Family Assessment

American Psychiatric Association. (2022).  Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed., text rev.). https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=https://dsm.psychiatryonline.org/doi/book/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787

Nichols, M., & Davis, S. D. (2020). The essentials of family therapy (7th ed.). Pearson.

Introduction

· Chapter 2, “Basic Techniques of Family Therapy” 

· Chapter 3, “The Fundamental Concepts of Family Therapy”  

· Chapter 4, “Bowen Family Systems Therapy

Therapist Aid. (2012–2020). Genograms for psychotherapy. https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-guide/genograms

Therapist Aid LLC. (© 2012-2020). Genograms for psychotherapy. https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-guide/genograms

THE QUESTION

To prepare:

· Review this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the insights they provide on family assessment. Be sure to review the resource on psychotherapy genograms.

· Download the Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation Note Template and review the requirements of the documentation. There is also an exemplar provided with detailed guidance and examples. 

· View the  Mother and Daughter: A Cultural Tale video in the Learning Resources and consider how you might assess the family in the case study.

The Assignment

Document the following for the family in the video, using the Comprehensive Evaluation Note Template: 

· Chief complaint

· History of present illness

· Past psychiatric history

· Substance use history

· Family psychiatric/substance use history

· Psychosocial history/Developmental history

· Medical history

· Review of systems (ROS)

· Physical assessment (if applicable)

· Mental status exam

· Differential diagnosis—Include a minimum of three differential diagnoses and include how you derived each diagnosis in accordance with  DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria

· Case formulation and treatment plan

· Include a psychotherapy genogram for the family

Note: For any item you are unable to address from the video, explain how you would gather this information and why it is important for diagnosis and treatment planning.