City Vision College: Course 416 Key Study Guide
Chapter 10: Working with Families (pages 175 – 192)
1. True or false. Families only play a small role in the causes and conditions associated
with substance abuse and psychiatric disorders.
2. Why might family members also benefit from treatment?
3. What are the three approaches to family therapy?
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4. The systems model suggests that each family adopts its own Family Rules (myths),
Family Roles, and has its own Boundaries and Functioning. Think about your own
family of origin and your current family, if that is different. After reading about the
Family Roles in your text reflect on the following questions:
o What were/are the family rules in your family?
o Did/will you adopt those rules for a family of origin into your current family
now?
o How did those/do those rules affect you then/now?
o What rules help/ed you? What rules hinder/ed you?
o If you employ dysfunctional rules now, can you or will you change them?
5. What are the traditional six roles identified in the family with a chemically dependent
person?
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6. What types of boundaries are typically found in the family with a chemically
dependent person?
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7. What does the Behavior Model suggest about the family?
8. How can the behavioral model be used in treating addiction?
9. The Family Disease Model suggests that the family members suffer from what
disease?
10. What are some behaviors a codependent person may exhibit?
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11. What is the recommended remedy in the Family Disease Model?
12. What are the interventions the authors suggest that would be useful in early recovery?
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13. Read the list of 15 strategies counselors and case managers could use to make it more
likely to obtain family cooperation on pages 190 and 191. After reading the list,
reflect on the following:
o Which one of these items were you already aware of?
o Which one of these items was new to you?
o How can you integrate these suggestions into your practice?
o Can you think of any additional strategies?
14. What can you do if the family member is unwilling to do anything about their own
problems?