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Foundations in Couple and Family Therapy

Question: Write an introductory paragraph about the project. You might include a brief discussion of how you initially viewed the activity as relevant, or not, to your learning to be a marriage and family therapist.

The Interview
Write an introduction to the reflection on the interview process and experience.

Interview Themes
A brief intro to the themes section
Linear Question Themes. Articulate the themes and content that emerged with the linear questions you asked. Consider ONLY the content from the linear questions. Discuss the themes and the various examples of it in the interview.
Systemic Question Themes. Articulate the themes and content that emerged with the systemic questions you asked. Consider ONLY the content from the systemic questions. Discuss the themes and the various examples of it in the interview.
Compare and contrast the themes. Compare and contrast the themes from the two types of questions. How did the content from the linear questions you asked compare to the content from the systemic questions? Get professional assignment writing service now!
Theorist influences. Take a look at both your drafted questions and the ones you actually used in addition to those drafted questions. Analyze which theorist influences your thinking about family systems and how that theorist impacted the field of marriage family therapy. Support with references.

Interviewer Role
Reflect on your role in the interview process by responding to the required questions.
Stance. How was taking a stance as an observer for the linear questions different from taking the stance of an observer-participant for the systemic questions?
Relationship with the interviewee. How did each approach (the two different sets of questions) influence the kind of relationship you developed with the interviewee? In other words, what did the relationship with the interviewee feel like when you ask linear questions, and how did your relationship with the interviewee change when you switched to systemic question? What other differences did you notice resulting from each approach?
Multicultural/diversity issues. Reflect on your awareness of the influence of multicultural or diversity issues regarding race, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or other considerations. How was the relationship with the interviewee informed/affected by how you and the interviewee are similar or different across a host of descriptors such as age, gender, marital status, parental status, geographic region, or religious affiliation?
Curiosity. Make an assessment of your ability to be curious. What are the topics or information that got you very curious? Describe how you took a curious stance, or lack thereof, and how that influenced the interview.
Bias/Triggers: Reflect on any question or answer from the interviewee that triggered an awareness of any bias, judgment, or inability to remain focused and engaged in useful conversation. What could have happened in the interview that would prompt you to seek supervision?
Assessment of Interviewer. Description of what you did in the interview that you liked, and what you would like to have done differently. Include examples of what you said and what you wish you had said.

What I Learned
Comment on what you learned through this project about yourself and the therapy profession. Describe how your experience with this project might inform your professional work.