How does Dr. Gottman’s lecture help you understand what is going on for couples, and how a social worker might be able to help them?

Intervening with Couples

Instructions

1. Watch Dr. John Gottman’s four-part lecture about relationships and couples therapy, located at:
a. Making Relationships Work, Part 1-

b. Making Relationships Work, Part 2-


c. Making Relationships Work, Part 3-

d. Making Relationships Work, Part 4-

2. Navigate to the threaded discussion and respond to the following questions:

a. How does Dr. Gottman’s lecture help you understand what is going on for couples, and how a social worker might be able to help them? Specify two concepts from Dr. Gottman’s lecture and discuss how you would apply them to a case.
b. Thinking about the planned change process described by Garthwait in the course text, how might you approach assessment and treatment planning for a couple with Gottman’s ideas in mind? Be specific, by using an example and refer to specific aspects of the planned change process in your response.
c. If you were intervening with a couple, how would you establish and maintain professional boundaries compared to working with an individual? Identify at least two specific professional boundaries you may need that seem most relevant to couples therapy and describe how you would establish and maintain them. What interactions in working with couples might test those boundaries? How might Gottman’s approach help with approaching boundaries with couples?
d. Considering Gottman’s model, how would you approach measuring success in your work with couples? How would you monitor their progress toward success? What information could you use during treatment to inform your practice or change strategies?
3. Your initial post is due by the end of the fourth day of the workshop.

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How does Dr. Gottman’s lecture help you understand what is going on for couples and how a social worker might be able to help them

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