Focus Session Analysis

With respect to nursing priorities, my goals include: 1) Build a trusting client-nurse therapeutic and relationship: In order to be able to help, Gerald and the nurse have to work as a team, without trust the nurse can not establish a positive rapport with the him, thus Gerald will be resistant and will not

A further session can be booked where the client can discuss the final details. It should be clarified that the client is welcome to book a check-up session in case of any problems will occur and in order to prevent new issues. It is also appropriate to make the necessary referrals if required.

What are the client’s strengths and how can you apply these strengths to appropriate interventions?

The client appeared to be nervous and shy initially in the first session. As we continued the session and worked into the following session, the client was more open about her life and career aspirations. My impression of the client is that she is a rather intelligent, caring, and ambitious individual. She disclosed that she has Dyslexia but she has ambition and drive to get tasks accomplished. Mallory has an age appropriate level of functioning and is very “persistent” and a detailed organizer. She mentioned other strengths such as being able to talk to people and always being on task.

Laura harbors feelings about things of her past that she cannot change. She has been so focused on her past that it is now ruining her future. Laura needs to realize that the past is now gone and she needs to focus on her present and building a life that she can proud of.

▪ In social work practice, one main task for the workers is to help clients focus on goal attainment and

With solution-focused therapy, the client is the professional. We know that people overcome great adversity daily and often this occurs without any psychotherapy. Often the client just needs to be guided in the right direction. “We cannot change our past; we can change our goals. Better goals can break us out of stuck places and can lead us into a more fulfilling future” (Norcross, p. 408). The value of goal setting is something that has been discussed in every class I have taken since beginning the masters of arts in counseling (MAC) program. “This process of goal setting and action planning is not something we do to people, but rather with them. The assessment process, as well as the working agreements we strike with our clients, should reflect high degrees of

In order to target the majority of participants in the 2-year span of the program, qualifying participants will be broken into 6 groups. A new group will start after the initiation of the program. Qualifying participants include pregnant mothers that are at least 6 months pregnant and mothers that are up to 12 months postpartum.

I envision myself helping the clients through the process of recovery, to make things better than they were before. I envision helping clients to discover new ways and applications toward making the necessary adjustment in the client life. I envision helping clients to focus on their strengths and their abilities to overcome the obstacle and challenges.

Description of what is done in each session and why – justify (sessions must flow logically and be progressive)

Most of the time a session will start with having a reflection about our previous session (or about the initial appointment if it is our first session), and then setting a goal that you want to achieve for that

This DM experience I felt was challenging in that my client is an older adult whom has always made her own decisions about how she lives her life (which was impacting her life) and developing specific goals, objectives and initiatives that focus on making change. It felt is would be challenging around her lifestyle habits to make change. My plan for this was to develop a nurse client relationship where p felt comfortable and allowed me to share information about ways in which we could improve her health. I felt the first step was ensure I involved I shared with her information to diagnosis, contributing factors to her illness and supportive initiatives in which she could move forward to develop change thought educated decision making.

I think the biggest thing that I leanred about the Student Support Service Sessions is that everyone willing to help each other. Here at Northern Iowa, everyone wants you to succed and do well in your classes which is great to see. The Service Sessions really helped me and I would usually ended up doing well exams. I don't think my grades were be good if I hadn't gone to these diffrent sesions. Nothing really suprised me, but I leanred everyone here at Northern Iowa is nice and want you do your best.

Before going to the Client , they should discuss with each other that what are the things will be discussed and be at a common platform.

Discuss client’s reaction to their road map, include any questions they may have had and how you handled those questions