Truly feeling the heartbreak of my client was helpful. I am fairly confident that that is where his wound is held. In addition, it was helpful to get feedback about how to best approach unpacking the internalized messages. I was encouraged to take it slow. That is helpful insight for me because it seems clear what is causing this man the incredible amount of heartbreak that he is experiencing. The approach of going slowly with this client seems to be in alignment with his level of hurt. In addition, there is a possibility of the client having Asperger’s, so it is important to be mindful of that as I move forward. At this point, providing a slow pace and building rapport appear to be the best approach.
The most helpful feedback I learned about myself was to be mindful of mothering and the potential to be overly protective. …show more content…
However, the examples that were provided were incredibly useful. I didn’t get a lot of feedback on how I could improve my presentation, but I am sure there are things I could do to make improvements. At this point, I’m not exactly sure what I could do differently. I put a lot of thought and energy into the presentation; it was important to me to give a clear picture of the client, his struggles and his strengths. If there are ways I could better my case presentation skills I would be open to hearing what I could do differently. I did accidently use the third quarter template, but it doesn’t seem to be to different than the one for first quarter