Telling The Story
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Psychology
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Telling The Story
Case Study Hector is a 35 year old Hispanic male Hector seriously injured in an auto accident 5 month ago. He spent 4 months in the hospital. One leg & hip suffered permanet damage. He will probably always need a cane & walk with a limp. He also has limited mobility in his right arm & shoulder & cannot lift anythin heavy. Hector grew upin a family with construction business. He has been working construction since high school. Socaqil worker at the Rehab. Hospitalreferred Hector to counseling because he is not adjusting well to his injuries. He is very depressed,& angrybecause he cannot continue to work in his chosen occupation. Hector says, “What use am I now? I am the man in the family. I should be strong. I need to support the family. I don’t want my wifeto work. I don’t know what i am going to do to make a living.” Hector is still experiences severe pain in his shoulder & his leg. He spends alot of time watching TV & Drinking. At this point he is not looking for work. His familyhas reached out to him but he avoids interaction with his siblings & parents because they remind him ofwhat he no longer ca do. he feels shameof whenhe is around family members because of his disabilitiy. His relationship with his wife is tense because he is often angry & withdrawn. “YOU ARE MEETING HECTOR FOR THE FIRST TIME & WANT TO GET THE STORY. “`YOU MEET WITH A NEW CLIENT YOU DEVELOP SOME HYPOTHESES TO EXPLORE, AS WELL AS LISTENING TO WHAT THE CLIENT SAYS ABOUT HIMSELF. WRITE A PAPER ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING (DISCUSSION OF EACH) PLEASE USE SUBTITLES FOR EACH QUESTION 1 THRU 10) 1) What are some of the primary issues that Hector is addressing? 2) What are some of Hector’s feelings? 3) What are Hector’s behaviors & how are these impacting his adjustment? 4) How might Hector’s cultural heritage be impacting Hector’s adjustments? 5) What are some beliefs that may be impacting Hector’s adjustments? 6) How might Hector’s family background be impacting his adjustments? 7) What Might be some issues that will need to be addressed in counseling? 8) What are the stages of change the counselor will hep Hector Through? Provide a brief definition of each stagr. 9) What steps can a counselor take to help Hector explore his problem? 10)Consider the following counselor skills: eye contact,CLOSED & OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS,paraphrasing,& summarizing, reflection, body language, TONE,LISTENING, EMPATHY, GENUINES, unconditional positive regard, INTERPRETATION, tracking, REFLECTING EMOTION, ACTIVE PRESENCE, STRUCTURING SESSIONS, ENCOURAGEMENT, questioning & clarifying, COUNSELOR SELF-AWARENESS, tolerating, intensity, VALIDATING, CHALLENGING, MULTICULTURAL AWARENESS, ACCEPTANCE, PROBING & QUESTING,.posture,