Week 6 Assignment: Applying the Decision-Making Model [u06a1…

For this assignment, you will apply the SLEEPP systemic decision-making model from Chapter 23 of The Handbook of Systemic Family Therapy ebook (available in the

reading list) to this vignette. Then, you will write a paper following the instructions provided below.

Vignette

LaKeisha is a student therapist at a site that works with teens who have been arrested for substance abuse and are now in a diversionary program to avoid jail time. LaKeishas main clients are the teens, but she also does family work with the teens’ siblings, guardians, and parents. LaKeisha was raised in a home with one parent who was addicted to pain killers and she often had to care for that parent and her younger siblings. During one session with her 16-year-old client Josi, who identifies as non-binary, they tell her that they often smoke weed with their older sibling. Josi begs you not to tell anyone about this, especially their parent who often likes to check in on how the sessions are going. Josi admits to being afraid of their older sibling and that if he found out that Josi told on him, “there would be hell to pay.”

Josi admits that LaKeisha is the only one they feel comfortable talking to and for the first time feels heard. As LaKeisha is leaving for the day her site supervisor, Andre, asks how things are going with Josi. Josi’s parent just called in and Andre said that he would call back later in the day with updates. Supervision is scheduled for later in the week, but Andre tells LaKeisha that he will be rescheduling their supervision for the following week due to overbooking clients.

Instructions

Write a 57 page paper that addresses each of the following:

• Describe the people and process to engage with to apply the SLEEPP decision-making model to this case. Who would you consult with in making your decision?
• Using the SLEEPP model, identify each step you would take, with an explanation of how your action for each step relates to the AAMFT Code of Ethics and your states legal statutes:
• What sociocultural factors did you identify?
• What legal issues apply? (Make sure to identify the age of consent for treatment in your state and how that would factor in your decisions.)
• What ethical sub-standards apply?
• What could be the economic impacts of certain decisions?
• How did the concept of power play into the process?
• How does the politic between supervisee and supervisor, client and therapist play into this vignette?
• Considering the SLEEPP decision-making model, what is your ethical decision in this case study?

Be sure to identify in each step the feedback from each client that led to you reevaluating the ethical decision. Evaluate the ethical principles (that is, beneficence (doing good), nonmaleficence (avoiding harm), autonomy (respecting individual choice), justice (fairness), fidelity (keeping promises), and veracity (truthfulness)) applied to support the conclusion for ethical decisions made for the case.

Organize your paper according to the Applying the Decision-Making Model rubric, making sure to address all Distinguished criteria.

Additional Requirements

Your assignment should also meet the following requirements:

• Components: Include the following components in your paper:
• Title page.
• Body.
• Reference list.
• Cite the codes and state statutes, along with any other resources you incorporate in your paper.
• Written communication: Writing must be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations must be formatted according to current APA style and formatting. See the
• for APA resources specific to your degree level. Use double-spaced paragraphs.
• Length of paper: 57 pages, excluding title page and references.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

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Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:

• Competency 2: Apply ethical standards of care in the practice of marriage and family therapy, including the use of telehealth therapy.
• Identify each step to take with the SLEEPP decision-making model with an explanation of how the action for each step relates to the applicable AAMFT Code of Ethics standards and sub-standards, and state legal statutes.
• Competency 3: Analyze the impact of a clinician’s personal value system, culture, and ethnicity on their practice and ethical decision making.
• Describe the people and process to engage with to apply the SLEEPP decision-making model to an MFT client case.
• Reevaluate ethical decisions using the SLEEPP decision-making model and associated AAMFT Code of Ethics standards and sub-standards, and state legal statutes.
• Evaluate the ethical principles applied in the analysis of an MFT client case to support the conclusion for ethical decisions made for the case.
• Competency 5: Communicate effectively through the appropriate application of grammar, punctuation, spelling, writing mechanics, and a professional tone, while adhering to current APA style and formatting.
• Convey purpose in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.