The Smith family was referred to your family therapy agency at the…

Question Answered step-by-step The Smith family was referred to your family therapy agency at the… The Smith family was referred to your family therapy agency at the request of the individual therapist who has been seeing Penny Smith, a 16 year-old, high school junior who has been losing weight over the past year, and over the past six months has been experiencing amenorrhea.  The family unit consists of Penny, her mom, her dad, and her 19 -year old sister, Ella.  What you have learned about the family is that; Mrs. Smith is 47-years old and works as an elementary school teacher in their neighborhood.  Mr. Smith is also 47 and works as a software engineer. He has recently taken a new job that requires a lot more travel than his prior job, he is now typically out of town 3-4 days a week.  During this past year, Penny’s sister, Ella, has moved 2 hours away for college.  The year before that her teenage cousin committed suicide after dealing with intense depression and anxiety for about 2 years. Mrs. Smith noted that Penny had been a cheerful child who could be counted on to make others laugh however, over the last year she has become both withdrawn and moody. Mr. Smith state’s his relationship with Penny had been close until she reached puberty, but now he feels clueless about how to communicate with her.  talk about the Smith family which is the major part of the assignment. What exactly is going on with the Smith family that may be impacting the daughter?   Psychology Social Science Social Psychology SW 304 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)