Provide a brief description of the individual. Ellen Foster is a ten-year-old‚ Caucasian‚ female who experiences a series of traumatic events during her childhood. These traumatic events include her witnessing domestic violence in the home‚ her mother’s suicide and subsequent physical‚ sexual and psychological abuse by her alcoholic father‚ her maternal grandmother and other relatives (aunts and cousins on the mother’s side). Ellen shuttled from home to home‚ staying for a short time at the home
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Object Relations Therapy‚ was the theory‚ I chose because it reminded of a few other therapies interwoven together‚ with one theory of attachment theory‚ in particular. This particular theory looks an interpersonal relationships developed at childhood. Similarly‚ object therapy‚ attachment theory are very similar in patterns as I feel they are interwoven together as one theory‚ although is a theory developed from the psychoanalytic view of Freud (Psychtherapy.net‚ 2008). Some of these patterns
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Client was a 27 y/o single‚ white‚ male who was a U.S. Army veteran. He currently resides in a residential rehabilitation program and was referred for services by his mother in order to address his alcohol addiction. He presented with problems which included: trouble falling asleep and waking up with reoccurring nightmares; feelings of anxiety and arousal when hearing loud noise‚ especially the sound of airplanes passing by; feeling agitated and irritable; having random outbursts of anger; being
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Josephine‚ a 20 year-old female‚ comes into the wellness center today‚ to for a nutritional counseling session. Client’s height is 5’ 2 and weight being of 117 pounds. Josephine’s currently resides with her parents‚ who are both from a Central American decent. Josephine’s mother is from Honduras‚ and her father is from Guatemala. Culturally‚ both countries involved a great amount of rice‚ beans‚ and corn tortillas to almost every meal; this also includes fresh or fried vegetables and meats of
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Case Summary for Andrea Smith Marilyn West Liberty University The client is a 24 year old African American female whose name is Andrea Smith. Client Smith has three children: 3 year old female‚ Jordan‚ 5 year old female‚ Tameka‚ and a 9 year boy Aden. Client Smith has two fathers between the three children. The fathers are not involved in the lives’ of the children. Client Smith and her three children reside with her sixty-six year old grandmother in public housing. Client Smith is currently
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Client is 16 years old‚ female Mexican American who is straight sexually active‚ and lives with her boyfriend’s family house at sharing the same room. Client is currently a student at Village Academy- Pomona High School in grade 11 Client was referred by DCFS social worker after presenting with the following symptoms: withdrawn‚ sad affect‚ anxiety related to family history/separation/conflict‚ difficulties with accommodation adjustment‚ and feeling of loss due to losing her fetus. Client becomes
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Person-Centered Case Study of Melissa A Conceptualization and Treatment Plan Liberty University Abstract Person-centered therapy was developed over the course of approximately 40 years by a man named Carl Rogers. Rogers believed a person experienced dysfunction when they are unable to experience themselves as the individual they perceive themselves to be. This is a person-centered case study for Melissa Reed who views her ideal self as a mother and wife. A woman who is now on her fifth marriage
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occasionally cutting herself as well as isolating herself in her room for long hours. Sally had recently been diagnosed with breast cancer‚ which was successfully operated on‚ and was in remission. From an object relations perspective much of the family’s relationship and way of dealing‚ or in this case not dealing with Sally’s cancer‚ was facilitating Mary’s depression. Sally’s cancer had been minimized due to its highly operable nature. Both John and Sally explained to Mary that it was unnecessary to
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she can stay on top of the changes happening in her life. When asked what she would like to get out of the counseling session she said she would like reassurance that she is doing the right thing. Assess your client in terms of developmental theories (Piaget & Erikson are required)‚ As a 37 year old woman she is formal operational stage according to Piaget. I believe she thinks about her life choices on a level that looks at how it will affect the people around in her life. She takes her son’s
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abstract This paper will focus on the case conceptualization and treatment plan for the client. It will include the use of cognitive theory as it relates to the client’s concerning issues. In addition this paper will focus on devising specific goals and interventions as it related to the need of the client. The writer will briefly discuss the use of existential theory as it relates to the clients concerning issues. Furthermore‚ this paper will focus on spiritual challenges and provide a more spiritual
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