Individual Human Service Case Analysis

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Individual Human Service Scenario Analysis Scenario Emily Vega is a thirty three year old middle class Puerto Rican woman. Emily comes from a Spanish heritage. Her mother is from Puerto Rico and her Father is from Brooklyn New York they are in a common law relationship. She has four sibling’s three sisters and one brother. She came from a very poor family and she strived to get where she is today. Lately she has begun feeling stressed out and depressed in her life. She feels as if everything is going in the wrong direction. Emily has a husband who verbally, emotionally and physically abuses her. She loves him so much but she is getting sick to the point she feels that life means nothing to her. She has come into my office seeking…show more content…
You have to do more listening than talking. Which is basically meaning that even though the client has to sit and listen to you it is better to sit and listen to the client so that you can hear what they have to say. By asking questions and receiving questions it can make the relationship between client and therapist more valuable. Clients have been subjected to abuse, neglect or other forms of violence or maltreatment this is why you have to earn their trust, confidence and respect (Haden, 2003). We have to understand that there is a boundary when dealing with clients that have situations in there lives. Setting boundaries with clients is an important part in balancing the process during therapy. We have to be very careful that we do not cross over the wrong boundaries of the client. If the client is not ready to express certain issues in their lives we can not press the issue we have to give time for the client to open up. If we push the issue then the client might close up and build a wall between the two of…show more content…
Emily comes from a Spanish heritage. Her mother is from Puerto Rico and her Father is from Brooklyn New York they are in a common law relationship. She has four sibling’s three sisters and one brother. She came from a very poor family and she strived to get where she is today. Lately she has begun feeling stressed out and depressed in her life. She feels as if everything is going in the wrong direction. Emily has a husband who verbally, emotionally and physically abuses her. She loves him so much but she is getting sick to the point she feels that life means nothing to her. She has come into my office seek help so that she can take control of her life. She states that this is the first step into a new life for her. In this client’s case I will be the relater and she will be the expresser. My personal communication style with this client would be assertive communication. Changing the way we communicate takes time, courage and practice. Expressing the needs, wants and feelings as directly and honestly towards a client can help them (Walker, 2011). We as a team meaning me and the client have to find a beginning in order to get to the end. With her circumstances she is enduring a lot in her life. The
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