Therapeutic Goals For The Mendez Family - 1057 Words

Therapeutic goals for the Mendez family will be set after the initial session. One goal for the family is learning and using effective communication strategies. As well as recognizing their role within the family conflicts and disagreements. By doing this they can accomplish another goal of working towards eliminating negative interaction cycles. Working on coping skills to adapt to new environment and unemployment can also be beneficial for the Mendez’s. The family can also work in aiding Josephine in reconnecting with her ethnicity. Another goal is working on finding resources within their new community which will help the family organize around relevant community. Increasing the structure and strengthen the foundation of the family unit†¦show more content†¦Emmanuel speaks Spanish with very little English, while Josephine is Fluent in English and only understands some Spanish. Secondly, the acculturation level is significantly different between the generations and within this single family. For example, Emmanuel appears to maintain close ties to his roots while Josephine has been exposed to the mainstream culture and outside influences. A third issue is Josephine’s racial identity status in regards to her confused identity with her ethnicity. Research Article Summary Congress stated in Cultural and Ethical Issues in Working with Culturally Diverse Patients and their Families that in all aspects of health and mental health care workers interact with patients from many different cultures. This paper introduced an assessment tool for health care professionals to advance understanding of culturally diverse patients and their families. This article applies the culturagram to work with patients and their families in health and mental health settings. The culturagram is a family assessment instrument. It was discussed in this journal article and was originally developed to help social workers understand culturally diverse clients and their families. During the last seven years the culturagram has been applied to work with people of color, battered women, children, and older people. A culturagram examines the following ten areas: Reasons for relocation/immigration, length of time in community,