Family Interaction Cycles
Effective family therapy relies on having an accurate understanding of the inner workings of a family, including how things go wrong. This course utilizes concepts of family systems theory including homeostasis, negative feedback loops, and positive feedback, to help you understand, identify, and track changes in common family interaction cycles. Multiple case examples are used to illustrate the identification of the cycle and how it can explain complex sets of family problems.
1 hour CE. Recorded video format (non-interactive)
Course Overview
ESTIMATED COURSE LENGTH: 1.08 hours
CE CREDITS: 1.00 continuing education/contact hours for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists
TARGET AUDIENCE: Mental Health Practitioners
LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: Intermediate
PREREQUISITE(S): None
INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: Recorded video format (non-interactive)
ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: Closed captioning of audio components. In order to request further accessibility accommodations, please email support@psychhub.com.
COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS: To obtain your CE certificate, learners must complete a pre-test (not scored), progress through all course segments, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post-test. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments.
FINANCIAL/COMMERCIAL SUPPORT STATEMENT: This course has no commercial support.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST: This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.
GRIEVANCE AND REFUND POLICIES: Grievance and refund policies are found in the footer of the training center.
PARTICIPATION COSTS: The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.
COURSE CREATION DATE: 1/6/2020
Learning Objectives
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Define homeostasis as it relates to family functioning
- Describe at least three interventions that can be used to gather information on family interaction cycles
- Differentiate between positive and negative feedback as applied in the context of family assessment
Course Outline
- Feedback
- Positive and negative feedback
- Feedback in families
- Family Assessment
- What you're looking for
- Unbalancing
- Assumptions when a family seeks therapy
- Case examples