Week 6: Summative Assessment: Clinical and Sociocultural Appraisal of Mental Disorders

As a clinician, it is
important for you to be able to apply knowledge regarding various client
presentations to your appraisal of mental disorders. You need to conceptualize
these through both clinical and sociocultural perspectives. In this assignment,
you will demonstrate this ability by evaluating a case study addressing
cognitive behavioral therapy for a refugee mother who suffers from depression
and anxiety.

Review the following case
study: 

Faber, J.,
& Lee, E. (2020). Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for a Refugee Mother with
Depression and Anxiety. Clinical Case Studies, 19(4), 239–257.

Assume you are an intern
at a behavioral health clinic that addresses concerns of immigrants and
refugees who have crossed borders and cultures to live in the United States.
You have been asked to prepare a summary of how you would assist the client in
this case with her depression and anxiety issues. Your supervisor wants you to
summarize the situation in this case, since next week she would like you to
begin assisting with actual client summaries. You need to demonstrate your
knowledge of both anxiety and depression as well as clinical and sociocultural
perspectives, which are applicable to all of the clients at the behavioral
health clinic.

Write a 1,050 to
1,400-word analysis of the case from a sociocultural perspective.

Include each of the
following in your analysis: 

1. Appraise the sociocultural factors
   contributing to this client’s depression and anxiety. 
2. Discuss how the therapist in the case
   study addressed these sociocultural factors throughout the course of
   therapy. 
3. Evaluate how the therapist applies
   clinical concepts, such as cognitive errors and cognitive restructuring,
   as treatment tools, without imposing their own sociocultural values or
   beliefs on the client. 
4. What do you believe were the
   contributory factors to the successful outcomes of this clinical case?

·        
Cite at least 1 peer-reviewed or
similar reference to support your assignment.

·        
Format your assignment according to
APA guidelines.

·        
Do not use bullets, enumeration, or
any forms of lists. Write everything in paragraphs.

Textbook

Beidel,
D. C., & Frueh, B. C. (2018). Adult psychopathology and diagnosis, (8th
ed.). John Wiley & Sons,Inc.