Being isolated from his family and native culture, Mike is forgoing the protective factors of familismo or a strong emphasis on family ideals, that are congruent with Mexican-Americans. Mike has many staff that in PSR program that are Latino, specifically Mexican American, that are part of his mental health team. Still, his psychiatrist and other staff are of a different culture which can lead to further acculturative stress if they lack cultural understanding (Adames-Chaves-Dueñas, 2016).
In addition, Mike is a self-described gamer. He reports to have begun his online computer gaming shortly after the death of his parents and soon became a very skilled player. He reports to spend several hours at a time gaming with peers, reaching high levels …show more content…
Mike describes the desire to be more independent, to socialize and build quality relationships. With contributions of his mental health treatment team, creating healthy and effective coping skills needed to resolve the difficulties of the past trauma that Mike has repressed is a necessary goal. Furthermore, continuing Mike’s education and achieving the needed education and certification to enter a career of Information Technology is at the forefront of Mike’s objectives. In therapy, the development of Mike’s identity as it pertains to the many different systems that he is subject to is a goal throughout therapy. Understanding his purpose, value and meaning in life is a foundational factor to which his other goals will build upon through his time in the PSR program. Because he has the privilege of long-term therapy by being part of the PSR program, the long-term goals of EH therapy and phenomenology are appropriate and promote long term success in his journey through mental health (Giorgi, …show more content…
He is part of group session, mindfulness training, psychiatrist sessions and was receiving individual sessions with several different therapists. The psychiatrist, and team lead, requested that Mike select one of the therapist to be the sole working therapist on his case. He selected the writer as his therapist which is understood to be a sign of the therapeutic rapport and connection formed throughout several individual sessions. Mike often engages in conversations that are considered masculine in nature, providing an appropriate setting with a male therapist. As previously argued, he may be resistant to discussing emotions or painful experiences in past romantic relationships because of the gender of the therapist, Mike has recently become more open to discussing romantic relationships by his own volition. Further progress can be made based on the further relationship building with Mike in
In addition, Mike is a self-described gamer. He reports to have begun his online computer gaming shortly after the death of his parents and soon became a very skilled player. He reports to spend several hours at a time gaming with peers, reaching high levels …show more content…
Mike describes the desire to be more independent, to socialize and build quality relationships. With contributions of his mental health treatment team, creating healthy and effective coping skills needed to resolve the difficulties of the past trauma that Mike has repressed is a necessary goal. Furthermore, continuing Mike’s education and achieving the needed education and certification to enter a career of Information Technology is at the forefront of Mike’s objectives. In therapy, the development of Mike’s identity as it pertains to the many different systems that he is subject to is a goal throughout therapy. Understanding his purpose, value and meaning in life is a foundational factor to which his other goals will build upon through his time in the PSR program. Because he has the privilege of long-term therapy by being part of the PSR program, the long-term goals of EH therapy and phenomenology are appropriate and promote long term success in his journey through mental health (Giorgi, …show more content…
He is part of group session, mindfulness training, psychiatrist sessions and was receiving individual sessions with several different therapists. The psychiatrist, and team lead, requested that Mike select one of the therapist to be the sole working therapist on his case. He selected the writer as his therapist which is understood to be a sign of the therapeutic rapport and connection formed throughout several individual sessions. Mike often engages in conversations that are considered masculine in nature, providing an appropriate setting with a male therapist. As previously argued, he may be resistant to discussing emotions or painful experiences in past romantic relationships because of the gender of the therapist, Mike has recently become more open to discussing romantic relationships by his own volition. Further progress can be made based on the further relationship building with Mike in