Read “Topic 1: Vargas Case Study” and imagine that you are going to conduct a first interview with this family. Write a 700-1,050-word paper that addresses the following:

1. Discuss how you would build alliance with this family.
2. Develop some hypothesis about the family patterns that you believe are maintaining the problem.
3. Conclude by outlining your expectations for each phase of treatment (rapport building, assessment and intervention, and closure).

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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