Summary Of Kaamon's Case Study

Kaamon’s progress in both individual and group treatment has plateaued since the last reporting period. Specifically, his effort in completing homework, following directions, focus, and giving attention to details has declined. During individual sessions and group treatment, Kaamon explains away his challenges and deficits from a victim’s perspective and not from a position of taking responsibility for his current behaviors and setbacks. While it is this provider’s opinion that the matriarch of the family holds a lot of the emotional energy in the family and projects her challenges and difficulties on Kaamon, at this phase in treatment he should be at a point where he is testing out the tools, skills, and alternative ways to self-sooth and …show more content…
Pornography has been an ongoing concern since Kaamon began treatment with this provider. He appears to use pornography as a way to self-sooth when he is experiencing acute stress and anxiety, and or when he is bored. He also disclosed that he enjoys pornography and views it when he becomes sexually aroused and uses it to aid in his masturbation. Kaamon does not fully understand how viewing pornography is dangerous at this time. He is able to see the connection between his pornography viewing and his committing offense, but does not see it as a current high-risk behavior when he is actively in the act of viewing pornography while masturbating. He states that once he is done masturbating, he is overcome with a sense of shame and guilt because he knows that he is in violation of his probation and treatment rules, as well as his religious beliefs. The challenge at this time is to break through the “Distant Elephant” thinking error where he does not see the danger until it is too late. Kaamon has had multiple discussions about how viewing pornography can impact his brain and inhibit his judgments as well as lead to erectile dysfunction. In the coming months Kaamon will learn how the pornography industry is not without victims and how he is contributing to creating victims with his continued viewing of