You Are Completing Your First Practicum at a Community Counseling

question 18

Essay

You are completing your first practicum at a community counseling center. One of your clients comes into treatment for her depressive symptoms. She shares in the session that she was recently raped, and that those memories are contributing to her depressive symptoms. You have no idea what to do as you haven't learned about working with clients with a trauma history. You are feeling quite incompetent and stressed. How might you appropriately use supervision and consultation in this situation?

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Definitions:

Authentic Responses

Genuine reactions or answers that are true to one's feelings, beliefs, or personality, without pretense or imitation.

Set Limits

The act of establishing boundaries or rules in a relationship, interaction, or environment to maintain order and protect well-being.

Contracting

A process in professional services, particularly in therapy or social work, that involves establishing agreements on the goals, roles, and responsibilities between a service provider and client.

Declarative Statements

Sentences that make a statement or express an opinion or fact, typically in a straightforward and unequivocal manner.