American Nuclear Family

Question 1

Consider the following assertion: “In the traditional American nuclear family of today, once the couple has one or more children, the wife should not be employed outside the home. Rather, she should devote the majority of her time to child-rearing activities and “being there” for the children. This is the best environment for the development of healthy children in all senses of the word – physically, mentally, spiritually, and socially.”

Alternatively, one could assert something such as this: “In the contemporary American family, it often takes more than one income to provide for the family’s needs. Thus both parents may need or wish to work outside the home. There is little or no evidence to suggest that children who are cared for by qualified, attentive, and nurturing adults in a setting outside the home (e.g., a licensed daycare facility, a friend or a neighbor’s family home, an after-school program) grow up to be somehow disadvantaged or damaged emotionally, mentally, physically, or spiritually.”

Choose one of these two perspectives and write an essay of 750-1,000 words that summarizes the research evidence against that perspective. (Thus if you choose the first assertion above, you will look for evidence that this assertion is not accurate.) You may use the Marriage & Family: the Search for Intimacy text (Chapter 11) and the sources cited in the text, but you also need to use at least three scholarly sources to support your argument.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

Question 2

Develop an 8-10 page personal ethical framework that will guide you when confronted with various issues during group psychotherapy, including implications related to diversity. Be sure to consider the following as part of this ethical framework: •Conflicting religious values of group facilitators and participants •Social, environmental, and political values of facilitators and participants •Family and community hierarchies within a culture •Basic values and expectations in group process •Scope of your training •Adequate screening/assessment for various complicating issues within the group (domestic violence, addictions, suicidality, trauma histories, eating disorders, etc.) •Variance in socioeconomic status •Fee structures and process for determining pro-bono work •Documentation of group notes, particularly when potentially problematic/litigious confrontations/comments/behaviors occur in group •Any other issues you can think of that should be considered Support your ethical framework with at least 3 peer-reviewed journal articles. please use 5 or more references reading of the week for this is Group Counseling: Concepts and Procedures text, Chapter 2, Appendices B, C, F, G • Groups: Process and Practice text, Chapters 1 (pp. 12-23), 3 APA format please cite correctly, do not use elt. until after you cite all the authors