Alan Chang is a 25-year-old male, who came to the local clinic with concerns about his relationship to his girlfriend Lani Garcia. He has been seeing her now for nearly three years and states that the relationships has cooled. He had hoped that he and his girlfriend would one day marry but he is now doubtful that will happen. When discussing his relationship with Lani, Alan appeared depressed. He stared at the floor and his voice lowered. Alan reports that he gets along well with Lani’s family. He even states the he treats Lani’s father like he was his real father. Alan also reports that Lani’s father has been sick for a number of years and appears to be getting worse. Lani’s father suffers from diabetes and is currently on insulin.
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Interpersonal therapy is most often used on a one-on-one basis to treat depression. IPT is based on the idea that improving communication patterns and the ways people relate to each other will effectively treat depression (“Psychotherapies,” n.d.). By addressing interpersonal issues, interpersonal therapy for depression puts emphasis on the way symptoms are related to a person’s relationships, including family and peers (“Interpersonal Therapy,” n.d.). The immediate goals of treatment are rapid symptom reduction and improved social adjustment. The long-term goal is to enable people with depression to make their own needed adjustments. When they can do that, they are better able to cope with and reduce depressive …show more content…
It is the job of the therapist to look at recent incidents and past incidents of disordered communication to detect difficulties and explore alternate and more effective ways of communicating (Robertson, Rushton, Wurm, 2008). Communication analysis often leads on to other techniques such as problem solving and role-play. I think role playing would be beneficial for Alan, to help him problem solve and figure out what is getting in the way of him talking to Lani about his feelings. The therapist and Alan could work out possible scenarios of how he could approach Lani in a respectful way, and convey his feelings to
Interpersonal therapy is most often used on a one-on-one basis to treat depression. IPT is based on the idea that improving communication patterns and the ways people relate to each other will effectively treat depression (“Psychotherapies,” n.d.). By addressing interpersonal issues, interpersonal therapy for depression puts emphasis on the way symptoms are related to a person’s relationships, including family and peers (“Interpersonal Therapy,” n.d.). The immediate goals of treatment are rapid symptom reduction and improved social adjustment. The long-term goal is to enable people with depression to make their own needed adjustments. When they can do that, they are better able to cope with and reduce depressive …show more content…
It is the job of the therapist to look at recent incidents and past incidents of disordered communication to detect difficulties and explore alternate and more effective ways of communicating (Robertson, Rushton, Wurm, 2008). Communication analysis often leads on to other techniques such as problem solving and role-play. I think role playing would be beneficial for Alan, to help him problem solve and figure out what is getting in the way of him talking to Lani about his feelings. The therapist and Alan could work out possible scenarios of how he could approach Lani in a respectful way, and convey his feelings to