Chapter Review 5: Anthony’s Story: From Radical to Bohemian to Suit Me
A.) Summary and Reaction
Anthony is a multicultural man, who is of Italian, Hungarian, Scottish, Irish, English, and French ancestry. He identifies himself as an Italian American for short and was struggling with his self-concept throughout his story. I myself can relate to being multiracial, as I have mentioned before, this is one of the reasons I selected his story. He also struggled with conforming and moving away from his radical beliefs. He discussed that he was struggling with his religion and his relationship with his wife, who was of Asian culture (e.g. Korean). This also was relatable to my experience because I am half Filipino and I had to integrate my Asian culture …show more content…
The first thing that I noticed was that he had a big traditional Italian family like mine. When he explained his interactions at dinner and at family gatherings I could relate. He talked about how everyone’s tone, gestures, and language was during a story telling experience. I can relate to this, I myself have some of these characteristics and I have toned them down over time. I think this is especially important for my professionalism as a counselor in training. It is okay to use hand gestures, but I do not want to use them all the time in session because it can be distracting for my …show more content…
I would want him to discuss his top three stressors at work and what the pros and cons of each are. I would also want Anthony to explain why he wants to remain in his corporate position and for how long because he has expressed his unhappiness with it before. I would want to know more about what being poor means for him personally. Additionally, I would want to know what it would mean if he was out of this job and found another job that he wanted where he can make a similar salary. In short, I would want to work collaboratively to see if this is something he wants to continue by weighing his options and what it would look like for him if he “could get out of this situation”. I would do so by allowing him to see he has options and choices in this matter, but reminding him that it is ultimately up to him to decide what he wants to do for himself (e.g. taking responsibility for his choices). I would also teach him varies coping skills from dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) to help ensure that he is able to manage his work and life responsibilities on his own. I would also teach these skills to allow him to become more mindful and able to communicate/ express his needs more
A.) Summary and Reaction
Anthony is a multicultural man, who is of Italian, Hungarian, Scottish, Irish, English, and French ancestry. He identifies himself as an Italian American for short and was struggling with his self-concept throughout his story. I myself can relate to being multiracial, as I have mentioned before, this is one of the reasons I selected his story. He also struggled with conforming and moving away from his radical beliefs. He discussed that he was struggling with his religion and his relationship with his wife, who was of Asian culture (e.g. Korean). This also was relatable to my experience because I am half Filipino and I had to integrate my Asian culture …show more content…
The first thing that I noticed was that he had a big traditional Italian family like mine. When he explained his interactions at dinner and at family gatherings I could relate. He talked about how everyone’s tone, gestures, and language was during a story telling experience. I can relate to this, I myself have some of these characteristics and I have toned them down over time. I think this is especially important for my professionalism as a counselor in training. It is okay to use hand gestures, but I do not want to use them all the time in session because it can be distracting for my …show more content…
I would want him to discuss his top three stressors at work and what the pros and cons of each are. I would also want Anthony to explain why he wants to remain in his corporate position and for how long because he has expressed his unhappiness with it before. I would want to know more about what being poor means for him personally. Additionally, I would want to know what it would mean if he was out of this job and found another job that he wanted where he can make a similar salary. In short, I would want to work collaboratively to see if this is something he wants to continue by weighing his options and what it would look like for him if he “could get out of this situation”. I would do so by allowing him to see he has options and choices in this matter, but reminding him that it is ultimately up to him to decide what he wants to do for himself (e.g. taking responsibility for his choices). I would also teach him varies coping skills from dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) to help ensure that he is able to manage his work and life responsibilities on his own. I would also teach these skills to allow him to become more mindful and able to communicate/ express his needs more