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Talia Self-Esteem Case Study

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Talia is a young bright woman who came to me for issues that many of us face each day of who we really are. As a 17 yr. old young lady she is struggling with her self-esteem and who she is, and what she really wants to do in life due to her lack of background knowledge. She doesn’t know her Asian background or her Thai culture from the father’s side due to him not having contact with him. Right now Talia is in a stage where she wants to know what makes her unique, what makes her Talia? The issues right now that I see and will address with Talia are her self-esteem issues due to not having had a relationship, her feeling that part of herself is missing due to not knowing Buddhism, the loss of a father growing up. Her mom wants her to pick something …show more content…

Teaching her coping skills, having her go to teen groups for self-esteem can also help her relate to other young kids feeling the same way. Also it’s said that self-esteem “lies at the intersection of culture and cognition” (Strandell, 2016, para …show more content…

When a parent is absent from a child’s life is causes emotion scars, causes pieces to be missing from a person life. To help Talia I would have her mother come in to see what really is going on, to see if there is anything that mom can do to help Talia find her missing part. Not only is being 17 yr old a challenge in itself but being biracial and without a father role is can be so much harder. Mom might not know that Talia feels like part of herself is missing, that her self-esteem is at an all-time low. So letting mom know that she needs support right now and not pressure to pick a career is crucial. Mom needs to be there for Talia no matter what by being supportive. Talia not knowing what she wants to do in the future is also very normal, not many 17 yr olds know what they really want to do with life. Some may know but most have several ideas as to what they want to do like Talia. Also talking with mom why it is important for Talia to move out after high school will help in determines how to go about it. Graduating high school, starting a job and college plus living on your own can be very difficult so maybe explain that to mom can help her change her thoughts about Talia moving out right away. Instead maybe come with her option where Talia can help with food or

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