Mexican American Case Study Essay

After reviewing the case of Jose the Mexican American, I found that he had been struggling with the following issues. He has been struggling to balance working and going to school and he is torn between having to choose between his religion and getting an education. He feel cut off/out of place from his family because he has become less involved in family activities/rituals and he feels guilty and shameful because he forced his girlfriend to have an abortion. Jose is probably having sexual orientation identity issues because he reported that he does not have an interest in dating women. He is confused and feels isolated. His family issues along with his own personal issues are stressing him. This has led to him being depressed. At the same time, he feels pressured by his family to have a family of his own.
Jose I believe is deeply stressed because he is having trouble fulfilling his role of being the breadwinner and taking care of his family (machismo) according to the video by Microtraining Associates (2004). There are certain norms that individuals have to live up to in terms of the family’s eyes and not being able to do this might induce guilt, shame and embarrassment. Jose is 35 …show more content…
Informed consent covers a wide array of information that should be properly discussed with clients. According to Fisher & Oransky (2008 p.580) the Ethics Code requires therapist to inform patients of the nature and aspect of therapy that would reasonably be expected to affect their decision to enter into therapy. A very important aspect of this includes confidentiality. The client has a right to know that what they say will be kept confidential. At the same time it is the duty of the therapist to inform the client about the limits to confidentiality both as part of the informed consent contract and integrate it into treatment itself as this is now ethically required according to Younggren & Harris (2008 p.