Critically evaluate through a Biopsychosocial lens one chosen issue from the scenario provided within the course room.
Describe how the counsellor developed aspects of the biological, psychological, cultural, and social factors.
Describe how the counsellor understood the CRSJ issues for the client
Discuss how the counsellor developed the therapeutic relationship.
Describe the ethical considerations that would be important in the scenario provided.
Describe the case conceptualization up to and not including a treatment plan.
Synthesize your understanding of the Biopsychosocial/Cultural lens, explaining what makes the factors for each domain.
Synthesize your understanding of the complexity of CRSJ and your own self-reflection in providing therapy today.
Demonstrate a clear and effective understanding by communicating through a narrative format using APA 7th ed style.
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to assist students to comprehend the BioPsychosocial lens within the therapeutic process. It is important for counsellors to understand the aspects of biology and psychology, culture, and social justice in the therapy session with a client.
Instructions
This assignment is structured to allow the student to be the counsellor/researcher. As the student is the counsellor and researcher, the expectation is for the student to recognize what the experience is like and the value of what a trained counsellor brings to the experience. The assignment is to promote the student’s understanding of biological and psychological social just and cultural aspects and their impact in understanding human thinking/feeling and behaviour. The student needs to research what they need to understand in each section of the paper.
Using the scenario provided select one disorder/topic and assess the client provided through BPS and Cultural/Social/Socially just factors. Briefly explore ethical considerations. You may choose the gender, culture, and race of the individual in the scenario. You may also add or delete sections that would add to the scenario in a more appropriate manner in order to inform your paper depending on the disorder you have chosen.
Please select the disorder/topic from this list only. Please note you must choose only one of the following disorders:
Anxiety
Structure
Required components: The assignment is to be a twelve-page paper with a conclusion, not including a title page, and references. The paper will cover an:
Introduction: a purpose statement;
Overview of the BPS lens;
Overview of the CRSJ Metatheoretical Lens;
Overview of the Disorder/Topic and Case Conceptualization(not including interventions);
Application of the BPS model
Understanding of the CRSJ approaches;
Ethical considerations;
Counsellor’s professional role in establishing the therapeutic relationship;
Development of a Case Conceptualization from Sperry and Sperry (2020) including concepts such as presentation, precipitant, predisposition, perpetuate, protective;
Conclusion (a summary of the body of your paper).
Length of Assignment: The text body of the paper (i.e., not including references, title page) should be no more than 12 double-spaced typed pages, Times New Roman font-size: 12 or APA 7th ed).
Format: Format your assignment in Word Doc (files with extension .doc or .docx), or Rich Text Format (files with extension .rtf). No PDF’s.
References: Your reference sources will be predominantly from the course reading materials with at least five (5) additional current (last seven years), peer-reviewed resources (from outside the course) to ensure adequate coverage and critique of the topic.
Jonah is a 35-year-old cis gender, gay man who lives with
his partner, Stephen, in Ottawa, Canada. Jonah and Stephen met at their place
of employment, the National Gallery of Canada. Jonah is a curator, while
Stephen is an archivist. Both have advanced degrees and enjoy dinners out and
going to cultural events. Both Jonah and Stephen enjoy art and have their own
studio in which Jonah paints and Stephen designs sculptures. They have both had
showings in smaller galleries around town and have had some success in selling
their work. They are considering making this their full-time work but are
hesitant to give up the steady paychecks the museum provides. Jonah comes from a large family and is close
to his three female siblings and his mother. He came out to his family when he
was 15 and they have been supportive and open to his relationships. He laughs
and says, “they love Stephen, probably more than they love me!” His father died
12 months ago from a heart attack and the family went through much turmoil
during that time. Jonah was close to his father, and while his father always
struggled with his weight and his heart, the attack and death came as a shock
to the family. Since his father’s death, Jonah has been experiencing a lot of
worry – he worries his sister’s will get sick or his mother will fall and no
one will be there to help her, now that she is on her own. He worries that
Stephen will get in an accident on the way to the museum and is often found
checking the traffic report numerous times a day when he knows Stephen may be
traveling. He worries one of them will be fired and not be able to afford their
apartment and will have to get rid of the studio. He admits none of these
worries are founded on fact and Stephen often tells him he is being silly. Jonah tells you that he feels agitated a lot
and “on edge.” Jonah tells you this is pretty unusual for him; he has always
been focused, but this new heightened awareness makes him feel out of control
and often tires him out to where he finds he cannot muster up the strength to
go out to dinner or walk the dog as he feels too exhausted. He also notes there
is “so much danger out there” and it is sometimes easier to stay home. At work,
he says that he often “blanks out” and is becoming irritable with others on staff,
which is unlike him. He has increased his weekly massages to twice a week,
hoping that will help with the muscle tension he now feels all the time, but it
is not helping. Jonah tells you that he
enjoys drinking socially, but is not concerned about his intake. He smokes pot
on occasion. He finds that neither of these things help with this feeling of
doom and has stopped both practices, finding sleep his only comfort but even
this alludes him at times. He used to sleep quite well, but now finds he wakes
up two or three times a night. Jonah notes he has always been a bit of a
worrier, but finds that the level of worry he has now feels debilitating and it
is causing some issues in his relationship and at work. Stephen is becoming
frustrated with his “needless worry about stuff that is never going to happen”
and they often get in disagreements now about staying in or going out. Jonah
agrees it is ridiculous, but he can’t help but think that something bad is
going to happen. Jonah is seeking help to figure out what this is all about so
he “can get on with living his life.”
