Story of me and a client:
I currently have a client who is disabled and uses a wheelchair. He did decide to house a friend of his that has been going through drama with his baby’s mother. I asked my client if the gentleman lives there permanently and my client told me no and that he only stays whenever he gets into arguments with the mother. Instead of investigating more, I trusted my client, but it eventually came out that his friend was living with him and abusing him. The client eventually confessed to me about the situation and began working to try and get his friend out of the house.
1. At what stage of human development was the client (Erickson’s Stages of Development)?
2. What were the bio-psychosocial spiritual factors that may have informed your understanding of the client and their conflict/issue?
3. Incorporate Kohlberg’s stages of moral development to further describe what ‘knowledge’ you may about the client’s moral development. Remember to Include information regarding race, gender, economic status, health and mental health issues, employment, and any other factors that may inform your therapeutic/professional understanding of the client.
4. How did this mistaken use of values for knowledge or knowledge for values interfere with the outcome of your intervention?
5. Was there a dysfunctional outcome?