COU 202 Assessment 1
Individual Written Assessment (30%) Due Date: Week 7
Word Count: 2000 -2200 words
Students will research and write a report based on the following case study.
Your response requires you to provide at least 8 reference sources. These must be peer-reviewed academic articles, not websites.
PROVIDE NO MORE THAN 2 SENTENCES TO INTRODUCE THE CASE STUDY SCENARIO- IF YOU WRITE MORE YOU WILL LOSE MARKS
Answer the following questions, numbering your answers
1. Write a script of the exact words you would say to explain confidentiality to the client/s at the start of your first session
2. What principles will you use to develop the counselling relationship with the client?
3. Select TWO therapies, approaches, or perspectives from the following list
• Narrative therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural therapy
• Feminist perspective
• Anti-oppressive approach
4. Explain why you have chosen these two therapies, approaches &/or perspectives and why you think they would be helpful to use in your counselling work with the client.
5. For each of your selected therapies, approaches &/or perspectives, describe at least 2 interventions or techniques you would use in your counselling session with the client and explain why you think these would be helpful.
6. Identify your preferred therapy, approach &/or perspective from the 2 you have selected and give reasons for choosing this therapy, approach &/or perspective.
7. Name and explain the range of skills you have used to work with the client.
8. What ethical issues might be relevant for working with this client?
Use either the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) or Australian Counselling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics and Practice to inform your answer. Provide a reference to the code you use in the reference list.
Use APA 7 referencing. Your essay should include at least 8 (scholarly) journal articles read and/or textbook references. The format of your essay will be discussed in greater detail during tutorials.Do NOT utilise sources such as www.tutor2u.com and other such web materials as these in no way constitute academic references for the purpose of your assignments. If you rely on such sources for theoretical support, you will be deemed NOT to have met the requirements of the assessment.
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CASE STUDY.
Ann is a 68-year-old woman. She lives with her husband Andrew, age 79, in a
modest bungalow in a rural area about 10 minutes from town. Andrew was diagnosed
with lung cancer with metastases to liver and bone 10 months ago. Andrew had been
feeling unwell for several months before seeking medical attention. He now is very weak
and spends most of his time in bed. He has pain that is poorly controlled and eats very
little. At times, he is quite confused. There is a suspicion that he has brain metastases
but his wife and family feel there is no need for further investigations. His physicians
agree.
Ann was born in New Zealand, and she has several brothers and sisters still in Wellington.
Ann and Andrew have been married for 46 years. This is Ann’s second
marriage. She was married for 2 years to John, who was killed in a car accident
Ann was left with one child; a daughter Isabel now aged 50. Three years
after John’s death she met Andrew at work, and they married two years later. Ann
and Andrew had three children, a son Alistair now age 43, a son Jean aged 36 and a
daughter Michelle who died because of suicide 10 years ago at age 24. Isabel and Alistair both live in towns nearby but Jean lives interstate. Ann and Andrew have 8 grandchildren.
Andrew has been a heavy smoker for many years. He has had hypertension and
ischemic heart disease for about ten years. He was a heavy drinker for a number of
years but he stopped when Ann and he separated for a brief period. He
does not drink alcohol now. He worked as an accountant with his own small office
serving small businesses and doing income tax work. He is Scottish and has two
brothers in Scotland. He and Ann used to visit them frequently. He is worried about
how Ann will cope after he dies.
Ann has had rheumatoid arthritis for many years but was able to continue working
as retail clerk until about 10 years ago when she had a flare-up of her
disease. She is on multiple medications but has been able to do normal activities of
daily living reasonably well with Andrew’s help especially with household tasks. She is
concerned about how she will be able to cope without Andrew’s help. She does not
want to bother her children for help. She has had to cope with the death of her first
husband and her beloved daughter Michelle and feels that she cannot cope with another
death in the family.
Their marriage has been quite strong despite the one brief separation. For two years
after the death of their daughter Michelle, they grieved quite openly, and they recovered
slowly. Their children have been very close despite two of them living far away. They
are both Roman Catholic and have attending church regularly.
They live on their pensions now.
You are seeing Ann and Andrew for the first time.