Interview Strengths And Weaknesses

During the interview, T talked about the hardships and the good times she and her daughter have endured together. We identified strengths and weaknesses of T during the interview. The first strength we identified was T’s endurance and perseverance. This is a great strength because it shows that she can conquer any obstacle that gets in her way. T knows that C relies on her support, so T feels it is her duty to keep on fighting this battle with her. T understands that C’s mental illness is chronic, so she must continue to be strong and support C in any way that she can.

The second strength is that the mother understands that C and her mental illness are separate entities. She believes that C’s illness is responsible for saying inappropriate things or behaving …show more content…
The first challenge that this family faces is the lack of true support from others. Besides the organization NAMI which the mother is grateful she has, she really does not have any other support. T talked about how her family became more distanced over the years as C’s illness started to develop and progress. Even though T and her sister live across the street from each other, they do not have a relationship anymore. T mentioned during the interview that her sister felt that their mom favored C. The sister was not really supportive of trying to help out T and C during the rough stages. This left a huge strain on T, because on top of being a single mother and all the responsibilities that raising a child with mental illness entails, she also had to deal with feeling isolated from her own family. T feels like stigma exists even within her own family about C’s diagnosis. She feels she is not getting the support she needs to take care of C. Besides her mother, C does not have much support either. Even though C is in college, she does not have many friends. This is a big challenge because having a good support system is vital to any person’s overall