Community Intervention Case Study

According to Dziegelewski (2015) “Problem, Intervention, Response, and Plan (PIRP)
P = Presenting problem(s) or the problem(s) to be addressed.
 I = Intervention to be conducted by the mental health practitioner. R = Response to the intervention by the client.
P = Plan to address the problems experienced by the client”(p114). Problem and Place: Mr. Brown was seen at the Western New Mexico counseling center located at 1000 W College Ave, Silver City, NM 88062 at 0920 on September 5, 2015. Mr. Brown’s reason for visit this morning is his complaints of having multiple concerns that he claims has been causing him distress and dysfunction for and extended amount of time. He is unsure about the exact date of the start of his symptoms. Mr. Brown is abusing alcohol, having recurrent sexual performance problems, chronic symptoms of low mood disorder and stress he related to his remarriage and new family. Total time of therapeutic session: 1hr and 6 min.

Intervention: Clinician and client worked on finding new coping skills to include going for a walk, listening to music, counting to ten and playing baseball with his stepson. Myself and Mr. Brown worked together in order to discover his strengths and weakness so that we could attempt to find a solution for his symptoms and problematic behavior. The strengths that were identified
Brown will return to the Western New Mexico counseling center located at 1000 W College Ave, Silver City, NM 88062. He will seek treatment provided by Mr. Crawford on Mondays at 0800 until further notice. Client concerns will be address and client will be given a stress test, inkblot test and referd to Biofeedback in order to make a better assessment of his mental well being. Client goals are to find better ways to cope with his stress and alcohol problems. Client has neglected to make a goal about his sexual concerns. In order to continue to work on his goals we will revisit his coping skills and his present concerns about his