Module 4- Directions:

Write: 1) a critically reflective, brief analysis of the two to three main sources (readings and/or videos) that you considered to be most valuable, and 2) a deeply reflective paragraph or two about what you consider to be the main insights and questions growing out of your learning in this module. Also, you are required to do a short write-up for this course learning module (about two pages or less)—where you (articulate in one to three sentences for each learning outcome, evidence that you have achieved that outcome.)- Please use the learning outcomes below for the essay.

Learning Outcome:
-You will identify therapeutic and client situations that are recommended for strategic family therapy.
-You will describe the distinctions between first-order change and second-order change in family dysfunction.
-You will name paradoxical interventions and describe how they are intended to have effects on the family behavior.
-You will identify the goals of strategic family therapy regarding the cycle of behaviors.
-You will describe the differences between straight directives and paradoxical directives.
-You will name the fundamental premises of strategic family therapy vs. psychodynamic therapy.