Case Study: Carl Rogers Self Centred Approach

Case Study Carl Rogers Self Centred ApproachWorking intensively with ClientsSummary of Issues Identified40 yrs oldRecently separated from 20 year marriageTwo children daughter, 9yrs and son, 14yrs daughter lives away from both parents, son predominantly resides with JulieRelationship with former partner amicable except re-partnered and has become hostile.Wants to further development/careerFinancially stable in former coitionship, now non-financially set up no assistance towards childrens financial needs.Concerned of impact of relationship breakdown on children and fathers new relationshipMinimal family braveIsolation like feelings depressive difficulty coping and/or accommodating to the current changes in her life.Julies Case StudyInitial consultation with Julie would enable to soma a client-counsellor relationship and to undertake respectment in order to identify issues of her current position for development of agreement surrounded by her and me as to goals and tasks by ac quirement of those goals through manipulation. More importantly identifying the source of what made bought her to the services, this being whether she is a voluntary or involuntary client as this sack impact on the approach taken to achieve the most successful engagement process with the client as has been identified to the effect that engagement for involuntary clients is often a different and more difficult process than engagement with voluntary clients due to the coercion of the legal system or significant others1There are miscellaneous structural frameworks for successful engagement in counselling a client that could be used however in this paper I am disposed(p) a general background of Julie and based on that background (generally obtained through initial assessment) have summarised the issues (aforementioned) and believe that the main approach here to be taken, only when not limited to is a Self-Centred approach and from which the theories of Carl Rogers willing be relie d upon.By applying Carl Rogers self-centred approach recognition of the three core characteristics of such surmise are relied upon, being the following2Empathy (the counsellor trying to understand the clients point of view)Congruence (the counsellor being a genuine person)Unconditional coercive Regard (UPR) (the counsellor being non-judgmental).Guided by this theory will best approach Julies personal situation as the non-directive therapy is likely to be of long term use for Julie.As Julie is showing emotional instability, identifying that there is no immediate threat of harm. In taking an empathetic approach with Julie is likely to make her more positive about opening up and giving her an outlet to speak about what she has desire therapy for. This in turn will book a good rapport to initiate between myself and Julie.Congruence can assist with negative thoughts that Julie is experiencing regarding her education, skill set and business possibilities. Furthermore it appears tha t Julie has experienced forms of demoralisation by her former husband. Julies family history also requires assessment and ascertaining if she has come to acceptance with the death of her mother and recognition of such impact that this has or has antecedently caused on her approach in relationships and personal life.Unconditional Positive Regard fits with Julies present circumstances when analysing the now hostile relationship that has formed between her and her former husband. This will be by benefit in that she can attend to venting her frustration and pass oning her to help disregard the thrust of the anger, frustration, and volatile constitution of conflict with her former husband.Based on the evidence at hand to provide high quality of care relevant to Julie would involve direct and in-depth identification of her needs and being responsive to such will help assist the structure, application and result of therapy. Given her depression a high level of empathetic language and att endance in respectfulness is required. In achieving an even higher level of care ethical and holistic approaches are to be factored in also.In assisting treatment with Julie engagement with other specialised agencies would be of benefit in that they can provide more thorough assistance in the underlying issues for treatment progression.In respect of Julies emotional state I would highly recommend seeking assessment and ongoing treatment with her local general practitioner. This will assist in thorough diagnosis of her current mental health and, if as indicated, Julie is suffering depression from the impact of changes in her life, then this will allow for medical examination intervention in the form of prescribed medication to be used in the interim treatment.Julie has also been affected by a marital breakdown and is now facing a hostile relationship between her former partner and herself. Given the length of the relationship involving marriage, obtainment of assets and liabilities and children from the former relationship, in particular her son who is a minor aged 14 years, it would be of necessity to Julie to seek legal intervention to ascertain her legal rights and come ask the monetary and parental responsibility that exists to finality.Although at first recommendation would be to seek advice only and in this regard I would recommend her contacting a residential area legal centre in her area to obtain such relevant information. If in fact, further intervention were necessary from the outset of the advice received, arrangements could then be sought to facilitate engagement by way of intermediation between herself and her former partner and in this regard advice to contact such services providing relationship mediation like Relationships Australia, Interrelate, CatholicCare, Anglicare or any other alike service details would be provided to Julie.With connecting Julie with one of the pre-mentioned services it will allow her to access more than only mediat ion given that the services are connection family based, they can also offer Julie with information and provide further services for her concerns raised in relation to her children, in particular Damien.Julie expresses the desire for career development in accounting though lacks self-confidence believing that she is not able to as her employment and education has been limited. Julie has in effect been limited by non-completion of her higher education, parental responsibilities and her former partner insisting that she take on the role of full-time caregiver to the children however Julie has managed to maintain some part-time employment in a customer service role.Approach to be taken in assisting her goal, alongside therapy for improvement of self-confidence, and medical intervention by her local general practitioner, would be providing details or arranging an appointment for her to attend upon a career guidance counsellor. This would give her the networking tools to assess the poss ibilities and educational resources that can be offered to her and by seeking assistance from a professional in this area will provide her with further resources for educational and employment opportunities.Such services that would be provided to Julie, and their corresponding details would be training and/or educational institutions like TAFE, university enabling programs, WEA and other relevant local community institutions. Connecting Julie with employment agencies providing details to Julie of employment agencies that can assist in accountancy roles or facilitation of education such as Randstad or Hudson to assist in these aspects. roaring therapy would involving guiding Julie to be able to transition from her current circumstances and gain effective tools to recognise, process and deal with situations that arise assisting also in alleviating any early conditions that she may be susceptible to. This can be done by application of a recognised framework such that initial structure can be established, development of rapport between Julie and I identification of the problems that exist exploration of herself together with her perceptions and behaviours the possible assessments and acquisition of environmental input such as assimilation, problem solving and decision making creation of plan of action continual follow up with Julie and the possibilities of development with additional strategies prior to termination.Helena Gorton schoolchild 377 160 6491 (Cingolani, 1984 Behroozi, 1992 De Jong Berg, 2001).2 http//www.counsellingtutor.com/counselling-approaches/person-centred-approach-to-counselling/