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

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

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Capella University

PSY FPX 5110 Ethics and Multicultural Issues in Psychology

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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 sought therapy at the recommendation of her cousin, who found it beneficial for addressing family issues. She reports feeling discouraged about her life, perpetually tired, and stressed. Although she struggles to get out of bed at times, she does so out of a desire to care for her husband and children. Isabel identifies her marriage as a significant source of her unhappiness, yet her husband is unwilling to participate in counseling.

Cultural Differences

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

Relevant Biases

• Marital status bias
• Religious bias

Best Practice for Working With Cuban-Americans

Culturally sensitive therapy emphasizes the importance of understanding and considering a client’s background, ethnicity, and belief system.

American Psychological Association. (1990). APA guidelines for providers of services to ethnic, linguistic, and culturally diverse populations. https://www.apa.org/pi/oema/resources/policy/provider-guidelines

Best Practice for Working With Catholic Clients

Solution-focused counseling is a comprehensive and strategic approach that allows therapists to address a variety of issues while taking into account clients’ worldviews and values.

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

Best Practice for Working With Married Clients

Integrative Relational Psychotherapy incorporates elements of behavioral, family systems, and experiential systems to assist clients primarily dealing with anxiety and depression.

American Psychological Association. (2014, October 4). Cyclical psychodynamics: A new therapeutic approach. https://www.apa.org/pubs/highlights/spotlight/issue-26

References

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

İme, Y. (2019). Solution-focused brief therapy and spirituality. Spiritual Psychology and Counseling, 4(2), 143-161. https://doi.org/10.37898/spc.2019.4.2.0065

Kugelmann. (2011). Psychology and Catholicism: Contested boundaries. Cambridge University Press.

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

Plante, T. G. (2015). Six principles to consider when working with Roman Catholic clients. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 2(3), 233-237.

Wachtel, P. L. (2014). An integrative relational point of view. Psychotherapy, 51(3), 342–349. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037219