Treatment Plan..

ROLE%PLAY%vignettes%for%use%in%treatment%plan%and%in%role9play%video% Guidelines%for%counseling%interview%scenarios:% % In%order%to%do%develop%the%treatment%plan%and%conduct%the%role9play,%you%will%need% something%to%work%with%to%give%to%your%role9play%client.%Once%you%choose%your%role9 play%scenario%from%the%list%below%and%you%have%fully%developed%the%story,%you%are% going%to%develop%your%treatment%plan,%using%the%model%you%have%chosen%and%using% the%Gehart&Tuttle%book%to%develop%your%goals.% % When%you%conduct%the%role9play,%you%are%going%to%give%this%scenario%to%the%person% who%you%are%interviewing.%Your%role9play%client%is%taking%on%the%role%of%the%person%in% the%scenario%that%you%give%them.%% % However,%you%are%not%going%to%give%the%person%the%role9play%questions%nor%prompt% them%on%how%the%role9play%might%proceed.%The%person%will%only%know%the%role%they% are%to%play,%and%the%story%behind%it,%not%the%kind%of%theory%approach%you%are%going%to% use%or%the%questions%you%will%ask.%% %

• In%each%of%your%textbooks,%throughout%the%chapters,%and%related%to%each% therapy%model%discussed%in%the%Gehart%&%Tuttle%text,%there%are%numerous% scenarios%and%vignettes%given%that%a%counselor%may%face%in%the%counseling% setting.%%

• Using%the%ideas%presented%in%these%scenarios%as%a%springboard,%create%your% own%scenario%that%you%will%use%in%your%role9play.%%To%create%the%scenario,% choose%a%topic%that%is%listed%below.%After%you%have%chosen%your%topic,%you%will% write%a%scenario%based%on%that%role.%The%scenario%will%give%all%the%details%that% your%role9play%client%will%need%to%play%the%character.%%

% SAMPLE'ROLE'PLAY'VIGNETTE.'Use'this'example'as'a'way'to'write'your' vignette'that'you'will'choose'from'the'list'below.'% % Let’s%suppose%that%you%are%interviewing%someone%who%has%just%lost%a%spouse%to% cancer.%The%scenario/vignette%could%be%written%as%below:%

• A%spouse%whose%marriage%partner%of%20%years%has%just%died%of%terminal% cancer.%%

(For%the%sake%of%ease,%I%am%using%a%man%but%it%could%be%woman.%Your%role9play%client% is%Tom)%Your%agency%gets%a%call%from%a%gentleman,%named%Tom%who%calls%to%say%he% would%like%to%come%in%to%talk%to%someone%about%the%recent%death%of%his%wife%of%20% years.%%% % The%role9play%client:% Your%name%is%Tom%and%you%met%your%wife,%Kathy,%in%college,%while%you%were%both%in% graduate%school.%You%are%currently%46%years%old.%Kathy%was%2%years%younger%than% you.%After%a%short%courtship,%you%decided%to%marry.%You%have%a%successful%career%as%

an%accountant%and%your%wife,%Kathy,%had%an%equally%fulfilling%career%in%health%care% administration.%You%never%had%children.%%% Five%years%ago,%Kathy%was%diagnosed%with%breast%cancer.%Though%they%were% originally%able%to%remove%all%the%cancer%through%surgery,%chemo%and%radiation,%and% Kathy%was%in%remission,%%a%little%over%a%year%ago,%Kathy%noticed%another%lump%and%it% was%determined%the%cancer%had%returned.%By%the%time%the%cancer%was%detected,%it% had%metastasized%into%her%liver%and%was%at%stage%4.%After%grueling%treatment%the%first% time,%Kathy%decided%not%to%go%through%chemo%or%radiation%and%was%given%9%months9% 1%year%to%live.%%Kathy%decided%to%quit%her%job%as%financially%you%were%stable.%% % In%the%beginning,%you%and%Kathy%decided%to%take%some%long%ago%planned%trips%to% enjoy%the%last%months%of%her%life.%However,%you%were%only%able%to%take%one%trip,%as% Kathy%became%weaker%and%weaker.%Five%months%after%diagnosis,%hospice%was%called% in.%Kathy%was%able%to%remain%at%home%and%still%did%some%things%related%to%home%and% work%that%were%meaningful%to%her.%You%buried%yourself%into%work%to%deal%with%the% anxiety,%and%found%yourself%working%even%longer%hours.%You%were%overcome%with% grief%when%you%tried%to%sit%with%Kathy%as%she%suffered%and%it%was%difficult%for%you%to% tell%Kathy%all%the%things%you%wanted%to%tell%her,%like%how%much%you%appreciated%your% partnership,%how%meaningful%marriage%had%been%to%you,%and%so%on.%%You%spent%more% and%more%time%away%from%the%house.%% % Kathy%died%10%months%after%being%diagnosed.%After%Kathy%died,%you%are%now%at%a%loss% how%to%manage%your%grief.%%You%find%it%hard%to%go%to%work,%have%few%friends,%and%even% though%you%are%close%to%your%younger%sister,%your%parents%live%far%away%and%you%are% not%close%to%them.%Your%father%was%a%stern%man,%who%worked%long%hours%and%your% mother%was%a%housewife,%who%is%totally%devoted%to%your%father.%Your%sister%has%3% children,%2%nieces%and%a%nephew,%and%you%are%close%to%them%but%don’t%see%them%often.%% % You%feel%guilty%and%have%regrets%for%staying%at%work%so%late%while%your%wife%was%at% home%dying%of%cancer.%%You%are%also%angry%that%your%partner%has%died%so%young%at%the% age%of%44.%You%are%increasingly%isolating%yourself,%losing%weight,%and%are%struggling%to% make%sense%of%life%without%your%wife%and%companion.%You%have%begun%to%cope%with% alcohol,%much%as%you%observed%your%father%do%when%he%was%overwhelmed%with%the% challenges%of%life.%% % You%are%seeking%help%on%how%to%work%through%this%intense%and%unrelenting%grief.%% % Additional%family%dynamics:%Tom%is%distanced%from%his%parents%and%only%connects% with%them%during%holidays.%They%live%on%the%west%coast,%he%lives%on%the%east%coast.%.% He%is%the%older%brother%of%a%younger%sister.%He%is%close%to%his%sister,%who%lives%about%3% hours%away%and%has%3%children%and%is%still%married%to%her%high%school%sweetheart.% % % Your%role9play%client%is%underlined.%You%are%to%write%detailed%vignette%(story),%similar% in%length%to%the%one%above,%about%this%client%to%use%for%your%treatment%plan%and%you%

are%to%provide%this%vignette%to%your%role9play%client%to%use%during%your%video.%Give% you%client%a%name,%an%age,%and%so%forth.%Create%a%story%with%as%much%detail%as%you%can.%% % %

• A%parent%whose%child%graduated%from%high%school%and%has%just%left%for%college% out%of%state,%not%close%enough%to%visit%on%the%weekend.%The%parent%is%finding% themselves%at%wits%end,%getting%into%conflict%with%their%partner,%skipping%work% due%to%headaches%and%other%physical%problems.%You%also%begin%eating%when% stressed.%(write%a%scenario/story%about%this,%use%in%develop%your%treatment% plan,%and%give%to%your%role9play%client%to%use)%

% • The%husband/wife%who%is%seeking%a%divorce%after%5%years.%The%father%became%

increasingly%distant%over%the%past%2%years,%after%the%first%child%was%born.%The% conflict%between%the%partners%increased%to%the%points%that%the%couple% separated.%The%young%child%is%now%struggling%with%asthma%(write%a% scenario/story%about%this,%use%to%develop%your%treatment%plan%and%give%to% your%role9play%client%to%use)%

% • A%single%parent%of%two%teens%who%is%trying%to%decide%whether%she%wants%to%go%

back%to%school%while%she%still%works.%This%parent%gets%little%assistance%from% the%father%and%is%concerned%about%the%impact%that%adding%school%to%her%plate% will%have%on%the%teenage%children.%(write%a%scenario/story%about%this,%use%to% develop%your%treatment%plan,%and%give%to%your%role9play%client%to%use)%

% • A%22%year%old%young%woman/man%who%has%just%graduated%from%college,%

cannot%find%a%job%in%his/her%field%and%is%struggling%with%moderate%depression.% She/he%still%lives%at%home%with%her%mother.%Her%father%died%when%she%was%12% years%old.%(write%a%scenario/story%about%this,%use%to%develop%your%treatment% plan,%and%give%to%your%role9play%client%to%use)%

% • A%parent%of%3%children%who%has%just%lost%their%job%and%is%in%their%mid%fifties%.%

The%other%spouse%works%but%there%is%not%enough%income%to%pay%all%the% monthly%bills.%2%of%the%3%children%are%over%16%and%could%work.%(write%a% scenario/story%about%this,%use%to%develop%your%treatment%plan,%and%give%to% your%role9play%client%to%use)%

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