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Taylor is an 18 years old Vietnamese American female who belongs to a middle-class family. She has studied in a girl’s school right from her childhood. She is currently pursuing her undergraduate degree from a renowned university. She is currently in her second year. As a person, Taylor is a little reserved and has a small friend circle. She takes some time to open up to people.

Taylor noticed that as soon as she entered college, there was a drastic change in her parent’s attitude towards her. According to Taylor, her parents had become over-protective, suspicious, and argued with her almost on a daily basis. Her parents didn’t like her meeting school friends and especially boys and kept a check on her calls and messages. At times, she used to respond to messages or call from boys at her university which lead to further conflicts and fights between her and her father. She is not at all comfortable with the restrictions her father had put on her and is increasingly feeling restless and agitated. Taylor is scared of her father and believed that he would never listen to her and assumed that talking to him was of no use.

Due to the constant conflicts with her parents, Taylor became stressed and realized that she is not able to concentrate properly on her studies and as a result is lagging behind in her courses. Since she was not able to deal with this situation on her own and her studies were getting impacted really badly; Taylor decided to seek help from a counselor.

Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy Treatment Plan

· Unit of Treatment: Who will be included in therapy?

· Goals for Treatment: What are your goals for treatment given the model's primary objectives?

· Presenting Problem: What is the primary conflict that the family/couple/individual is hoping to address?

· Circular Hypothesis (Case Conceptualization):

·  Problem Analysis: What are the behaviors, emotions, and thoughts that contribute to the problem?

· Assessment of Baseline Functioning: What is the frequency, duration, and severity, of the problem behaviors

· Mutually Reinforcing Behaviors: What are the behaviors that are exhibited by each member of the system that reinforces the problem with the system

· ABC Theory: What are the  A ctivating Events,  B eliefs (meaning created around the event),  C onsequence (emotion or behavior)

· Core Beliefs/Family Schema

· Couple Cognitions (if applicable)

· Additional Points of Conceptualization: Outline legal and ethical considerations, issues of safety or crisis, client strengths, spirituality, physical illness, and/or diversity. That may impact your work with this family.

· Interventions and Treatment: Outline treatment goals and devise a treatment plan using specific strategies and techniques. Describe the treatment plan and strategies in detail and explain your reasons for choosing the strategies used and why these will help reach therapy goal(s).