August 31, 2021

Case Conceptualization and Genogram

For this assignment, you will complete the Case Conceptualization and Genogram media activity. The purpose of this project is to provide you with an opportunity to review and reflect on your clinical development of a case study that includes the major multigenerational factors, life-stage factors, and cultural factors.

Case Overview With Supporting Genogram and Pattern Reflection

Your assignment will include two parts:

Complete the case overview from the Case Conceptualization and Genogram media activity (linked in Resources), which clearly depicts the family that you will use to create a genogram.

Address the following questions providing 1–ï»¿2 pages of reflection for each in a MS Word document, using your notes from the pdf file you completed while completing the media activity, and submit it into the assignment area.

Discuss your ideas about how each family member relates to the family. What is each member’s role?
Speculate on ways the generations were similar and different in their perceptions of cultural perspectives and values?
How do generational and cultural differences impact how this family communicates?
How do life stages impact the perspectives of the family members?

Create a supporting three-generation genogram for this family. Review the Creating a Genogram activity (linked in Resources), to revisit genogram creation as needed. When reflecting on the patterns of the genogram, identify themes across the generations.

You may use Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, or Microsoft PowerPoint to create your genogram, or you can create a hand-written genogram and take a picture of it. Attach the genogram file in the assignment area.

Submission Requirements

Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting.
Length of paper:
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point.
Assignment attachments: Three-generational Genogram (PDF, JPG, or similar) and the reflection paper.

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Emily Reyes (37)

Emily is a paralegal working for an attorney. A Des Moines native, she has two children, Sam (15) and Cass (12), from her previous wedding to Ken Wolter. She is currently married to Felipe Reyes. Though nominally Catholic, Emily doesn’t regularly attend church.

“I don’t know why everything has to be so hard.

It’s not all the time. There are stretches where Felipe and I get along great, where it’s just like back when we were dating! But that’s pretty much just in the summer, when Sam and Cass are off in Madison.

Sam’s been a real trial. All he ever wants to do is hunker down with a computer and play games. I get frustrated, but at the same time I know he’s been through a lot. I know Felipe thinks that Sam’s been acting out since he and I got married, but the truth is that Sam’s been acting out a lot longer than that, at least as far back as to when things were falling apart with Ken. But I’m not blind, I can see how all of this has been hard and confusing and scary for him, and I try to remember that when I deal with him. Cass has been a lot easier this whole time. Cass and I get along great.

I really wish I could just hit reset on the whole thing between Felipe and Sam. Felipe’s so fun and chill outside of the home, but he gets all weird and tense with the kids, especially Sam. He just seems angry with Sam all the time, and their relationship just isn’t healthy. Felipe has all these old-school ideas about families and kids — especially sons — and he just doesn’t understand Sam’s generation. If those two could just do some activities together and spend some time without Felipe trying to mold Sam into something and Sam freaking out and acting out, I think they’d be a lot better off. And also, I wish Felipe would recognize that I know what I’m doing with Sam and just let me take the lead on the parenting. I’m a good parent and he needs to trust me.”

Felipe Reyes (49)

Felipe, Emily’s current husband, is originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico. He currently works for a food distributor, delivering and stocking shelves at grocery stores. Felipe is a fairly serious Catholic.

“Emily and I have been married for two years. We dated for a year before that. Some of my friends said it was a little rushed, but it felt really right to both of us at the time; I clicked really well with her and with Cass and Sam, and we just decided to go for it.

My parents flew up from San Juan with my sister for the wedding, and I really appreciated that. I don’t think they felt very comfortable here in Des Moines. They only stayed for a long weekend, and barely spoke to Emily’s parents. I tried to get them out of their shell, but they’ve been wary of my whole Iowa thing ever since I moved up here. They stayed with us in our house when they were here, which was a little stressful and was pretty weird as newlyweds. I haven’t seen them since then.

Things have gotten a little tougher in the past two years. I love Emily, and I think Cass is a good kid, but the way Emily treats both of them can make me a little crazy. When I was a kid, my father was very much the head of the household and was responsible for disciplining my sister and me. And he took it very seriously. It wasn’t always fun for us at the time, but it made me the man I am today. I feel like I can’t really do the same with Cass and Sam because, well, I might be married to their mother, but I’m not their father. They don’t even have my last name! So I feel like I can’t discipline them the way they need to be. And Emily just doesn’t. She should, but it’s not her nature, I guess, and she says that they’ve been through enough because of her divorce from Ken.

So then I see Sam being disrespectful to her all the time, and she just shrugs and, well, it pisses me off, you know? It’s not that he’s a bad kid, but he needs to learn that there are consequences to not acting right. But Emily just explains it away each time and never tries to correct his behavior, and the couple of times I’ve tried to say something, she’s gotten mad at me even though I was sticking up for her!

What makes it worse is her folks. Anne and Spencer are always coming over, always in our hair. Anne’s always playing weird head games with me, it feels like, and the two of them just spoil those kids rotten and let them do whatever they want. It really gets on my nerves. I feel like I have no influence at all in my own home.”

Sam Wolter (15)

Sam is the biological son of Emily Reyes and Ken Wolter, and the stepson of Felipe Reyes. A high school sophomore, Sam makes average grades and is not involved in extracurricular activities. Sam attends church when his parents make him, but without much interest.

“I’m so tired of Felipe trying to be my dad. He’s not my dad! I have a dad and he’s great! I know Mom and Dad had some problems. It sucks, but whatever. I can deal. But I don’t need some guy swooping in and trying to be all Mr. Tough Guy so he can make a man out of me or whatever. It’s super dumb.

I just want to live my life, you know? Do my homework and play Fortnite. But Felipe’s always on my butt telling me what I’m doing wrong or what I forgot to do or how my manners are so bad. I swear to god that dude is angry at me literally every minute of the day. I think he’s going to explode some day. Just stomps around and acts like he’s in charge of the family.

It sucked when mom and dad split up and dad left. But you know what? Me and Mom and Cass figured it out. We were all getting along pretty good before Mom met Mr. Rage and brought him into the house.”

Cass Wolter (12)

Cass is the biological daughter of Emily Reyes and Ken Wolter, and the stepdaughter of Felipe Reyes. A 7th-grader, Cass did very well in school until recently, but her teachers recently expressed concern that she is falling behind. Cass is active in her church youth group, and has been a very involved member of the Girl Scouts for years.

“I just want everyone to get along all the time! I don’t know why we can’t. I get along with everybody. If I can, I don’t know why everyone else can’t. I get nervous at dinner when Sam starts talking back and I can tell that Felipe’s getting mad at him. Some of the time, I can tell a joke and calm things down, and it really makes me happy when I can do that. But it doesn’t always work and sometimes Felipe gets all mad and starts yelling. I try to talk to Sam after that and make him feel better if that happens. Or talk to Mom and make her feel better if she’s the one who gets really upset, which happens a lot. It really feels good to make people feel better.

I feel bad for Mom, I know she has it hard. Breaking up with Dad was tough, and now things are weird in the house with Felipe a lot of the time. And with Sam. He really can be kind of a jerk, even to Mom, and she just lets him get away with everything. He kind of walks all over her, and then Felipe gets mad and yells at him and then he goes off and starts crying, and I think it’d all be better if mom would just make him knock it off right when he starts up. I get scared when Felipe gets really mad. He’s a real loud yeller.

I’m glad Grandma and Grandpa live so close to us. Felipe usually stays calmer when they’re over, and they come over a lot. If things get too weird in our place, a lot of times I like to just go over to theirs since they’re right next to us. Even if Grandpa’s not around, Grandma’s always there and I really like to hang out with her. So that part’s good.”

Ken Wolter (39)

Ken is Emily’s ex-husband and the biological father of Sam and Cass. Ken works as a project manager at a small software company in Madison, Wisconsin. Since divorcing Emily, Ken has remarried to Tatiana Wolter, with whom he has a three-year-old son, William.

Anne Moss (60) and Spencer Moss (61)

Anne and Spencer are Emily Reyes’ parents, and Sam and Cass’ grandparents. Spencer is a realtor, considering retirement soon. Anne does not work. Anne and Spencer live on the same block as Emily and Felipe, and visit several times a week, often without announcing beforehand.

SITUATIONAL CONTEXT

Sam and Cass live in Des Moines with Emily and Felipe during the school year, and spend their summers in Madison with Ken, Tatiana, and William. Sam enjoys spending the summer in Madison, since he can stay connected with his friends through video games. Cass is more ambivalent, since she can’t connect with her friends as easily and misses them.

Emily and Felipe report that they get along great during summers when Sam and Cass are in Madison, but argue almost daily when the kids are staying with them

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Case Conceptualization and Genogram