The assignment for this week involves applying the assessment concepts from the Structural Family Therapy model to a family portrayed in a video. The focus is NOT on the video and providing a synopsis of it. It IS on application of the concepts of this model to the family dynamics portrayed in the movie.
Step one: select one of the following movies. You can find these movies on Netflix (or other subscription video streaming websites), Red Box (or video store), or at your local public library.
Antwone Fisher
Big Fish
Crazy/Beautiful
Dan in Real Life
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Father of the Bride (1 or 2)
Juno
Keeping the Faith
Love & Basketball
Madea's Big Happy Family
Madea's Family Reunion
Mildred Pierce
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Ordinary People
On Golden Pond
Pursuit of Happyness
Real Women Have Curves
Seasons 1 OR 2 of Downton Abbey
Sleepless in Seattle
The Birdcage
The Blind Side
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
While you were SleepingThe Kids Are Alright
Step two: Read the material in the chapter. Focus on understanding the basic concepts and how those apply to the work of a MFT.
Step three: Analyze the family dynamics portrayed in the video and apply at least 4 concepts from the list of assessment concepts provided below. Write a brief essay giving specific examples to illustrate each chosen concept:
Boundary
Hierarchy
Subsystem
Coalition
Strength
Stage of development
Step four: Address how cultural/diversity concepts apply to the assessment of the family(ies) in this movie?
Step five: Address what makes this model systemic. Reflect on the concepts from systems-based approach and how they apply to the structural family therapy model.
Remember to avoid the tendency to provide a synopsis of the video and focus on providing a Structural Family Therapy assessment and summary of the family dynamics portrayed in the video.
Sample Solution