• Using an imaginary client, describe how the precontemplation stage might present regarding a significant issue and how a client might move to the contemplation stage on that issue.
For this discussion we will evaluate a 30-year-old Hispanic woman, Jackie, who is challenged by moving out of her mothers house. She previously lived on her own, but returned home to go to school for a beautician license. She has completed the course and passed her exam. She is working at a cosmetic counter and feels like she really does not like cutting hair. She has several conflicts with her mother, including staying out late, drinking often, and not contributing to household chores. Although her mother does not charge her rent, Jackie spends her money
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She is now working at a large chain beauty salon where she is the assistant manager. She is making more money now but she still has conflicts with her mother. The holiday’s have just past. Her remarks about her mother have changed somewhat. She tells her therapist “We had a fantastic Christmas, all my family came and me and my mom cooked, I was super busy at work, but when I was home, it was a blast.” The therapist asks what made it a blast? “Well, me and my mom weren’t always going at it. We cooked and partied, not like the way I party with my friends, but you know family party.” She starts to see things from a different perspective. Jackie says “I was so tired when I got home from the salon, and my mom works even more hours than me. I can see how she might be really tired at night, I wanted to help her more, so we haven’t been fighting as much”. She also says “I’m making more money now, maybe I should think about moving out, so she can meet someone or something, she just works all the time.”
Jackie is now in the contemplation stage. She sees her mother differently; she sees that maybe her mother has a valid argument and that she the solution might be to move out of her mother’s home. She is now in the contemplation stage, she does not yet have motivation for change or an action plan (Egan, 2014). She is acknowledging there is a problem and that maybe something should be done about it (Egan,
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When a client describes the problem with no action plan they are in the precontemplation stage of the problem (Egan, 2014). In the example of Jackie, she just describes all the fighting with her mother. She knows there is a problem (Egan, 2014). When they describe the problem and have an idea or ideas of a solution they are in the contemplation stage of the problem (Egan, 2014). In Jackie’s case this would be, when she remarks, “maybe I should move out.” The preparation stage is when the client starts to look and possible try solutions. In the case of Jackie, she may say, “I am looking at my finances to see if it is even possible to get my own place. “She is not dedicated to a course of action but she is looking at possibilities (Egan, 2014). The action stage is when the client has a plan and they are setting it into motion (Egan, 2014). For Jackie this would be a remark like “first, I need to save a little more money, than I need to find a place, something close to my mom “. She has a plan in place and she is working it, with concrete steps (Egan, 2014). For Jackie, the final stage of maintenance would be to move out of her mother’s home. Maintenance can last forever, or she may relapse (Egan, 2014). She may stop being responsible with her money and move back with her mother and things could go back to the original
Jennifer Barr is a female, Caucasian, twenty-year-old college student living in Tallahassee, Florida. Currently, she resides on her own in an apartment, although her mother, father, and brother live locally in their home. Jennifer works as a waitress in a restaurant and is actively enrolled in courses at the college; however, due to recent circumstances, her attendance has declined. Jennifer describes herself as typically having the ability to manage her school responsibilities and as having relatively positive relationships with her professors, co-workers and restaurant manager. She maintains an ongoing relationship with her father, mother, and brother. She describes her relationship with her brother as the closest, her relationship with her mother as intermittently close, although hindered by her father, whom Jennifer has not maintained a close relationship with due to what she perceives as pressure and unrealistic expectations that her father consistently has placed upon her.
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Since Connie is a teenager, she relies on her parents to take care of her and provide for her. Even though she fights against her family, they are still the foundation of the only life Connie knows. Her constant need of approval from men becomes a habit for Connie because she doesn’t get approval at home, instead she gets disapproval. “Why don’t you keep your room clean like your sister? How’ve you got your hair fixed-- what the hell stinks? Hair spray? You don’t see your sister using that junk.” Because of this criticism, she isolates herself from her parents. For her, her only way of getting approval is to be independent from her parents and those who are trying to protect her. Connie’s search for independence only comes to her but only in a harsh
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The Andersen family, Bill, Jill, and Riley, are originally from Minnesota and have recently relocated to the San Francisco area due to Bill’s new position at a startup tech company. At first the family was excited about the prospect of moving from Minnesota to California, however they ran into some unforeseeable issues that quickly change their outlook. They were unhappy with their new residence and their household goods were delayed by a week. This coupled with problems at Bill’s new job, created a tense and unpleasant environment for the family. The home situation further impacted Riley, who was already stressed about starting at a new school and not having any friends (Wolsos, 2015).
When she moves to Portland she come across a Motel that is $ 120 week. She also is able to grab two jobs one at a nursing home for $ 7 an hour and the other is at The Maids for $ 6.65 an hour. At the nursing home her job is to feed the residents then wash the dishes after. While at The Maids her jo is to clean, dust vacuum houses. Her work is exhausting, especially the maids must continuously move at a fast pace. They are shuttled from house to house and clean the rooms as fast as they can. As an employee the maids are making $ 6.65 an hour per person, Dr. Ehrenreich figures out that The Maids actually charge customers $25 per hour. She then starts to wonder why does she only gets such a small fraction of that money. They have poor work conditions as well they are not allowed to eat or drink on the job. Dr. Ehrenreich later develops an intense rash and her boss Ted told her to work through it but it got so bad she had to rely on one of her restrictions and contact her dermatologist for a prescription. One day while cleaning a house her partner Holly hurts her ankle. Ehrenreich tells Holly that she can’t work with her ankle injured, but all Holly wants to do is call Ted. Ehrenreich takes the phone from Holly and tells Ted that she does not like the way he treats his employees but Ted tells
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“As they stepped into Ms. Couchon's office, the mother, a nurse, burst into tears. Her husband, a software engineer, had just lost his job,” she explained, leaving the family strapped. “I gave her a hug and let her cry,” Ms. Couchon says. She also refused the mother's request to drop her two preschoolers from the center's roster, telling her she would cut their tuition until her husband got a new job.” (Shellenbarger, 2000).
Rose Mary is a selfish woman and decides not to go to school some mornings because she does not feel up to it. Jeannette takes the initiative in making sure that her mother is prepared for school each morning because she knows how much her family needs money. Even though Rose Mary starts to go to school every day, she does not do her job properly and thus the family suffers financially again. When Maureen’s birthday approaches, Jeannette takes it upon herself to find a gift for her because she does not think their parents will be able to provide her with one. Jeannette says, “at times I felt like I was failing Maureen, like I wasn’t keeping my promise that I’d protect her - the promise I’d made to her when I held her on the way home from the hospital after she’d been born. I couldn’t get her what she needed most- hot
The father, Claude, was a pastor (Frontline Video, 2013). The mother, Jacki, made efforts to find work (Frontline Video, 2013). She spent most of her time helping her husband run the church (Frontline Video, 2013). She seemed confident and strong (Frontline Video, 2013). She inspired people to live to their full potential and enjoy life (Frontline Video, 2013). However, this was just an act (Frontline Video, 2013). Jackie didn’t want anyone to be worried about her or have a negative outlook based on her experience (Frontline Video, 2013). It upset her deeply when she would have to turn for help from others just to get some food to feed her family (Frontline Video,
Understanding career development theories, in what stage would you say that the client’s problems began?
The Client, Asha Jones is 17 years old. She has just completed CAPE and is expected to be promoted to upper six where she will be able to complete the second part of CAPE. She is currently four months pregnant and is expected to give birth something in November. Asha lives with her mother, father and two siblings. Her parents are supporting her and are looking forward to her going back to school.
During this time, I gave the client enough time to talk about the problem without interrupting. This time gave me an opportunity to undertake reflective listening through active listening which ac...
Her role as a wife and a mother starts to become her daily routine, and she is not satisfied with it. She tries her best to satiate herself. She starts making efforts to achieve different approaches to satisfy these efforts but still “she does not get pleasure in her duties” (Goodwin 39), and this is the reason why she always get dissatisfaction in her life. Her dissatisfaction with this role in life also leads the narrator protagonist to try on other roles. Though she tries on many, none of these seem to satisfy her either; she "tried these personalities on like costumes, then discarded them" (Goodwin 38). Her inability to find any role that satisfies her probably contributes to her general sense of helplessness, and continues to withdraw from her family. Since she cannot find any particular role that suits her, she attempts not to have any role at all; the coldness and isolation of the undecorated white room make it seem that she is trying to empty herself of her previous life.
Unfortunately, her mother lived in poverty as this is the way her future was molded. The client was raised in a single parent household in which her mother worked two jobs to support the children. The client graduated high school and completed one year of vocational school to become a hair stylist. Her oppression once again rises to the surface with her pregnancy and dropping out of school. This was her one hope to regain her status in society. The client currently lives with her 60-year-old boyfriend who is oppressing her to live and abide by his rules since the apartment is in his name. The client feels obligated to follows his way of life and may fear the self-confidence to take the necessary steps to