’s completed assessment is scored and interpreted. In your descriiption of the assessment’s scoring and interpretation, be certain to incorporate the measurement constructs (such as reliability and validity) you have learned about throughout this course. Be certain to discuss the ways in which the assessment is validated for use with diverse clients.
Review the hypothetical results of the completed assessment for your case.
Interpret and present these results in your paper.
Evaluate how assessment is linked to the practice of counseling.
As the counselor for your identified scenario, how do the assessment tools you examined in the previous section support your work as a counselor? Be certain to discuss the applicability of each to initial assessment.
Then, go beyond initial assessment to examine the ways you can use assessment throughout the counseling process.
Evaluate how the assessments can be used with diverse clients as part of an ethical assessment process.
How would you present the assessment results to your client or clients?
Describe the process of presenting assessment results with a clear consideration of the client’s unique cultural context. Be certain to identify the relevant sections of the code of ethics for your profession (e.g., ACA, ASCA).
Please use the Assignment Template [DOC] Download Assignment Template [DOC] to compose your final assignment paper.
Assignment Requirements
Written communication: Written communication must be free of errors such that the overall message is clear.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style. Refer to Evidence and APA Links to an external site..
Number of resources: Minimum of 4-6 scholarly resources (distinguished submissions will likely exceed that minimum).
Length of paper: Seven to ten double-spaced, typed pages, excluding title and reference pages.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Resources
COUN5106 Reading List
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Describe how the case’s completed assessment is scored and interpreted. In your descriiption of the assessment’s scoring and interpretation, be certain to incorporate the measurement constructs (such as reliability and validity) you have learned about throughout this course. Be certain to discuss the ways in which the assessment is validated for use with diverse clients.
Review the hypothetical results of the completed assessment for your case.
Interpret and present these results in your paper.
Evaluate how assessment is linked to the practice of counseling.
As the counselor for your identified scenario, how do the assessment tools you examined in the previous section support your work as a counselor? Be certain to discuss the applicability of each to initial assessment.
Then, go beyond initial assessment to examine the ways you can use assessment throughout the counseling process.
Evaluate how the assessments can be used with diverse clients as part of an ethical assessment process.
How would you present the assessment results to your client or clients?
Describe the process of presenting assessment results with a clear consideration of the client’s unique cultural context. Be certain to identify the relevant sections of the code of ethics for your profession (e.g., ACA, ASCA).
Please use the Assignment Template [DOC] Download Assignment Template [DOC] to compose your final assignment paper.
Assignment Requirements
Written communication: Written communication must be free of errors such that the overall message is clear.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style. Refer to Evidence and APA Links to an external site..
Number of resources: Minimum of 4-6 scholarly resources (distinguished submissions will likely exceed that minimum).
Length of paper: Seven to ten double-spaced, typed pages, excluding title and reference pages.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Resources
COUN5106 Reading List
View Rubric

Describe how the case’s completed assessment is scored and interpreted. In your descriiption of the assessment’s scoring and interpretation, be certain to incorporate the measurement constructs (such as reliability and validity) you have learned about throughout this course. Be certain to discuss the ways in which the assessment is validated for use with diverse clients.
Review the hypothetical results of the completed assessment for your case.
Interpret and present these results in your paper.
Evaluate how assessment is linked to the practice of counseling.
As the counselor for your identified scenario, how do the assessment tools you examined in the previous section support your work as a counselor? Be certain to discuss the applicability of each to initial assessment.
Then, go beyond initial assessment to examine the ways you can use assessment throughout the counseling process.
Evaluate how the assessments can be used with diverse clients as part of an ethical assessment process.
How would you present the assessment results to your client or clients?
Describe the process of presenting assessment results with a clear consideration of the client’s unique cultural context. Be certain to identify the relevant sections of the code of ethics for your profession (e.g., ACA, ASCA).
Please use the Assignment Template [DOC] Download Assignment Template [DOC] to compose your final assignment paper.
Assignment Requirements
Written communication: Written communication must be free of errors such that the overall message is clear.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style. Refer to Evidence and APA Links to an external site..
Number of resources: Minimum of 4-6 scholarly resources (distinguished submissions will likely exceed that minimum).
Length of paper: Seven to ten double-spaced, typed pages, excluding title and reference pages.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Resources
COUN5106 Reading List
View Rubric

For this Assignment, think about a significant group membership you have held or have held. Consider how social motives might account for your membership in the group. Also, consider how the group membership relates to your life satisfaction.

Instructions
When working with individuals and families, family therapists can encounter diverse clients, whose life experiences consist of distinctly personal and interpersonal dilemmas. Thus, counselors often make attempts to create a welcoming and open environment for their clients to more comfortably broach the extensive array of topics that may arise during therapy sessions. Not only do therapists engage in highly personal discussions with their clients about sensitive issues, including those revolving around sex and sexuality, but they also may confront conversations considered taboo or off-limits, such as those related to sexual deviance, sex addiction, or pornography. In this assignment, you will reflect on some of these particular conversations and address how theoretical ideas and methodological techniques related to structural family therapy can be useful for therapists and clients working through dilemmas associated with sexual deviance and addiction.
You will begin by reading the peer-reviewed academic journal article, “Structural Therapy with a Couple Battling Pornography Addiction” (located in FSCJ’s Learning Commons Library). You will then summarize the main findings of this research article in two pages (double-spaced) and reflect on what you read in two pages (double-spaced). Your paper will be a total of four pages (double-spaced). Be sure to apply some of the related concepts you have learned about in the text, describing how the journal article connects to the course (and other relevant topics). In addition to highlighting key terms and concepts, you will point out the methodological and theoretical strengths and weaknesses you can identify in the research article (using terms and ideas from your textbook and the journal article). You will also want to briefly identify and assess other possible interventions that could have been implemented (besides Structural Family Therapy) for these or other family issues associated with sexuality or deviance. To promote critical thinking, you will create one discussion question (and place this question at the end of page four in your reflection paper). This discussion question can be general (e.g., a basic question about a topic in the article that stood out to you), or you can ask a question that connects the topic of the article to current events. Alternatively, you can connect the topic to something else you have read about in this course or another human services-related course.
Submission
All assignments must be submitted through the online course for grading. This assignment requires a file upload submission. After you have reviewed the assignment instructions and rubric, as applicable, complete your submission by selecting the Submit Assignment button next to the assignment title. Browse for your file and remember to select the Submit Assignment button below the file to complete your submission. Review the confirmation annotation that presents after submission.
Grading
This assignment is worth 60 points toward your final grade and will be graded using the HUS3351 Reflection Paper Rubric. Please use the rubric as a guide toward the successful completion of this assignment. For information on how to view the rubric, refer to this Canvas Community GuideLinks to an external site..

Instructions
As you study family therapy theories throughout this course, you will most likely begin to define your own preferred philosophical and theoretical approaches to therapy. With this in mind, you will use the assigned course readings and one peer-reviewed journal article of your choice to compare and contrast the two philosophical traditions that inform family therapy approaches—family systems theory and social constructionist theory. As you reflect on these philosophical traditions in this discussion forum, you will want to highlight the key components of each theory that are of most interest to you. Focus on the theoretical and philosophical approaches and therapies that you can tentatively envision incorporating into your practice.
Your initial post should include the following elements:
Describe and explain each theory’s (i.e., family systems theory and social constructionist theory) relevant concepts, similarities and differences, and philosophical foundations. Include some of the key people associated with each theory. Remember to highlight the key theoretical components and any related philosophical assumptions and therapies of most interest to you.
Describe the potential interventions and techniques that could be used with the systemic and social constructionist theories and therapies that interest you.
Demonstrate your understanding of key competencies in family therapy (e.g., those related to diversity, research, and ethics) by explaining how some of these competencies could be applied to the theoretical ideas and concepts that you described in your post.
Submission
Your initial post should be three to five paragraphs in length. Be sure to use in-text citations and full references (citing both the textbook and peer-reviewed journal article that you selected). After you have posted your initial post, read and respond to two of your classmates’ posts. Be sure to make substantive and constructive comments. For example, make connections to theories or ideas that you have learned about in this class or other human services courses, add something from your own experience, and/or incorporate something you’ve read or seen into the discussion. Your response posts should be one to two paragraphs.

Reply to at least two classmates (three for an Exemplary grade) who presented different theories. Three response postings are needed for an “Exemplary” grade.
Response posts must support your replies to classmates by offering one added reference that gives support for the material that is addressed by your classmates OR by offering one additional reference that challenges the material presented by your classmate.
Be sure to explain why your reference either supports or challenges your classmates’ post.
All posts must cite information taken from other sources with in-text citations and complete references.
Do NOT:
offer advice to your classmates
discuss firsthand experiences with family or domestic violence.
Simply agree or disagree with your classmates’ posts. Offer analysis and evidence of critical thinking.
1) Katasha Rhone
MondayAug 28 at 11:56am
The Yeardley Love case provides an opportunity to apply attachment theory and gain insight into the dynamics that may have led to the tragedy. Attachment theory, developed by John Bowlby, emphasizes the importance of early relationships, particularly the bond between an infant and caregiver, in shaping an individual’s emotional and relational patterns throughout life. According, to Bowlby, he stressed that “attachment behavior is held to characterize human beings from cradle to grave”( Bowlby, 1977 p. 203). This theory suggests that a person’s attachment to their primary caregiver during infancy can significantly affect adult relationships, including intimate partnerships.
Using attachment theory, it is possible to analyze how disrupted attachment patterns could have influenced the behavior of the individuals involved in Yeardley Love’s case. If one or both individuals experienced disrupted attachment relationships during their formative years, it could have resulted in specific attachment styles influencing their behavior in romantic relationships.
The attachment framework identifies four attachment styles: secure, dismissing, fearful, and preoccupied. These styles stem from an individual’s beliefs about themselves and others. Understanding Attachment Styles: People can have four different attachment styles. The first is secure attachment, meaning individuals with this style have a favorable view of themselves and their partners. They are comfortable with intimacy and independence and have good communication and conflict-resolution skills. The second style is dismissing attachment, where people have a favorable view of themselves but a negative view of others. They tend to avoid emotional closeness and may not consider relationships important. The third style is fearful attachment, where individuals have negative opinions of themselves and others. They struggle with trust and fear rejection, creating a push-pull relationship dynamic. Finally, the fourth style is preoccupied attachment, where people have negative self-views but positive views of others. They may rely heavily on their partners and experience high levels of relationship anxiety.
In the Yeardley Love case, one or both individuals may have had attachment styles contributing to their relationship dynamics. For instance, if one person had a fearful attachment style, they might have struggled with insecurity, jealousy, and mistrust, which could have led to conflicts and escalated situations. On the other hand, the other individual may have had a dismissing attachment style, leading them to emotionally detach or undervalue the relationship, which could have caused misunderstandings and conflicts.
It is crucial to note that attachment theory is just one of several perspectives that can provide insights into complex interpersonal dynamics. It should be considered alongside other factors, such as personality traits, life experiences, cultural influences, and societal norms. Furthermore, although attachment theory can offer valuable insights into the potential origins of specific behavioral patterns, it is not a comprehensive explanation for all aspects of intimate partner violence.
References:
Parveen Azam Ali, Paul B. Naylor, Intimate partner violence: A narrative review of the biological and psychological explanations for its causation,
Aggression and Violent Behavior, Volume 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 373-382, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2013.01.003Links to an external site..
Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, August 18). Murder of yeardley love. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Yeardley_Love
2) Dawn Hill
MondayAug 28 at 4:20pm
Feminist perspectives are united by a common central underpinning: Intimate partner violence is fundamentally a gender issue that cannot be adequately understood through any lens that does not include gender as the central component of analysis (Lawson, 2012, p. 579). One thing that feminist sociological theories have in common with a family violence perspective is that they both reject the notion that intimate partner violence is the result of individual aberrations or deviance or that it reflects pathology of abnormal families. (Lawson, 2012, p. 580). The Murder of Yeardley Love although does not relate to family, it does relate to intimate partner violence. To dig more into the history of the abuser, we may very well find some abnormal behaviors within the family, which may have possibly led to the detriment of this abuser, resulting in the death of Yeardley Love.
In the case of Yeardley Reynolds Love murder, the feminist theory could be explained by the history of intimate partner violence. Sadly, this 22-year-old victim was murdered because of partner violence by her boyfriend, George Wesley Huguely V. Her boyfriend of a little over two years, who was the abuser and then accused murderer, was controlled by his alcohol addiction. It was Huguely’s aggressive behavior, triggered by alcohol, that caused their relationship to be on and off as referenced in Wikipedia, “Murder of Yeardley Love” (2012). Although feminism is about all genders seeking equality, in this case, the fact that both college students played sports and appeared to be rising students, that was not the major factor; the problem was the boyfriend’s aggression and abusive behavior stemming from excessive drinking. He sent the victim threatening emails and text messages post break-up and a violent encounter in which lacrosse player had to break up as referenced in Wikipedia, “Murder of Yeardley Love” (2012). According to the feminist perspective, the theoretical focus on family conflict in understanding intimate partner violence is misguided because the basis of intimate partner violence is seen as domination, not conflict of personal interest. (Lawson, 2012, pp. 580 & 581). The boyfriend wanted to dominate Love as shown by his actions.
The role taken for this discussion is the psychologist role as the psychologist seeks to determine the behavior behind the act of violence. There is no excuse and no words which could ease the pain in which the family of the victim experienced and will live with them for the remainder of their lives, it can be beneficial to learn preventive methods to avoid this senseless event to continue to occur. In reviewing the case, there may have been underlying issues such as anger, or even his own grief which led to his excessive drinking. Some individuals can drink and function all at the same time; however, as harmful as this is, some end up victimizing others, then the result is they also become a victim. The case shows Love’s murder was not premediated, but the abusive act stemmed from alcohol which led to her death, hence the conviction of her boyfriend. His previous behavior showed he had problems which should had been addressed. He could have obtained treatment, anger management and therapy which could have possibly saved both lives and helped to change the abuser while holding him accountable for his actions.
References
Lawson, J. (2012). Sociological Theories of Intimate Partner Violence. Journal of human
behavior in the social environment. 22(5), 579-581.
https://web.p.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=0&sid=228a1862-c2fb-4a4a-548-f43f35d95808%40redis
Murder of Yeardley Love. (2012, May 10). In Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Yeardley_Love

For this journal assignment, you will complete the SMART goal/objective worksheet template. You will identify career goals and expand them into SMART goals using the provided worksheet.
I am interested in being able to provide resources to all families that I work with through the arts.
SMART goal/objective worksheet template.