SWK 3800 Practice I Spring 2020

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Student’s Reflection & Professor’s

Content Skills Used Gut-level Feelings
Analysis Comments
S: "And how much do you make at your job, Utilizing silence I am worried that the A few moments later, I Good job verbalizing your no-
if you don't mind me asking that?" client thinks I may be clarify to the client again judgement "policy."
judging them. that this is a judgement
C: "Like, per year, or...?" free environment and
there is no need to feel
S: "Maybe, per month. " embarrassed.

C:"Like a smooth $350."

S:"Okay, and do you have any other sources

of income?"

C:"Alrighty. About how much do you think

your bills are per month?"

C: "Oh, gosh, this is so embarrassing..."

*pause*
C: "Maybe like $1200." Clarifying response I am just wanting to I feel as though I did a good Agreed - good job exploring
make sure the divorce analysis of the clients the nances.
S:"And have you been struggling paying the is what caused the financial situation.
bills since the divorce?" financial problems, not
something else.
C:"Yes." Reflection of feelings, I wanted to find out I feel like I assured the
clarifying response. more about the divorce client that I was not
S:"Alright, and can you tell me a little bit to see if there were any judging her and I reflected
about that divorce?" lasting effects from it on her feelings of
loneliness is her marriage.
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C:"Okay, so, we have been divorced for 7 that are affecting the
years. I... All the debt has finally caught up. client still.
We had been married for ten years prior to
that. I was 13 when we met and I got
married a year later at 14. And I use to live
in Colorado, and then we not live here in
NC. Well, I now live here because I do not
have a means of going back home. And it
was a nasty divorce. Not amicable in any
sort of way. I could not afford an attorney. I
could not afford to get my half of
everything. Even though we had been
married for so long. So, yeah."

S:"And, what was the reason for the

divorce?"

C:*chuckles*"So, basically, uh, he had this

really pretty cousin. And she put a move on
me one day and I did not reject. We started
seeing each other. Uh, I hate to say 'behind
his back' that makes me sound so bad, but
behind his back. About 6 years into our
relationship. It had been going on since we
got a divorce. I knew it was wrong but he
didn't give me any attention. I was more of
his friend than his wife. It just wasn't
working and she was working. so, yeah.
Then he found out and he was very upset
with me."

S:"Alright, well, I appreciate you telling me

that. I can see how your loneliness kind of
led you to make these decisions. But I don't
want you, you had said like, 'this is so
embarrassing,' I don't want you to feel
embarrassed. We can talk about anything,
no judgement from me."
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C:"Okay." Close-ended I need to know specific I feel like my client gave You did a good job later,
questions details about what me information willingly,
clarifying info you missed or
S:"So, with this divorce, do you think that assets the client still however I do not feel like I
he took an equal division of your assets, or has to I know what her initially spent enough time weren't sure about.
do you think that he took more, or left you financial situation being sure I got the
with any bills?" needs to be. information correctly.

C:"He took everything. My name was not

on anything. I have no line of credit. Well, I
do have a line of credit, however, it is in the
300s. After he left I was not able to pay the
bills obviously. He did not take the house,
he left it in my name."

S:"Do you own the house or are you

renting?"

C:"Own it. I am paying the mortgage. It a

three bedrooms, two bathroom house. I
don't really need that much space. It is
incredibly hard for me to find a realtor, so
that whatever money i do make off the
house I can pay off my debt. But, for the
most part, he did not leave me with
anything. All of our joint savings, he took.
And since I could not really fight it, he just
took it. Mhm."
S:"Alright, so before we move on, I do want Summarizing main Client seems to believe Note taking from the
to go back and talk about your job and bill points of dialogue. that I have listened clients interactions with
situation. But before I do, I just want to go Reflection of feelings. thoroughly. me is helpful.
over everything you have told me with
your job and divorce. You guys have been
divorced for 7 years and that's where you
feel like most of your debt has been coming
from. Trying to pay for all these things
without someone else helping you."

C:"Mhm."
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S:"It was a pretty bad divorce. You couldn't Still summarizing. Great job summarizing. This
afford an attorney. Well, did you say you Clarifying response. client had a lot going on, and
couldn't afford or didn't want an attorney?" Reflection of feelings.
was a "talker."
C:"Kind of a mix of both. It was a lot, it was
my fault. The people I did ask, I do know a
few lawyers, who are friends with my
husband, of course. They refused to help
me because they are my husbands friends.
So it was just a lot of closed doors, for me.
And then when I really truly wanted one, I
could not afford one."

S:" Gotcha.. So this divorce was because of

a relationship with his cousin. And I just
want to clarify, do you think that you are
feeling guilt because of this that might be
going over into other aspects of your life?"

C:"I think so..."

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