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The Importance Of A Hispanic Woman During The 30 's For Bereavement Therapy Essay

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Introduction Case Summary I began to see a hispanic woman in her late 30’s for bereavement therapy because she lost her son in a car accident 10 months ago. This client was referred to me by another therapist that was leaving the clinic and had seen her for a couple months prior. There was already an assessment done and diagnosis of Depression Unspecified 296.30 and a V-code of V62.82 Bereavement in her file. After several sessions with the Mother she disclosed past personal trauma going back to her childhood up until adulthood. The trauma was very severe so in my reassessment, I went ahead and included the DSM-5 diagnosis Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 309.81. I encouraged the mother to bring in her two daughters and partner to do family therapy. After a few visits, client brought in her 16 year old daughter and 18 year old daughter. The 18 year old did not want to be in therapy because of conflicts she had with her mother and partner. The 18 year old preferred to have individual counseling first. I then recommended her to another therapist at the clinic. The 18 year old only stayed in the session for 20 minutes. However, the 16 year old remained in the session and was relieved she was able to finally talk. I have seen the mother more than I have seen the daughter because of school, however it has been a total of 11 sessions combined. One of those sessions the mother was in crisis and threatened to commit suicide. Therefore, after a 7 hour

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