Read the case study on Tony and answer the following questions. Main themes from student responses will be addressed during the live session; please come prepared to share your thoughts.
What individual and family strengths do you notice?
What do you see as the presenting problem(s)?
What information is missing? What questions do you have of the family in order to better understand their situation?
What cultural factors do you want to be aware of and what potential issues of bias, and/or overidentification, might come up for you? What work will you need to do in order to provide bias-free services to this family from a positive multicultural/social justice/feminist lens?
What questions would you want to ask the family in order to best understand the family’s narrative about their current situation?
What does the language they are using tell you about how each may be dealing with this loss?
Would narrative theory be your theory of choice to use with this family? Why or why not?