Clients in Context
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Film: The Way Home
Case: Abby
Case: Anna & Sergei
Assessment & Conceptualization
Case: Scott
Challenging the Context of Therapy
Internalized Oppression
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What are systems of oppression (isms)?
How do they operate?
What is internalized oppression?
Why does ethnic/cultural identity
matter?
Cases in context: Abby
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Abby
How is distress defined and explained?
What is success in therapy for Abby?
External factors determine services?
What power relationships exist in her life?
What isolation might she experience?
Cases in context: Anna & Sergei
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How do cts define the problem?
What kind of framework can therapists
provide to clarify/contextualize?
How can assessment include a discussion of
resources?
Person as focal point of network of realities
How can feminist therapy reduce bias toward
pathology?
How can we broaden awareness?
Bio-Psycho-Social Assessment
Multi Dimensional Conceptualization
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Bio
Relationships
Thinking
Emotions
Institutional
Economic
Cultural
Clients in context: Scott
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Diagnosing problem not person
Skills
Family perceptions
Limitations of school settings
Gender roles
Challenging the Context of
Therapy
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How can therapists share power?
What is the role of advocacy?
How can therapists help combat isolation?
How can therapists help cts to recognize
complexity ?
How can therapists model self care?
How can we engage in resistance and hope?