Counseling for Grief and Loss | Case Study

RUNNING HEAD: Counseling for Grief and Loss: Case Study
Counseling for Grief and Loss: Case Study
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Counseling for Grief and Loss: Case Study
Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Describe the pressing issue for the client........................................................................................2
Describe how you would engage and connect to this client............................................................2
Explain the thoughts and ideas around contracting and case planning; what are your goals and
objectives for the client and the therapy process.............................................................................3
What theoretical ideas might inform and support your therapeutic process?..................................3
What interventions would you consider using (please provide rationales).....................................4
What obstacles can you anticipate/ might arise?.............................................................................5
How would you work to overcome these?......................................................................................5
What strategies for self
care might you employ?...................................................................................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................7
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Counseling for Grief and Loss: Case Study
Introduction
The loss of someone is the aspect that every individual has to go through in their life.
People lose someone who can be a close friend or a family member which is an incident every
person has to face sometime. Considering the perspective of therapist, surviving the feelings of
grief and sadness as a loss is a process that needs to be handled properly. The initial phase of loss
might take a person through shock and sadness but eventually, lead the person back to normalcy
and redeveloping the lives with the help of correct therapy. The study would be effectively
delineating significant life events through the characters of the movie, The Rabbit Hole.
Describe the pressing issue for the client
Becca and Howie Corbett have recently lost their four-year-old son in a car accident. This
happened when their son accidentally runs out towards the street after their dog. Nearly eight
months have passed since this incident took place, but the couple has not been able to overcome
their loss and underwent certain controversial issues in their marriage. Becca, the mother of
Danny tried to get rid of the belongings of their son as it can be helpful for her to lessen a part of
the consternation that she had been going through. Howie, on the contrary, has not been feeling
comfortable with the decision that was taken by Becca. However, Becca assumed that Howie had
been planning for another child with her, this dismayed her. Due to this reason, the relation of the
couple has been going through several ups and downs and they have been consulting therapy.
This issue has been severely damaging the professional and personal life of the couple. As a
therapist, these clients have been facing some serious trauma and they need immediate therapy
otherwise it may have a certain negative psychological impact like post-traumatic stress disorder
that can affect their mindset and life.
Describe how you would engage and connect to this client
Grieving is the loss that a person faces after losing someone close and it can be
categorized into two phases that are simple and complicated grief (Rosenblatt, 2016). Simple
grief is the normal grieving that cannot affect the mindset of a person and can also be not
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