Assessment
A MSW by the name of Jade Lattin will take on the case surrounding a client by the name of Casey. Ms. Lattin works for Support from Within Agency and is assisting Casey with depression and anxiety treatment. In order to examine occurring factors in which Casey’s depression and anxiety may cause the assessment tool that I will use is the biopsychosocialsprititual assessment tool. Using this assessment with Casey will allow me to further understand and link commonalities in her life to other factors she may possibly be dealing with. The biopsychosocialspitirual intertwines the following: biological, psychological, social, and the spiritual aspects of an individual’s life. Casey and I have acknowledged confidentiality, and also built …show more content…
She stated earlier in the session that she drinks about 14 drinks a week. Every week the objective is to cut down her amount of drinks in half, so at the end of 3-4 weeks she will not have had a drink at all. She can continue this as long as she wants, but for the session it is only for 3-4 weeks to monitor her self-control. A long-term goal that is recommend for the client is to helping her come up with a positive coping mechanism, that doesn’t increase her feelings of anxiety or depression. The objective for this goal is to have a one-on-one conversation with Casey and help her find something that she is passionate about. The goal is to help Casey cross out drinking to avoid dealing with her anxiety and depression, by implementing a new strategy that also increase her well-being. The goals and objectives will be measured by breathalyzers at the end of every week, and also through feedback from the client. A possible obstacle that may appear is the client not being honest about the number of drinks she is having. If the leader finds out the client has not been truthful, then confrontation may need to occur; while also explaining the seriousness of the mixture of anxiety and depression meds with …show more content…
Therapy, as opposed to just taking medication for an issue relating to anxiety provides the individual with empathy, rapport building, and shines a positive light in a situation one may feel is hard by get through. During the onset of starting CBT therapy, Casey will set goals that she hopes to have accomplished prior to the ending session. CBT therapy will hopefully change the negative responses Casey has about difficulty at work, attainment of finances, and everyday life but instead help her give positive meaning to these events throughout her life. Adding thought challenging to the intervention technique allows for Casey to not only receive therapy to help her control her anxiety, but a technique that she can do on her own outside of the therapy sessions. The thought challenging is a 3-step process that includes: identifying negative thoughts, challenging negative thoughts, and replacing negative though with positive ones. The sessions Casey goes through during CBT therapy will not only help her in the present, but this is an intervention that she can use and recall for a lifetime. In order to measure the outcomes of this intervention technique Casey will receive follow ups every 6 months for the next 2 years, this will help decrease the chance of
A MSW by the name of Jade Lattin will take on the case surrounding a client by the name of Casey. Ms. Lattin works for Support from Within Agency and is assisting Casey with depression and anxiety treatment. In order to examine occurring factors in which Casey’s depression and anxiety may cause the assessment tool that I will use is the biopsychosocialsprititual assessment tool. Using this assessment with Casey will allow me to further understand and link commonalities in her life to other factors she may possibly be dealing with. The biopsychosocialspitirual intertwines the following: biological, psychological, social, and the spiritual aspects of an individual’s life. Casey and I have acknowledged confidentiality, and also built …show more content…
She stated earlier in the session that she drinks about 14 drinks a week. Every week the objective is to cut down her amount of drinks in half, so at the end of 3-4 weeks she will not have had a drink at all. She can continue this as long as she wants, but for the session it is only for 3-4 weeks to monitor her self-control. A long-term goal that is recommend for the client is to helping her come up with a positive coping mechanism, that doesn’t increase her feelings of anxiety or depression. The objective for this goal is to have a one-on-one conversation with Casey and help her find something that she is passionate about. The goal is to help Casey cross out drinking to avoid dealing with her anxiety and depression, by implementing a new strategy that also increase her well-being. The goals and objectives will be measured by breathalyzers at the end of every week, and also through feedback from the client. A possible obstacle that may appear is the client not being honest about the number of drinks she is having. If the leader finds out the client has not been truthful, then confrontation may need to occur; while also explaining the seriousness of the mixture of anxiety and depression meds with …show more content…
Therapy, as opposed to just taking medication for an issue relating to anxiety provides the individual with empathy, rapport building, and shines a positive light in a situation one may feel is hard by get through. During the onset of starting CBT therapy, Casey will set goals that she hopes to have accomplished prior to the ending session. CBT therapy will hopefully change the negative responses Casey has about difficulty at work, attainment of finances, and everyday life but instead help her give positive meaning to these events throughout her life. Adding thought challenging to the intervention technique allows for Casey to not only receive therapy to help her control her anxiety, but a technique that she can do on her own outside of the therapy sessions. The thought challenging is a 3-step process that includes: identifying negative thoughts, challenging negative thoughts, and replacing negative though with positive ones. The sessions Casey goes through during CBT therapy will not only help her in the present, but this is an intervention that she can use and recall for a lifetime. In order to measure the outcomes of this intervention technique Casey will receive follow ups every 6 months for the next 2 years, this will help decrease the chance of