PSY FPX 5110 Assessment 1

Overview

Isabel is a 29-year-old second-generation Cuban American cisgender woman. She is married to Manuel, who is also Cuban American, and they have two children, David (8) and Carmen (4). Isabel came to therapy at the request of her cousin, who found it helpful in resolving problems in the family. She says she feels discouraged with her life, always fatigued, and stressed out. Although she is unable to get out of bed on some days, she does so for the sake of caring for her husband and kids. Isabel mentions marriage as a significant factor for her sorrow, but her husband refuses to see a counselor. Cultural Differences

PSY FPX 5110 Assessment 1 Outside Looking In: The Case Study of Isabel

Relevant Biases

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• Marital status bias
• Religious bias

Best Practice for Working With Cuban-Americans

• Culturally sensitive therapy
• American Psychological Association. (1990). APA guidelines for providers of services to ethnic, linguistic, and culturally diverse populations. https://www.apa.org. https://www.apa.org/pi/oema/resources/policy/provider-guidelines
• Culturally sensitive therapy emphasizes understanding and considering a client’s background, ethnicity, and belief system.

Best Practice for Working With Catholic Clients

• Solution-focused counseling
• Guterman, J. T., & Leite, N. (2006). Solution-Focused Counseling for Clients With Religious and Spiritual Concerns. Counseling and Values, 51(1), 39-52 http://library.capella.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fscholarly-journals%2Fsolution-focused-counseling-clients-with% 2Fdocview%2F207565424%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D27965
• Solution-focused counseling is a wide and strategic approach that allows therapists to consider solving a broad variety of issues and ensuring that clients’ worldviews and values are considered.

Best Practice for Working With Married Clients

• Integrative Relational Psychotherapy
• American Psychological Association. (2014, October 4). Cyclical psychodynamics: A new therapeutic approach. https://www.apa.org. https://www.apa.org/pubs/highlights/spotlight/issue-26
• Integrative Relational Psychotherapy integrates elements of behavioral, family systems, and experiential systems to help clients mainly with anxiety and depression.

PSY FPX 5110 Assessment 1 Outside Looking In: The Case Study of Isabel

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