Research Paper

Paper:1). Choose a family challenge (substance abuse/addiction; HIV/AIDS; poverty; incarceration; divorce; domestic violence; mental illness; gay and lesbian unions; any other family challenge we see in the families we work with). 2). Describe the way in which the Family Life Cycle is impacted by the challenge you have chosen. (A guide for the Family Life Cycle will be provided to you). 3). Discuss the developmental tasks and issues faced by families in each stage of development and how that particular challenge impedes the familys ability to accomplish these tasks successfully.

4). Pick a specific stage and discuss the treatment best suited for that situation and stage of family life, including a discussion of the goals, objectives, and techniques to be used. It must be written using APA format, 6-8 pages in length, and with a minimum of 6 references.

textbook: Research Methods for Social Work

by Allen Rubin; Earl R. Babbie

I need you to write a paper for me about how mental illness impacts families, using the Family Life Cycle as described in Rubin & Babbies Research Methods for Social Work. I need you to explain how mental illness affects each stage of the Family Life Cycle young adulthood, forming partnerships, parenting young children, parenting adolescents, launching children, and later life and how it interferes with the developmental tasks at each stage. I also need you to choose one stage and discuss an appropriate treatment approach, including goals, objectives, and techniques. Make sure all explanations reference the Family Life Cycle stages and developmental tasks exactly as outlined in the textbook (Rubin & Babbie, Year). I want the paper to follow APA format, be 68 pages, and include at least six references.