Topic: Anxiety
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 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 ( scenario is ” Case study Jonah” ) 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.
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)
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.
