Clients%20in%20Context

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Clients in Context

• Film The Way Home
• Case Abby
• Case Anna Sergei
• Assessment Conceptualization
• Case Scott
• Challenging the Context of Therapy

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Internalized Oppression

• What are systems of oppression (isms)?
• How do they operate?
• What is internalized oppression?
• Why does ethnic/cultural identity matter?

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Cases in context Abby

• Abby
• How is distress defined and explained?
• What is success in therapy for Abby?
• External factors determine services?
• What power relationships exist in her life?
• What isolation might she experience?

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Cases in context Anna Sergei

• How do cts define the problem?
• What kind of framework can therapists provide to
  clarify/contextualize?
• How can assessment include a discussion of
  resources?
• Person as focal point of network of realities
• How can feminist therapy reduce bias toward
  pathology?
• How can we broaden awareness?

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Bio-Psycho-Social AssessmentMulti Dimensional
Conceptualization

• Bio
• Relationships
• Thinking
• Emotions
• Institutional
• Economic
• Cultural

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Clients in context Scott

• Diagnosing problem not person
• Skills
• Family perceptions
• Limitations of school settings
• Gender roles

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Challenging the Context of Therapy

• How can therapists share power?
• What is the role of advocacy?
• How can therapists help combat isolation?
• How can therapists help cts to recognize
  complexity ?
• How can therapists model self care?
• How can we engage in resistance and hope?