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*Knocks* Association Ms. Henderson’Rivers is
(C) I’m Monica Henderson I believe I nervous and hesitant. I can
have an appointment with you. tell she is not comfortable
(S)Yes come in. Hi, I’m Miss Chyna The client is nervous being there.
Spencer. Go ahead and take a seat; make
yourself comfortable.
(C) I’m a little nervous; I have never been Reassurance
to a mental health facility before.
(S) Don’t be nervous. We’re just going to
have an evaluation today and go over
some terms and conditions.

(S) Just to let you know our session will Communication Seems worried about
be confidential. Meaning anything we talk leaked information.
about today will be exposed. However, if Is not sure about the
you have feelings of hurting yourself or process
others I will have to notify my supervisor
or in some cases the authorities.
(C) So are you surer everything we talk
about is strictly confidential? Explanatory
(S) Yes. However if you have feelings of
hurting yourself or others I may have to
release some of this information.
(S)So, do you have any questions or
concerns about what we just discussed
about confidentially?
(C)No.
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Using directness as
(S) If necessary would you are willing to a way to gather Client wants The client is
accept help? nessicarry help open to help
(C) Yes. I am willing to accept help…you information
seem so young!
(S) *laughs* don’t let that fool you. I
don’t let my age et in the way of my
profession.
(C) After talking to you it seems like you
know what you’re doing.

(S) Thank you! I try my best to be fair to Reassurance

everyone. There is no judgment here. So
Client shows
tell me a little bit about why you’re here
signs of hurt
today?
and
(C) Well, I am here because I’ve been
depression
trying to cope with a divorce. I’m listening
struggling and I just need someone to talk Seems more comfortable
to. to opening up.
(C) I’ve been married to the same man for
18 years and I was 18 years old and fresh
out of high school when I married him.
Pretty young right?
(S) Yeahhh!
(C) I believe he loved me because all of
the years he has taken care of me. Our
lives were perfect even though we didn’t
have children we traveled and had fun.
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(C) I’ve been crying and trying my best to Listening skills
cope with this I thought he truly loved me
for us to be together for so long. I didn’t
even have to work.
(C) I had a part time job but it was more
so something to do just to get out of the
house.
(S) So you’re saying he was the main
provider.
(C) Yes. He literally took care of
everything. I don’t have any kind of
professional education or real skills. If
you were looking at my life 6 months ago
you would say we were the perfect
couple, until he asked for a divorce. I
thought everything was okay and I didn’t
see any signs of adultery. I just didn’t see
what I did wrong.

(S) You two not having kids was a choice Questioning Has feelings of being Maybe she got too
between the two of you. judged wrapped up in her life
(C) It really wasn’t a choice, I guess was with just her and her
just not meant for me. If I did at least I Furthering the husband.
would have kids to love but I have no one. conversation
(S) What about your family? Restating her
(C) I cannot go to them to talk to them statements
about this because they always held me on
a pedestal and with them seeing me hurt
over him I don’t want to show them that. Questioning
(S) So you’re choosing not to go towards
your family in this state because you don’t Reassurance
want them to see you as broken.
(C)Yes… I don’t want them to see me
broken.
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(S) Would you say them seeing you in this
state scares you?
(C) Yes it puts fear in me because they
only saw me being happy and smiling.
They are married too but they show their
feelings and problems within their
marriage but mine.. I don’t show feelings.
(S) *head nodes* agrees. Since you don’t
feel comfortable talking to your family, is
their people or groups outside of the
family that you can talk to?
(C)I don’t have any close friends but him.
Maybe I shouldn’t have put all of my
focus or trust with in him or maybe taken
some classes or hobbies.
(S) Would you say you got too
comfortable within the marriage?
(C) Yes. I thought we would be together
forever.
(S) This is a very big change!
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(C) I’m struggling with it. I have no ↑ ↑
money other than my part time job which Reaching for deeper She is concerned about
still doesn’t cover the bills. Sometimes I feelings other people’s opinion of
don’t know what to do. her more than her own
(S)Would you be open to learning new Bringing up new happiness.
skills? ideas/ conversations *People pleaser
(C) I would but I’ve been in the same ↑ *image holder
lifestyle for so long that sometimes it ↑
seems like I can’t do anything else. Mrs. Henderson ‘Rivers is
Especially at my older age. But if I have Testing the clients feeling doubtful of her
to make a life for myself without him then limits own abilities.
I have no other choice.

Wants to live comfortable

but does not have the
assets to do so

(S) Would you say you were already out Insinuating the Client is out of her
of your comfort zone because you are clients feelings comfort zone and is lost as
now alone? to what to do with her life
(C)Yes way out of my comfort zone and next.
going through a lot of changes. Client may be dealing
(S) You don’t know how to deal with Restating clients with depression and
those changes. feelings insomnia.
(C) During the day I have my up’s and
downs but at night that’s when things feel
like they are crashing down on me. I can’t
sleep.
(S)So at night that’s when your feelings
really start to flood in.
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(C) I pray asking God what have I done
wrong? Is it my fault he left me? My faith Leaning in- The client has She has no hope
has gotten weak and I feel like I’ve done getting more low self esteem and low motivation.
something wrong to God. information
(S) You say you’re religious. Are there
any other people within your faith that
you could talk to? Maybe within your
church.

(C)I met some older woman who lives out Listening

of town. I met them when my husband
and I were out of town. I feel like I can
talk to them because they don’t me as She is afraid of her family
well as my immediate family. They try to judging her because they
give me encouragement but the pain is thought she was perfect.
still there. Making connections She is afraid of She would rather talk to
(S) So because these women don’t live judgment. strangers because it makes
near you and they are not family you feel her feel more comfortable.
as though there will be less judgment. Restating/summarizi
(C)Yes. Less judgment and less pointing ng what the client
the finger. I know that my family loves says
me but I was put on a pedestal when it
came to my marriage. It’s like my
marriage was my entire life because that’s
all I knew. To let them know that my life
is gone is frightening. Listening
(S) *Nods head*
(C)Maybe they could have been jealous of
my relationship. I don’t know
(S)That connection is not there with your
family
(C)Right. The connection is not there with
them and I don’t know what to do, so that
is why I’m here taking to you because I
feel comfortable talking to you.
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(S) Maybe because that’s something that
you feel comfortable with, you talk to Making
people that you barely know because it Client wants Client wants her
connections her old life old life back and
seems as though they won’t judge you or I between the
won’t judge you or the mentors, but, your back is not sure how to
family will because you put yourself in
the position for them to look up to you. Is
that what you’re saying?
(C)Yes they look up to me because of my
lifestyle and maybe they think “What has
she done to get all this?” “What makes
her so special?” Now I feel as though my
life has been taken away and I don’t know
how I’m going to get it back as a single
woman

(S) Well I’m glad you’re here and we will Reassurance Feels slightly more As the social worker I felt
figure this out together. confident towards the it nessisery to I’ve her
(C) I appreciate that Ms. Spencer. end of the session. some materials she may
(S) In the meantime I have some materials Informative be interested in before our
for you. These are coping mechanisms, second session. This way
breathing excesses, and also here are we can more towards the
some listings of community colleges and helping process.
different programs that they offer. If you
would like to look through some of those
to see if anything catches your eye.
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(S) You can take my card if you need me
before next week you can call or email me Manners Client feels Client feels more
anytime. It was very nice to meet you! better after the confident I can tell
(C) It was nice to meeting you to. I’ll be session she is looking
looking forward to my next appointment.
(S) Yes ma’am. Remember if you need
me before next week just call its fine
(C) Thank you so much.
(S) Let me walk you out. Have a nice day
bye-bye

Content Student’s Reflection &

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