Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Summary

Case studies are an instrumental record of the clinical practices of a profession. While case studies cannot provide precise guidance for the management of succeeding patients, they are a record of clinical interactions which help us to frame questions for more rigorously designed clinical studies. In fact, based on the current case study Mrs. Mann and her three children were assessed, as a result the family experiences traumatic events that may have led to presenting problems that includes behavioral issues. The family system with the Man’s family struggles through undiagnosed symptoms from witnessed Domestic Violence events that were beyond understanding to the children in the home. Therefore, interventions would should considered to address …show more content…
Studies in which the abusive or perpetrating parents were the sole recipients of treatment were only included, if PTSD or PTSD symptoms of the maltreated children were evaluated. Therefore, Trig needs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to work on his negative thoughts, normalize responses to past life events by providing examples of common feelings and behaviors associated to the past events. Whereas, the caretakers, the mother and grandparents would help shape the child’s perceptions of self and family interactions. This will allow Trig to learn two primary factors, individuality and togetherness. Furthermore, it will help focus the family as one unit and it will allow the influence of the mental function in the household as one. Family structure will assist within the behavioral modification. Teachers reported Trig is failing Math but is otherwise an average student. He’s very good at sports however, he has a history starting fights and suspended for starting fights. His school performance was getting worse each year in fact, he was undiagnosed with ADHD. It was suggested he attends individual weekly therapy and follow up with the suggested diagnosis ADHD to help him focus in school. During the assessment, the additional concerns were mentioned acute stress disorder. Trig witnessed domestic violence in the home at an early age, throughout the evaluation the client at …show more content…
His father was an alcoholic and displayed aggressive behaviors towards mom (Mrs. Mann). Trig mentioned his father would hit his mother and endless yelling in the home. Based on the assessment client is suffering from learned behavior which eventually led to acute stress disorder symptoms. Based on the reports from the school and Mrs. Mann, he displays aggressive behavior in school and at home. He continuously bullies his younger brother William and often has outburst in the home to both Mrs. Mann and siblings. The difficulties caused by the child’s abuse that displayed in the home, unfortunately, it led him to mistreat his younger brother. Trig needs to work on emotional regulation to allow him to differentiate how to treat others and awareness of others feelings. Trig struggles through coping skills. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is based on the premise that one’s thoughts impact mood and behavior. It will assist the child to begin to learn about his thoughts, feelings and behaviors and the connection between them. It allows him to learn how he sees the world, others, self and how it impacts others and his feelings. This intervention will allow Trig to learn how his negative thoughts may impact his mood, feelings and behavior. To begin this process, Trig will begin to discuss his thoughts and the ability to communicate thoughts about himself. This type of treatment is individual based on how he