Your response to each of the following questions should be ½ page per question (the entire assignment should be 3-5 pages total + a title and reference page.)

Samuel is a 16 year old high school student that was referred by his school counselor for bringing drug paraphernalia on campus. Samuel lives with his mother and 2 younger sisters, ages 14 and 10. His father is living outside the home due to marital conflict.  The family is of African-American descent. The entire family is present for therapy as the school counselor feels that Samuel is responding to the situation at home and that his behavior is a cry for help.

Briefly respond to the following in direct and specific regard to the above scenario. Do not add any information. Respond using the details you are provided with above.

1. Which of the four defensive communication stances that Satir saw with families in distress do you see in this family?

2. How might family sculpting be used with this family?

3. How might a symbolic-experiential therapist work with this family?

4. Using Whitaker's technique of creating family turmoil and coaching family members through that experience, describe how this might look for this family.

5. From the structural family therapy framework, describe the boundaries in this family.

6. Describe how a structural family therapist might use joining in this family.

7. According to the MRI model, what problem-maintaining solutions do you see in this family?

8. How might a strategic therapist use circular questioning with this family?