I need help writing a couple's treatment plan that includes 1) assessing/family dynamics, 2) presenting problem (couple dynamics and levels of intimacy -relationships between couple); family-of-origin issues (couple's parents, step-parents and siblings); parental/parent-child conflicts (parenting styles, relationship with their son); and individual concerns (assess for prior trauma and unresolved personal issues that may impair the couple or family relationship) and 3) Treatment Plan/Recommendations ( 3 goals and objectives identified: 1) as a couple (their intimacy emotional, physical and or sexually), 2) as a whole family (as parents and with son - parenting education, and individually) and 3) consider goals for each partner or both; consider past trauma to include emotional and physical abuse and IPV

The video for the cohabitating couple with a 3 year old son shows the couple in distress concerning parenting styles. Partner 1 does not believe in corporal punishment. Partner 2 does but has his own trauma from corporal punishment.

Partner 1 took their son to the grocery store the son shows out and then partner 1 (female) comes home and tells partner 2 to deal with the son. Partner 2 tells son to go to his room. I did notice that whenever partner 1 is not pleased with their son she tells partner 2 to deal with him then she critiques him on how he handles the son.

The 3 year old refuses to sleep in his own bed. One night the 3 year old would not stop crying so he ends up in bed with them and from there it gets worse. While all are in bed together and the son is crying , Partner 2 spanks his bottom for crying and not falling to sleep. Then partner 1 criticizes partner 2 for the spank while partner 1 does nothing. Then partner 1 consoles son, partner 2 gets up and walks out of the bedroom.

When together, Partner 1 refuses to tell partner 2 she loves him. Whenever partner 2 says I love you partner 1 responds with "no you don't, I hate you, stop do not get close to me".

Partner 1 does not want to discuss marriage

Their family history consist of partner 1's parents were married at the age of 17 and had financial problems; they later got a divorce when partner 1 was 9 years after a rocky marriage (dad was an alcoholic, got in a rage and threw an iron at partner 1's mom); after her parents divorce, mom had to work 4 jobs to pay child support. So partner 1 felt split between both parents and each situation was not good.

Partner 2's family history was similar in that his parents also divorced. However his history included corporal punishment. Partner 2 recalls his parents divorcing when he was 3 years old. Mom later remarried. Partner 2 recalls his step dad physically abusing him with a paddle. He tried to run away several times. He had a half brother (his mom and step dad's son). He said his half brother could never do wrong and was treated better.