Lopez Family At The Macro Level

This article will discuss the intervention use with the Lopez Family at the macro level. The therapist needs to understand the family background and culture to know the type of intervention will best work for the family. This article will discuss what theory and why the theory was used; how social policy at the local, state, and federal level affect this family, with regard to access to social services, service delivery, and client wellbeing; and issues of human rights and of social, economic, and environmental justice.
Mr. Lopez, Mrs. Lopez, Tomas, Gabriela, and David are the members of the Lopez Family. The decided to get professional help after they received a referral from Tomas’ High School. Tomas’ behavior has change dramatically and the school is concern because Tomas was a well-behave boy. After interviewing the family, the therapist identified the family’s culture, background, and each member’s role. Mr. Lopez along with Tomas migrated from Guatemala when Tomas was two years old; in their trip to the United States, Gabriela was born and unfortunately Mr. Lopez first wife, Clara, died while giving birth to Gabriela. Gabriela legal status is undetermined because they do not know if Gabriela was born in Mexico or in the United States.
Conflict theory was first brought up by Karl Marx, he noticed the deviation between the poor and the rich. His theory was that history was driven by a constant conflict between the poor and the rich. He believed that the wealth should be divided equally between the two (RESOURCE). Marx argued that the rich individuals use their power to exploit the poor; as a result, the poor had a constant conflict with each other over resources, including money, jobs, and housing. Power unequally divided, and some powerful individuals take advantage of others. For example, majorities taking advantage of the