Introduction
Abby Smith is a 22 year old Caucasian female whom has recently experienced the loss of her mother. She is currently living with eleven other family members in a little house in Smallville, MO. Abby is struggling with making decisions on her own regarding her current housing situation. She relied heavily on guidance from her mother in the past and is struggling with making decisions on her own. She desires to live on her own but needs assistance due to her low socioeconomic status. Abby reports feelings of depression and anxiety due to her limited housing choices. She reports feeling that she is stuck living with her family. Abby identified that an inability to maintain the cleanliness of her home as well as trouble managing …show more content…
Case Narrative
Abby has expressed her desire to move into an apartment of her own and to be self sufficient. Abby has a diagnoses of Major Depression and a low IQ (66). She has been unsuccessful living on her own in the past. Abby has a history of poor housekeeping as well as trouble with her own personal hygiene which have contributed to her difficulties with being able to maintain a home of her own. These difficulties have resulted in Abby being evicted from three different apartments. Abby is unable to recognize that these issues often are an indicator to those around her that she has not been taking her medications as prescribed. Abby struggles with taking her medications on a regular basis and experiences the most difficulties when she is not taking her medications. She has trouble recognizing that not taking her …show more content…
This therapy is derived influenced by several other theories such as Behavioral, Cognitive and Social Learning theories. Each of these theories have a direct influence on each other and are the building blocks of the Solution Focused Therapy. Simply looking at the names of each of these theories one can see that they are derived from several aspects of ones life. Abby has had difficulties with her behaviors, cognitive abilities as well as in the social settings of her life. These observations make Solution Focused Therapy one that would be most beneficial to Abby. Solution Focused Therapy looks at the present and does not dwell on the past. This would be beneficial to Abby as she currently identifies most with her failures rather than her
Abby Smith is a 22 year old Caucasian female whom has recently experienced the loss of her mother. She is currently living with eleven other family members in a little house in Smallville, MO. Abby is struggling with making decisions on her own regarding her current housing situation. She relied heavily on guidance from her mother in the past and is struggling with making decisions on her own. She desires to live on her own but needs assistance due to her low socioeconomic status. Abby reports feelings of depression and anxiety due to her limited housing choices. She reports feeling that she is stuck living with her family. Abby identified that an inability to maintain the cleanliness of her home as well as trouble managing …show more content…
Case Narrative
Abby has expressed her desire to move into an apartment of her own and to be self sufficient. Abby has a diagnoses of Major Depression and a low IQ (66). She has been unsuccessful living on her own in the past. Abby has a history of poor housekeeping as well as trouble with her own personal hygiene which have contributed to her difficulties with being able to maintain a home of her own. These difficulties have resulted in Abby being evicted from three different apartments. Abby is unable to recognize that these issues often are an indicator to those around her that she has not been taking her medications as prescribed. Abby struggles with taking her medications on a regular basis and experiences the most difficulties when she is not taking her medications. She has trouble recognizing that not taking her …show more content…
This therapy is derived influenced by several other theories such as Behavioral, Cognitive and Social Learning theories. Each of these theories have a direct influence on each other and are the building blocks of the Solution Focused Therapy. Simply looking at the names of each of these theories one can see that they are derived from several aspects of ones life. Abby has had difficulties with her behaviors, cognitive abilities as well as in the social settings of her life. These observations make Solution Focused Therapy one that would be most beneficial to Abby. Solution Focused Therapy looks at the present and does not dwell on the past. This would be beneficial to Abby as she currently identifies most with her failures rather than her