Narrative Therapy Case Study

This case presented a multitude of opportunities to think critically. The fact that triggers needed to be identified in a time sensitive manner presented the opportunity to explore options I was not accustomed to utilizing. I was given the suggestion by my supervisor to try either a narrative therapy approach or a cognitive behavioral, and in researching both I came to the conclusion that with this specific client narrative therapy would be more appropriate. Looking back, I believe I came to the most correct conclusion in regards to what modality to utilize. A personal challenge I experienced with this was never using narrative therapy in practice. To address this, I conducted research, I role played with my supervisor as well as peers and …show more content…
I selected narrative therapy with Johnny’s personality in mind but never actually gave him options or explained what narrative therapy was. If I could restart the sessions and begin with an explanation of what narrative therapy is, what interventions could be used and if this is something he would be interested in, I would opt to take this course of action. Giving clients choices is important to me, whether the choices are large like what interventions will be used or small such as if we will go for a walk while talking or if we will sit. I feel that I did not give Johnny the most amount of choices that I could …show more content…
I had not used readiness to change assessments in the past. They are something I would definitely incorporate into future practice. The assessment created focuses on self reflection and is client centered. I would like to continue improving this form and make multiple versions if possible to better assess the needs of clients. In the future if I had a similar case to this, I would explain possible treatment modalities and give options as frequently as possible. I would want the client to feel comfortable and confident in treatment. If the option was available, I would prefer the client to set their own goals. In this case multiple goals had been set by the court and probation officer. To empower and motivate the client more effectively the client should be in control of their goals and objectives. A strength I had in this case was rapport building. Johnny and I built rapport quickly and trust was established early on. I give partial credit to the other clinician on his case for this. The original clinician established that everyone in the treatment center was here to aid him in getting better and meeting his goals. I also attribute this to the rapport building I participated in with this client. We started sessions slowly and worked on simpler activities before progressing into deeper