Many students find the case history of a hypothetical client helpful in understanding the concepts, techniques and theories of counseling. The attached case study of our hypothetical client, “Stan,” describes his life and struggles and is presented here to give you significant background details to consider as we work our way through Chapter 3 in Principles of Counseling.
Read the life story of Stan found in the link below and answer all of the questions below.
1. What are some themes in Stan’s life that require special attention? Your role is not as counselor but as observer. You are NOT making a diagnosis. You are simply describing aspects that are prevalent in his life.
2. In your opinion, which one of the five outcome counseling goals found in in chapter 3 would be most influential for Stan in regard to his goals? Why?
3. Name two core conditions found in the chapter that would be highly critical for a counselor to be aware of while working with Stan and explain why.
Please post your response in your discussion post.
Number your answers to the questions above.
Minimum 400 words for your initial response. 150 words to your classmates with quotes from the textbook and page numbers.
Minimum of two substantive, full sentence quotes with page numbers.
Attached below is the link for a Case Study of an individual named, “Stan.” Stan – Case Study 2022.docx
Textbook:
https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/reader/books/82361-1A/pageid/8
