Strengths And Weaknesses Of Client

Client (AM) is a 20-year-old heterosexual African American female, born in Durham, and currently still resides there. Her primary language is English. She lives with her 13 moth old child (NM) in a one-bedroom apartment. The client is unemployed and currently receives SSI benefits. AM resides in subsidized housing because of her social security income. Client did not finish high school and has no desire to do so.

personal retirement account. As part of her job she also receives excellent health insurance, a benefit for

case, she uses the money to pay for the rent, bills, child care, gasoline, and food. Most people living

Tammie has been taking care of herself and young adult children for many years and has been self-sufficient. Due to having to take so much time off and unclear if she will be able to work after her treatments begin she will be in desperate need of help. Her daughter has become her caregiver and her son just got a job to help out a bit.

The client is a Hispanic Male, age 69, who was born in the Dominican Republic. The client communicates solely in Spanish. He has two daughters who both live in the Bronx. The client suffers from Diabetes, Cholesterol and moderate Dementia. The client has tremors in his hands as a result of brain surgery. The client lives in a rented room in Inwood Heights. Initially, the client 's presenting problem included finding adequate housing however, after completing the intake form I became aware that the client was over income for most housing assistance programs. The reason why the client is seeking housing assistance is because according to the the client “he lives with two other men in a single bedroom apartment”. Furthermore, the client informed me that his roommates work overnight shifts which is when the client sleeps. They sort of rotate their sleeping shifts to accommodate each other. My client describes his housing situation as uncomfortable and stressful. Additionally, when the client and I talked more about the reasons he wanted to find housing it became obvious that the client also wants to feel valued by his children. In other words, the client describes the relationship with his daughters as solely for monetary purposes. My client believes his daughters are distant and do not care about his present living situation although they are the ones who monitor my clients finances and pay for the rented he is living in. My client also mentioned wanting to overcome

Provides a structured and neutral approach that is less likely to wind up the client and keep Sally focused. Helps her understand that she is in a place of help and well-being rather than a negative place.

Our highly experienced staff understands the importance of providing ongoing support to each client with whom we work. That's why we provide:

The client is being more involved in his treatment by helping to create rules for his household and monitor his behavior.

Identifying Information: The client is a 36 year old African American female currently residing in Greenville, NC.

As mentioned above client is a 35-year-old Black male currently residing with his mother in Northwest, DC. Although, the initial assessment took place due to a frantic phone call placed by mom; when the team arrived client was calm, listening to his music, and cleaning his space. During the initial assessment client was well groomed and appropriately dressed. Client was at times fidgety and became disoriented. Client would go off on tangents and discuss topics that were irrelevant to the questions he was answering. In addition, Stan displayed homophobic ideation as he would mention often his dislike for that culture.

P: Client has decrease avoidant reactions (i.e. hiding and isolating) from 6x a day to 2x a day.

The client is a 42 year old white male who has been court ordered to receive bereavement counseling. The client is currently living in Trumann with a friend while he is closing on a house. He was born and raised in the north east Arkansas area. The client completed the 12th grade and attended college for two years at Arkansas State University. While attending college the client was an active member of the college Rugby team. The client stopped attending college in order to join the Navy. He served for eight years total in the Navy in the account dispersal field. He has never been deployed to a combat area and was honorably discharged from service sometime in the early 2000’s. The client currently works full time for an Art

It would be great if I could get information from those close to the client such as a parent or spouse who may be able to fill in the blanks with information I wasn’t able to get from the client, to get a clearer case history.

There are many challenges Tracy and his family may be experiencing. Tracy’s behavior may be an indication of the stress related to his parents influence on his academic activities and the strain his family has experienced causing his parents to contemplate divorce. Mental health counseling focuses on the “developmental, preventive, and educational, as well as traditional, aspects of treatment (Smith & Robinson, 2002); therefore, from a mental health counseling perspective, the challenges that may be impacting Tracy and his family include the parents not having the knowledge and ability to reduce stressors that are causing Tracy’s lower academic grades, as well him being withdrawn from his peers (Hall & Torres, 2002). Essentially, Tracy’s parents may not know how to get access to a mental health counselor for Tracy or how to secure a mental health counselor for the family unit. Another challenge possible facing Tracy’s parents includes a lack of understanding about how their influence on Tracy’s academics is negatively impacting his desire to choose to interact with his peers at school and participate in activities that interest him. They also appear to lack the ability to identify how stressors experienced in the family and between them may impact Tracy’s seeking out their parental approval, versus disapproval, and how to address assist him in cultivating his initiative to pursue his own interests.

M. H. lives in her own home with her husband and two grandchildren. One of the grandchildren is 25 years old and a college student and the other is 10 years old. Her husband ambulates well without assistance