Recording-2025-04-02T01:06:15.931Z
Class Schedule Adjustments
Assignment due dates for TK's can be moved to either Sunday or Monday, giving students more time to complete.
Class ended with Chapter 10, and the focus for the next class will be on Chapter 11.
Overview of Chapter 11: The Postmodern Intervention
Focus on new family structures and development.
Primary exam content will be based on Chapters 11 and 12, with less emphasis on Chapter 11.
Discussions will revisit early interventions, including:
Cybernetics
Structural Family Therapy
Feminist Family Therapy
Feminist Family Therapy
Challenges traditional gender roles and cultural assumptions considered natural laws.
Addressing cultural influences on family dynamics, particularly in Latino communities.
The maternal role as a nurturer is often emphasized, and therapy aims to shift responsibility away from mothers.
Key idea: Gender roles and expectations are perpetuated across generations.
Clinical Neutrality vs. Indoctrination
Therapists must distinguish between maintaining clinical neutrality and imposing personal beliefs on clients.
Advocacy work within feminist therapy should empower women without overstepping therapeutic boundaries.
Importance of redirecting focus back to presenting issues in therapy sessions without infusing personal biases, especially during politically charged topics.
Cultural Sensitivity in Therapy
Awareness of how one's beliefs can inadvertently shape therapy dynamics.
Examples include societal pressures, like ideals of body image or cultural norms that dictate behavior.
Therapists must engage clients in reflective exploration rather than imposing judgments.
Key Issues Addressed
Cycles of Domestic Violence: Understanding the dynamics within families, including the tension-building phase, explosion phase, and honeymoon phase.
Assessing for domestic violence is crucial as therapists are advised not to provide therapy for domestic violence cases.
Multiculturalism and Cultural Humility: Understanding diverse backgrounds is critical, particularly in developing interventions for families from mixed socioeconomic backgrounds or differing cultural contexts.
Emphasis on education about social and political realities faced by low-income families.
Evolving relevancy in therapy models (e.g., same-sex marriage, internet influence).
Challenges in Online Therapy
Online therapy introduces barriers such as technology access, family dynamics visibility, and therapist observation limitations.
Importance of assessing a family's technological literacy and comfort level with virtual platforms.
Creative engagement strategies can be beneficial, like virtual activities that resonate with family traditions.
Competence in Social Work
Emphasizes the importance of therapists being knowledgeable and competent concerning diverse family issues and interventions.
Cultural humility is essential for effective social work practice.
Encouragement to seek supervision and further education on complex family issues.
Upcoming Assignments and Dates
Review assignment due dates; students should prepare for the upcoming scholarly article critique and critical analysis papers.
Consideration of flexibility in mapping out the remainder of class sessions and upcoming due dates for student workload management.
Final Thoughts
Emphasis on navigating through course content effectively while preparing for exams and practical applications within social work.
Discussions around class dynamics and upcoming responsibilities to be continued in future sessions.