1st was high – frightened,scared 2nd was medium/high – powerless/ignored situation 3rd inadequate, incompetent, disrespected, overwhelmed, angry – medium Validate the strength or emotion at hand 4th angry, betrayed, hurt, saddened, disappointed, frustrated, guilt, shame – strong feelings 5th exhaustion,overwhelmed, anxiety, frustrated, stressed, emotional exhausation – low 6th – fear, insecure, anxious, concerned, angry, powerless, worried – medium 7th – guilty,remorseful, conflicted, happy – low 8th – remorseful, guilty, frightened, anxious,resentful, – strong Question 3 You are upset about the negative atmosphere in the work environment and stressed about the way the two factions operate. It sounds like you are conflicted about betraying a colleagues confidence in order to assimilate with the group as you feel insecure and need the approval of others. This sounds like something we could work on together – how does that sound? Final one 1. 2. An 18-year-old client describes how sad she is that she has to leave her parents and go off to college. She smiles as she talks about this. 2. The client is very religious and is highly judgmental about nonbelievers. At age 22, he has only a few friends and has never had a long-standing romantic relationship. He comes for help because he has become “addicted” to Internet pornography. 3. The client says that he loves his sister and that she is very important to him. During their last encounter, she “exploded” because he did not attend her wedding. 4. The client is ambivalent about a job offer as a manager at a new company. The company was interested in hiring her because of her years of experience. She has worked at her current company on weekends and during the summer since she was 17. She does not know if the work she began will continue once she leaves. She says that she feels the owner relies on her, but her pay and responsibilities there are unlikely to improve. She feels that she has made as much advancement as she can and would like a new challenge. 5. The client is a 17-year-old high school student in an alternative school. She has worked hard and improved her poor grades to Bs and Cs. She failed her high school equivalency examination by 1 point. She is discouraged and has decided to drop out of school. She plans to continue working at her job, even though her boss has indicated she must have a high school diploma question 4 based on beliefs or actions question 5 If the client were from an American background, age 25, and still living at home, what assumptions might you make about her? Do you think you might make these same assumptions about Mira? • In talking about her previous therapist, what is Mira communicating to Don? • What cultural values do you imagine Don might possess that would conflict with this client’s upbringing? • If you were Don, how might you begin helping this client? What more would you like to know about the client and her culture? Different background and finding a placement Municipalities and planner, working as a manager, Realized you weren’t engaged anymore, strong pull and connection into helping people, curious Reflecting on the beginning of the session. Question 2 Observations – sister yelled client Therapist – asked about her sister and fight You feel pissed and angry and embarrassed, Asked about the fight and found out dad was moving and said it was none of her business Called sister names as she was calling another sister, recognized she’s caught in multiple conflicts Tell me more about sisters action – she yelled at me and never does and never go into a fight Makes you feel sad –asked about relationship with respected to sadness Recognizned as a supporter and feels that she lost her person Feelings of guilt to upset – feels guilty that the relationship means so much to you, Recognizes she was hurt and dropped off flowers Tell me more about dads involvement – deep rooted feelings with dad that sister stays out off – hurt feelings she doesn’t want to get involved in, Doesn’t care about dads issues Hurt she yelled at her and hurt that she hurt her feelings 1. Activity One: Exercise 1: Practice in Identifying Feelings and Reflecting Feelings in Writing from Young (2021) p. 134 - This is to be a group exercise. The number in the group should be 3-4 individuals from your class. Please follow the directions fully. Discuss with your group the answers you all came up with and your interpretations of the answers. For the purpose of this paper, please provide your answers to all eight statements. Do not repeat the statements themselves, just your answers. Then, with critical thought and support, discuss in a minimum of 250 words your group experience in doing this exercise by answering these questions: How did you do in reflecting feeling? What did you do well? What do you need to improve upon? What did you learn in working as a group in doing this exercise? 2. Activity Two: Exercise 1: Reflecting Meaning from Young (2021) p. 156 This is a group exercise. The number in the group should be 3-4 individuals from your class. Please follow the directions fully. One of you will act as client, another, the observer, and the third as the helper (counselor). Practice reflections of meanings by using the prompts provided. Explore together how to extract meaning from what the “client” is sharing based on the provided prompts. For the purpose of this paper, with critical thought and support, discuss in a minimum of 250 words your experience with this exercise and include the answers to the following questions: How did your group do in reflecting meaning? What did you all do well? What do you all need to improve upon? What did you learn in working as a group in doing this exercise? 3. Activity Three: Discussion 1: Planning and Focusing Summaries from Young (2021) p. 157 This is a group exercise. The number in the group should be 3-4 individuals from your class. Please follow the directions fully. Read the case study of Joan and Lynn on p. 138 and share your summaries with one another. Discuss within the group the 4 questions in the discussion area: Was the summary no longer than two or three sentences?; Did the summary essentially capture the major points?; Did the summary include the key events, feelings, and meanings expressed?; Is there a hopeful tone to the planning summary? Do not share the answer to those 4 questions here. For the purpose of this paper, share here one perfected summary regarding Joan and Lynn. Then, with critical thought and support, discuss, with a minimum of 250 words, your group experience and include the answers to the following: How did you do in making a summary? What did you do well? What do you need to improve upon? What did you learn in working as a group in doing this exercise? 4. Activity Four: Exercise 1: Identifying Discrepancies from Young (2021) p. 184 This is a group exercise. The number in the group should be 3-4 individuals from your class. Please follow the directions fully. Read through all 5 client situations listed in your text. Share and discuss your answers with the group. For the purpose of this paper, share here 2 out of the 5 perfected discrepancies and then, with critical thought and support, discuss, with a minimum of 250 words, your group experience and include the answers to the following questions: How did you do in making the proper discrepancies? What did you do well? What do you need to improve upon? What did you learn in working as a group in doing this exercise? 5. Activity Five: Exercise 1: Cultural Humility from Young (2021) pgs. 66-75; term found on pgs. 6668 This is a group exercise. The number in the group should be 3-4 individuals from your class. Please follow the directions fully. Read through the designated pages, concentrating on the terms cultural humility and cultural arrogance. Read through the "Stop and Reflect" exercise on p. 68 and discuss all 4 questions listed together as a group. For the purpose of this paper, consider cultural humility and cultural arrogance and then, with critical thought and support, discuss, with a minimum of 250 words or less, your group experience and include the answers to the following questions: How did you feel about these terms overall? How do you see yourself maneuvering these skill in session with a client? What did you learn in working as a group in doing this exercise?
