Critical Evaluation of Techniques Used in Depression Treatment

Coursework Report

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Critical evaluation of appropriate and inappropriate techniques used by practitioners .............3
Appropriate techniques/ behaviours and suggestion that could be used for improvement.........4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Depression is an mood disorder that is caused to an individual that resulted in feeling of
sadness, anger or feeling of loneliness. There are various reason which can cause depressions or
mood swing to an person such as heavy stress, feeling of loneliness and many more reasons.
Vulnerable people are individual that are susceptible to some-thing or emotionally and physically
wounded therefore they need to be provided proper care, support for better treatment. This report
is based on one of the case of client that is suffering from symptoms of depressions. So it
evaluates whether appropriate techniques is used by practitioners or not in the interview.
Therefore, various theories of depressions are also used to recommend key steps that can be
taken by practitioners to improve health condition of the client that is Lucy.
MAIN BODY
Critical evaluation of appropriate and inappropriate techniques used by practitioners
In the intervention session the client Lucy has symptoms of depressions that has resulted
in low mood, down, sadness, feeling of being disconnected with more and more people and more
stress. Moreover, the client is also suffering from more stress, anger and frustration that
adversely impact on its health and well- being (Yang and et.al., 2017). During the session there
are various appropriate techniques which has been used by practitioners in order to gathered
necessary information related to Lucy so that right action can be taken for care of it. Such as:
It has been identified that practitioners to collect important information from Lucy has
asked several questions that help in gathering and analysing what all problem faced by her in its
personal life. Likewise, the practitioners has asked her that from how many months she is facing
problem of depression or down so Lucy states that since 3 months it is facing the situation.
Another question asked by practitioners is that what are the reason that caused her low or down
so she clarifies that more pressure of exam has caused depression or stress to her. As she wants
to be more successful or better than others thus mentally pressurized to work hard to get good
grade for higher growth. At the same time parent marriage issue has also caused stress and
frustration to her. Therefore, it can be stated that the way it has asked several questions in order
to gathered information was appropriate techniques to handle vulnerable people such as Lucy
that is facing from depression.
Moreover, it can be stated that practitioners has also prepared notes or written down all
crucial information given by the Lucy related to the issue or emotion that she is suffering in its