Imagine that the following information has been provided to you about the "Sanders" family, whom you will be seeing for the first time today.
Sue, 36, and Tom, 39, present for an initial consultation along with their two children-- Alice, 15, and Ted, 7. Sue does most of the talking, while Alice sits slumped in her chair with a sullen look on her face. Ted looks anxious and stays close to his mother. They have come because Sue is concerned about her children. Alice's school performance has been deteriorating over the past year; she has gone from a "B" student to a "C" student. She also stays out late many school nights and fights constantly with her parents. Ted has refused to attend school for the past two weeks because, according to Sue, he is afraid of the other children. Tom is not very involved in the raising of the children. He travels frequently on business, and when he's home, he goes out at night by himself.
A. How might the Sanders' problems be conceptualized from a family life cycle perspective (i.e., Carter & McGoldrick, 1999)? Feel free to speculate about the possible causes of the problems presented by the family. (1/3 of total points)
B. Take any one of the theoretical perspectives discussed in the text and describe, from that orientation, how you would work with members of the Sanders family and why. Include expected goals and time frame for treatment, and the strategy and techniques you would employ in treating them. Be specific about how your plan could be suited to the needs of this family. Use only one theoretical approach (even though, of course, many are possible), and support your approach as the treatment of choice. (2/3 points)

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The Answer of Imagine that the following information has been provided to you about the "Sanders" family, whom you will be seeing for the first time today.
Sue, 36, and Tom, 39, present for an initial consultation along with their two children-- Alice, 15, and Ted, 7. Sue does most of the talking, while Alice sits slumped in her chair with a sullen look on her face. Ted looks anxious and stays close to his mother. They have come because Sue is concerned about her children. Alice's school performance has been deteriorating over the past year; she has gone from a "B" student to a "C" student. She also stays out late many school nights and fights constantly with her parents. Ted has refused to attend school for the past two weeks because, according to Sue, he is afraid of the other children. Tom is not very involved in the raising of the children. He travels frequently on business, and when he's home, he goes out at night by himself.
A. How might the Sanders' problems be conceptualized from a family life cycle perspective (i.e., Carter & McGoldrick, 1999)? Feel free to speculate about the possible causes of the problems presented by the family. (1/3 of total points)
B. Take any one of the theoretical perspectives discussed in the text and describe, from that orientation, how you would work with members of the Sanders family and why. Include expected goals and time frame for treatment, and the strategy and techniques you would employ in treating them. Be specific about how your plan could be suited to the needs of this family. Use only one theoretical approach (even though, of course, many are possible), and support your approach as the treatment of choice. (2/3 points)

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