Experiential and Narrative Family Therapy

Students will:

• Compare experiential family therapy to narrative family therapy
• Justify recommendations for family therapy

To prepare:

• Review this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the insights they provide on experiential and family therapies.

The Assignment

In a 2- to 3-page paper, address the following: 
 

• Summarize the key points of both experiential family therapy and narrative family therapy. 
• Compare experiential family therapy to narrative family therapy, noting the strengths and weakness of each.
• Provide a description of a family that you think experiential family  therapy would be appropriate, explain why, and justify your response  using the Learning Resources. 

Note: The College of Nursing requires  that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary,  and references. The sample paper provided by the Walden Writing Center  provides examples of those required elements (available at   http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/57.htm). All papers submitted must use  this formatting.

Part 2: Family Genogram

Develop a genogram for the client family you  selected. The genogram should extend back at least three generations  (parents, grandparents, and great grandparents).