Instructions
Please note that you have two choices in terms of this assignment. Pick one or the other. If you are working in corrections, youth work or other client-focused field you may find the second choice (Treatment Planning Exercise—Your Client) more useful.
The completed assignment should be AT LEAST 2 typewritten pages in length.
Questions
Choice A: Treatment Planning Exercise—The Case of Mike
“The Case of Mike” begins on page 134 of your text (Hanser et al., 2011). Here are your instructions.
1. Review the information on page 134 and the case history on page 135 of the text.
2. Choose one theoretical perspective described in this module and use the concepts associated with that module to describe how you would provide counselling to Mike. Make sure you identify clearly the theory you are using.
3. Once you have done this in some detail, answer the following questions:
a. What results you might anticipate as a result of the application of this theory.
b. What value you found in this theory in terms of working with Mike.
c. What limitations you found in this theory in terms of working with Mike.
d. What attracted you to this particular theory?
Choice B: Treatment Planning Exercise—Your Client
1. Choose one of the theories or techniques discussed in this module and apply it to a specific situation of inmate counselling from your experience.
Identify the theory you have chosen.
2. Describe the client/offender and the situation in detail (change names and any details to ensure anonymity).
3. Explain how you would apply the theory, making reference to the concepts and processes that make up the theory.
4. Once you have done this in some detail, answer the following questions:
a. What results you might anticipate as a result of the application of this theory.
b. What value you found in this theory in terms of working with Mike.
c. What limitations you found in this theory in terms of working with Mike.
d. What attracted you to this particular theory.