1) Overview of the Effectiveness of Systemic Interventions for Families of Children and Adolescents With Various Difficulties
Evidence supports the effectiveness of systemic interventions for sleep, feeding, and attachment problems in infancy; child abuse and neglect; conduct problems (including childhood behavioral difficulties, ADHD, delinquency, and drug abuse); emotional problems (including anxiety, depression, grief, bipolar disorder, and suicidality); eating disorders (including anorexia, bulimia, and obesity); and somatic problems (including enuresis, encopresis, recurrent abdominal pain, and poorly controlled asthma and diabetes).
Critique the primary themes regarding the effectiveness of systemic interventions for families of children and adolescents with various problems and identify what is of most interest to you. Explain why.
2)Disorder-Specific Systemic Model Applications and Interventions: Part 1
The authors of our readings this week are presenting applications of systemic models to specific problems. What common themes did you identify across all treatment examples? What questions do you have in order to clarify your understanding of one or more examples?
