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Assignment 1

Role Play a Possible Crisis in Life Events

    For this discussion, you will take on the role of a bereaved client and counselor and create a script of a hypothetical counseling session. The script will be at least 20 responses, including 10 from the client and 10 from the counselor. Your responses as the counselor will include crisis intervention techniques. Then, summarize the characteristics of the client's crisis to state whether the client's reactions are developmentally appropriate reactions to the situation's life obstacle. Consider playing up the potential risks and respond to those risks. See the cases provided below.

    You will present the following:

    • A brief introduction to the client scenario. Ensure you do not use up your counseling script getting to know each other!

    • The counseling session script.

    • A discussion of the crisis interventions you applied in the session.

    • A discussion of how your client's developmental life stage affected your application of your chosen approach.

    • A reflection of how you might respond to your selected client.

    This discussion response should be a minimum of 500 words and maximum of 700 words.

    Cases:

    • The Cortez Family: The husband dies while in his early 50s. The wife has two children at home and one in college. She seems to be functioning normally from outward appearances. The day after the funeral, she goes to her bridge club without noticeable grief.

    • The Xiang Family: This case involves the bereavement of a family following the suicide of a teenage son. No apparent indicators were previously noted by parents, though the sister knew of the boy's depression. The mother is unable to return to work, stays in bed, and will not eat or talk on phone. Five weeks have passed.

    • Hattie: Hattie is in her late 40s, is legally blind, and has been through a separation and divorce. She has no children, lives away from a family support system, and cries frequently, even at work.

    • Pat: Pat is experiencing bereavement following a recent diagnosis of being HIV-positive at age 25. He invites a large number of social contacts to a "Bare It All" party, some of whom are close friends, while others are mere acquaintances. His invitation states that "anything goes."

      Assignment 2

      Elder Abuse

      The following is a case of an abused senior. Joyce is an 84-year-old woman who was married for 52 years. She has three children and lives with her son. Her husband is deceased but was a prominent attorney. The family presents an ideal picture of an upper-middle-class family. They live in a fashionable suburb.

    The son has been successful to the extent that he has been made a full partner in his late father's large law firm. The family is very active in church, the country club, and various other social organizations. Joyce was an active member of several charitable, civic, and social groups, but has not been seen in public for the past several months.

    Joyce's initial call to the crisis center was vague and guarded. She expressed an interest in inquiring for "another woman" in regard to the purpose of the center. After she had received information and an invitation to call back, a number of weeks elapsed. Joyce's second call occurred after receiving a warning to be hospitalized from her son. This is a segment of that conversation.

    Crisis Worker (CW): (Answering phone.) Crisis center. May I help you?

    Joyce: I feel terrible calling you so many times, but I need help right away. (Sobbing.)

    Crisis Worker: OK! Tell me what happened.

    Joyce: Well, last night he told me he is going to put me in the hospital. I thought he was really going to take me over there right then. He seemed so frustrated, but it has been building up for the past few weeks. I guess it was my fault . . . I complained about being alone at night. He started raising his voice at me. He said I have to get on with my life. I got up and went into the bathroom. (Wracked with sobs for more than a minute. CW waits.) I'm sorry, I just can't seem to keep control. Lewis has been dead for seven months, but I can't stop crying.

    If you were the crisis counselor on the phone with Joyce, what would you do? What factors would you attend to when assessing this situation and the client's mental and emotional state? How would her age be relevant in your assessment and intervention process? What are three interventions you would use on the phone and what recommendations would you make for follow-up? Who might you consult with regarding this situation? What might you do differently if the client was Chinese or from Puerto Rico?


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Explanation & Answer

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COUNSELLING ASSIGNMENT 1
The client in this case is one member of the Xiang Family, the mother. The death of their teenage
son has gravely affected them; he committed suicide. The boy was depressed and this might have
been a sign that something was not right. His sister noticed him being depressed. The mum has
been down ever since and a meeting was scheduled with the counsellor to try and get to the
bottom of this issue.
Counsellor: Hello Madam, please take a seat and make yourself comfortable. (Points to an empty
couch)
Bereaved Client: Thank you very much.
Counsellor: How are you doing today? I am very sorry for your loss. Losing a child is the most
painful thing a parent can go through.
Bereaved Client: Thank you. He was my youngest son and I really loved him. He showed signs
of being depressed but I did not think it could come to this (she says amidst sobs).
Counsellor: Cases of teenage suicid...


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