Clarice P. Jones Referral Information:
Clarice Precious Jones was referred to me by Ms. Weiss at the welfare office. While Ms. Jones stated she would no longer be relying on welfare, Ms. Weiss felt it was important that Ms. Jones was set up with an opportunity for counseling and therapeutic services. She was referred to me because I offer very low cost services on a sliding scale in a facility that runs much like a clinic for mental health services. From Ms. Weiss’ referral information, I learned that Ms. Jones is an HIV positive, teenage mother of two who is struggling to find a way to support her children on her own while also being able to remain in her alternative school program at least until she can achieve her GED. During our first meeting I reviewed the Client-Counselor Service Agreement with Ms. Jones. This details what Ms. Jones can expect from counseling and the confidentiality involved in the process. Ms. Jones was informed that while every effort will be made to keep the information she shares confidential, there are circumstances that would require me to breach …show more content…
She does show that she is capable of abstract thought. While she struggled greatly with her literacy, she has always been relatively gifted with mathematical and analytical thinking. While she has not formally been assessed, evidence from how she communicates and her line of thinking seems to support that she is capable of thinking in a formal operational way. Day, (1981) suggests that formal operational thinkers can think about “the real and the possible” at the same time (p. 45). Clarice also shows evidence of being able to do this in a practical sense. This suggests that while Calrice is still struggling with psychosocial development and is behind her cohort there, she is within range for cognitive
Clarice Precious Jones was referred to me by Ms. Weiss at the welfare office. While Ms. Jones stated she would no longer be relying on welfare, Ms. Weiss felt it was important that Ms. Jones was set up with an opportunity for counseling and therapeutic services. She was referred to me because I offer very low cost services on a sliding scale in a facility that runs much like a clinic for mental health services. From Ms. Weiss’ referral information, I learned that Ms. Jones is an HIV positive, teenage mother of two who is struggling to find a way to support her children on her own while also being able to remain in her alternative school program at least until she can achieve her GED. During our first meeting I reviewed the Client-Counselor Service Agreement with Ms. Jones. This details what Ms. Jones can expect from counseling and the confidentiality involved in the process. Ms. Jones was informed that while every effort will be made to keep the information she shares confidential, there are circumstances that would require me to breach …show more content…
She does show that she is capable of abstract thought. While she struggled greatly with her literacy, she has always been relatively gifted with mathematical and analytical thinking. While she has not formally been assessed, evidence from how she communicates and her line of thinking seems to support that she is capable of thinking in a formal operational way. Day, (1981) suggests that formal operational thinkers can think about “the real and the possible” at the same time (p. 45). Clarice also shows evidence of being able to do this in a practical sense. This suggests that while Calrice is still struggling with psychosocial development and is behind her cohort there, she is within range for cognitive