Counseling And Using STIPS Notes

Counseling And Using STIPS Notes

Counseling And Using STIPS Notes

For your initial post to this discussion, develop a case note about a client session you recently completed. Use the Signs and Symptoms, Topics of Discussion, Interventions, Progress and Plan, and Special Issues (STIPS) format as presented in the Prieto and Scheel’s 2002 article, “Using Case Documentation to Strengthen Counselor Trainees’ Case Conceptualization Skills.” Maintain confidentiality by altering all names or specific identifying information.

Your post and responses are expected to be substantive in nature and to reference the assigned readings, as well as other theoretical, empirical, or professional literature to support your views and writings. Reference your sources using standard APA guidelines.

The client is a 37 year old AA female with anxiety and moderate depression. He name is Lola.

Must use this reference

References

Prieto, L. R., & Scheel, K. R. (2002). Using Case Documentation to Strengthen Counselor Trainees’ Case Conceptualization Skills. Journal of Counseling & Development, 80(1), 11. Retrieved from http://library.capella.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx

Counseling And Using STIPS Notes

Erikson ( 1950 , 1968 ) was the first to recognize identity as the major personality achievement of adolescence and as a crucial step toward becoming a productive, content adult. Constructing an identity involves defining who you are, what you value, and the directions you choose to pursue in life. One expert described it as an explicit theory of oneself as a rational agent—one who acts on the basis of reason, takes responsibility for those actions, and can explain them (Moshman, 2005 ). This search for what is true and real about the self drives many choices—vocation, interpersonal relationships, community involvement, ethnic-group membership, and expression of one’s sexual orientation, as well as moral, political, and religious ideals.

Although the seeds of identity formation are planted early, not until late adolescence and early adulthood do young people become absorbed in this task. According to Erikson, in complex societies, teenagers experience an identity crisis—a temporary period of distress as they experiment with alternatives before settling on values and goals. They go through a process of inner soul-searching, sifting through characteristics that defined the self in childhood and combining them with emerging traits, capacities, and commitments. Then they mold these into a solid inner core that provides a mature identity—a sense of self-continuity as they move through various roles in daily life. Once formed, identity continues to be refined in adulthood as people reevaluate earlier commitments and choices.

Erikson called the psychological conflict of adolescence identity versus role confusion . If young people’s earlier conflicts were resolved negatively or if society limits their choices to ones that do not match their abilities and desires, they may appear shallow, directionless, and unprepared for the challenges of adulthood.