Developing Theory-Based Interventions

For this week’s assignment, you will continue to work with the child and adolescent clients you chose for the Week 5 assignment by developing theory-based interventions for each. The following are some great resources to help you develop interventions for your clients based on the diagnoses and goals you developed in Week 5. Find the chapters that pertain to your clients and read them before developing your interventions.
Use your Counseling Children and Adolescents text to read about developing interventions for the diagnoses and goals identified.
Use the Capella library to identify and read the chapters in the following e-books to help you develop interventions for the diagnoses and goals you identified.
Zubernis, L., & Snyder, M. (2016). Case conceptualization and effective interventions: Assessing and treating mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. Sage.
Jongsma, A. E., Jr., Peterson, L. M., McInnis, W. P., & Bruce, T. J. (2014). The adolescent psychotherapy treatment planner (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
Jongsma, A. E., Jr., Peterson, L. M., McInnis, W. P., & Bruce, T. J. (2014). The child psychotherapy treatment planner (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
Assignment DEVELOP THEORY-BASED INTERVENTIONS
For this assignment, continue to work with the two clients you selected for your Week 5 assignment (one child and one adolescent). Review the Assignment Case Studies if you want to look at the case studies.
Using the Week 7 Assignment Template [DOCX], complete the following for each client:
Choose two counseling theories and compare and contrast the application of these theories to the client’s treatment.
Develop interventions supported by the literature, based on the counseling theories chosen.
Develop two individual counseling interventions. A minimum of one of these interventions should be grounded in play therapy.
Develop two family counseling interventions. A minimum of one of these interventions should be grounded in play therapy.
Develop two group counseling interventions. A minimum of one of these interventions should be grounded in play therapy.
Be sure to support your work with a minimum of four, recent peer-reviewed journal articles for each case study. Use your Counseling: Masters Research Guide from the Capella library for directions about searching. Also, communicate in a manner that is scholarly and professional, adheres to current APA standards, and is consistent with expectations for members of the counseling professions.
Additional Requirements
As you complete your assignment, be sure to:
Write coherently to support your work with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a counseling professional.
Correctly apply current APA style and format. Visit Evidence and APA for more information.
Cite only recent (published within the last 5 years), relevant academic literature to support your work.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 4: Analyze major theories of counseling children and adolescents in order to select the best counseling approach for a child’s diagnostic needs.
Compare and contrast the application of counseling theories to clients’ treatment plans.
Develop theory-based interventions supported by the literature.
Competency 5: Analyze counseling techniques used with children and adolescents in individual, family, or group therapy contexts.
Develop appropriate individual counseling interventions.
Develop appropriate family counseling interventions.
Develop appropriate group counseling interventions.
Develop appropriate play therapy interventions.
Competency 7: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the counseling professions.
Support work with recent peer-reviewed journal articles.
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly and professional, adheres to current APA standards, and is consistent with expectations for members of the counseling professions.

CASE ASSIGNMENT
Sarah is a five year old Hispanic female in kindergarten. She has a twin sister Esther, and they are very close in their sibling relationship. They still sleep in the same bed together even though they each have their own bedroom. Until recently, they did not have friends, choosing to play only with each other. When Sarah and Esther entered Kindergarten, the school placed them in separate classes. Although Esther transitioned without issue and quickly made friends, Sarah has not. She has not spoken since the first week of school. Her relationship with her sister has deteriorated. Sarah spends her free time hiding under her bed, drawing or holding her dolls.
Sarah’s parents thought it was a phase and she would adjust, but when Esther had a sleep over with her new friends, Sarah ran away. Her parents searched the neighborhood and could not find her. After an hour, they called the police. The police searched the neighborhood and they finally found her in the park.
Marisa is a 13-year old Hispanic female in the 7th grade. She was adopted by Catherine, a single mother when she was 26 months old. She spent her first 26 months in an orphanage in Belize and Catherine had to wait for 10 months before Marisa was able to come to America. Marisa hits herself when she feels afraid and when she thinks that Catherine is upset with her. Catherine has been very nurturing and supportive of Marisa, trying to use self-help books to work with her behaviors. Marisa does do well in school and learned to be proficient in English very quickly and easily. Marisa struggles in relationship with her peers, often getting her feelings hurt during competitive class activities (often saying “It’s not fair!”)
Marisa’s behaviors have escalated recently, since Catherine adopted a three month old baby boy.

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