VARGAS FAMILY CASE STUDY

Vargas Family Case Study: Narrative Therapy

Vargas Family Case Study: Narrative Therapy: Read “Topic 7: Vargas Family Case Study.” Identify one member of the Vargas family whose dominant story could use some rewriting. Read the workshop notes on Reauthoring Conversations.

Part 1: In 250300 wordswrite a counseling note for the client’s file. In this notedescribe any exceptions to the problem that you have identified and develop scaffolding questions to ask the client in your next sessionone in their landscape of action and one in their landscape of identity.

Part 2: Put yourself in the client’s shoes and, as the clientwrite a reauthoring version of their story that is 500-750 words in length. It should incorporate the exceptions and responses to the scaffolding questions from Part 1. Use narrative language when applying this reauthoring technique.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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Part 1: Counselling Note for the Clients file

Elizabeth family is in crisis, and the problem is exceptional based on the relationship maintained by these family members. Linda and Tim’s interventions are extemporary beyond the expectations. Linda and Tim (Bob’s and Katie parents) hold a distant relationship with Geoff as he is only a stepson to Katie, their daughter.  Several issues will be unfolding in these cases as it is beyond Geoff taking drugs…

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