Introduction
It is important, in any profession or stage of life to understand how one's self works. We greatly underestimate the need for self-evaluation i.e understanding our stressors, limitations, dealing with various crises that may arise in life and how to properly attend to it. Having this knowledge of yourself may better equip you with truly helping another.
Worse Case Scenarios
Three worse case scenarios that may be difficult to address would be the death of a spouse, death of a child, and rape or sexual assault. According to James and Gilliland (2013), the death of a loved one, job loss, and rape or sexual assault would be considered situational crises. James and Gilliland (2013), defines a situational crisis as a crisis that …show more content…
Assessment for posttraumatic stress disorder, (James and Gilliland, 2013, p. 442), may be needed. Because the death of a child is such a traumatic event, especially if it might have been preventable, if there are signs of PTSD then an intervention is needed before mourning can take place. Next, clients may need Couple counseling and intervention (James and Gilliland, 2013, p. 442), this is due to the fact that there is a high probability that there will be marital strain i.e putting the blame on each other. The clients may then be advised to join a support group (James and Gilliland, 2013, p. 442). This will help them to cope with the loss even long after the funeral of the child. It may also provide hope that things will get better with …show more content…
248) are among some if the crime that is highly underreported. This probably due the negative connotations and myths that surround it. Survivors of rape or sexual assault are probably the most heartbreaking clients to work with. These clients would have gone through the torture of dealing with the psychological and physical damage of something that unwanted and grotesque. Many of these clients, usually women, deal with depression, anxiety, fear, humiliation and overall a negative self-image. Intervention strategies for Rape and sexual assault include Grounding (James and Gilliland, 2013, p. 248). Grounding is where clients are taught to anchor themselves and basically control flashbacks and overpowering emotions that may cause them to relive their trauma. Next, there is Validation (James and Gilliland, 2013, p. 248). In this process, the client the assault or rape is acknowledged as a real event that took place. Then there is Extinguishing the Trauma, (James and Gilliland, 2013, p. 248), in this process it is enforced that the client is an innocent and guilt free. She is reminded that what happened was not her fault, thus reframing her previous
It is important, in any profession or stage of life to understand how one's self works. We greatly underestimate the need for self-evaluation i.e understanding our stressors, limitations, dealing with various crises that may arise in life and how to properly attend to it. Having this knowledge of yourself may better equip you with truly helping another.
Worse Case Scenarios
Three worse case scenarios that may be difficult to address would be the death of a spouse, death of a child, and rape or sexual assault. According to James and Gilliland (2013), the death of a loved one, job loss, and rape or sexual assault would be considered situational crises. James and Gilliland (2013), defines a situational crisis as a crisis that …show more content…
Assessment for posttraumatic stress disorder, (James and Gilliland, 2013, p. 442), may be needed. Because the death of a child is such a traumatic event, especially if it might have been preventable, if there are signs of PTSD then an intervention is needed before mourning can take place. Next, clients may need Couple counseling and intervention (James and Gilliland, 2013, p. 442), this is due to the fact that there is a high probability that there will be marital strain i.e putting the blame on each other. The clients may then be advised to join a support group (James and Gilliland, 2013, p. 442). This will help them to cope with the loss even long after the funeral of the child. It may also provide hope that things will get better with …show more content…
248) are among some if the crime that is highly underreported. This probably due the negative connotations and myths that surround it. Survivors of rape or sexual assault are probably the most heartbreaking clients to work with. These clients would have gone through the torture of dealing with the psychological and physical damage of something that unwanted and grotesque. Many of these clients, usually women, deal with depression, anxiety, fear, humiliation and overall a negative self-image. Intervention strategies for Rape and sexual assault include Grounding (James and Gilliland, 2013, p. 248). Grounding is where clients are taught to anchor themselves and basically control flashbacks and overpowering emotions that may cause them to relive their trauma. Next, there is Validation (James and Gilliland, 2013, p. 248). In this process, the client the assault or rape is acknowledged as a real event that took place. Then there is Extinguishing the Trauma, (James and Gilliland, 2013, p. 248), in this process it is enforced that the client is an innocent and guilt free. She is reminded that what happened was not her fault, thus reframing her previous