Review the attached case study and complete a comparative analysis using the chart below of the narrative and solution focused techniques that can be employed to address the issues present in the case study including consideration of how issues oppression and intersectionality can be best addressed in the counselling process. In the final column please identify one similarity and one difference in your responses to the questions, based on each approach.(CRITICAL ANALYSIS)
1. Identify the different techniques of the 2 approaches and how to employ based on the scenario presented.
2. Craft questions or observations utilized in the counselling process reflective of each approach.
3. Employ techniques from each approach that can be utilized to acknowledge and address issues of oppression and intersectionality present in the scenario.
4. Identify 3 areas of similarity and 3 of the difference between the 2 approaches as applied to the scenario presented.
Case Study:
Alex, a service user you have been seeing for about 6 sessions, comes to you in distress due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. You have been working with Alex on issues related to anxiety and have been successful in working with them to identify their struggles with anxiety as it relates to unpredicted situations. Through your work together Alex has been able to ground themselves and build their capacity to identify their issues with unpredictable situations and uncertainty. You are not surprised about Alex coming to see you today with intensified stress during the mounting crisis of the last few weeks concerns.
Alexs concerns:
– Panic attacks
– Social distancing feels great to rest and not to feel pressure to engage with people, but it is also stressful since there is a lot of time to think of this global pandemic.
– Having to go to work because their boss understands their services as essential, even though they work at a store that does not sell essential items
– Not being able to sleep out of fear of losing their job if they dont go anymore or getting sick if they continue to go to work
– Living with roommates who are still not aware of how important social distancing is
– Too much time to think, brings up depressive feelings about the world and how selfish people can be
– Need to find a new job where they have more security and feel validated
– Feelings completely isolated, even though they are connected to friends online
Questions
What is the problem according to each approach?
Identify 2 techniques from each approach that you would employ in working with this service user and your intention in using each technique chosen.
Craft an example of a question or reflective statement you would make to the service user of the 2 techniques identified for each approach
Explain how different levels of oppression, Intersectionality and micro aggressions are present in the service users story and how or if each approach can support this aspect of their story
Provide an example of how you would acknowledge this with a statement to the service user reflective of each approach and explain how it reflects the tenants of the approach.
Identify how you bring an end to the session (what you would want to leave the service user with at this point) for each approach and how it is reflecting of the tenants of the approach
