Reference no: EM133234026

Assignment:

Answer the following questions thoroughly and compose a paragraph for each.

1. Safety dominated the work in this case. When confronted with a scene in which Allen's and Carol's relationship deteriorated in front of her, the IMH therapist decided it would be safe to stay in the house. What do you think an IMH therapist needs to think about when considering issues of safety? Would have made the same decision? What else might you have chosen to do? What might the outcome have been if you had handled the situation differently?

2. In what ways does the IMH therapist help the mother to understand her toddler's developmental struggle to be independent while still closely connected to her?

3. The decision to accompany a woman in labor and delivery is very complex. In this instance, what factors did the IMH therapist consider before making her decision? If this were your case, what alternatives might you have considered What were the benefits of the therapist's decision to work so intimately with Carol? What were some of the risks?

4. How did the work with this family change when the infant was born with special medical needs? What other issues needed to be considered and addressed?

5. When living in a small town, an IMH therapist might see clients outside of their homes, in public e.g., in the grocery store, places of religious worship, etc. How does one protect a client's confidentiality and assemble a client for this possibility?

6. The development and use of the therapeutic relationship with the IMH therapist profoundly altered the way the tCarol explored and made use of other relationships. Discuss the importance of the therapeutic relationships to IMH work.