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This chapter presents the case of Al, a 65‐year‐old White male, who came to counseling as his housemate had threatened to leave him if he did not “work out his problems with dying”. The counselor focused on helping Al explore his eventual death without traumatizing him, address his sense of abandonment from his parents and God and his possible abandonment by his wife, and find more meaning and purpose...
This chapter discusses the case of Joseph, a 36‐year‐old white male, who was referred to counseling as he had not been attending his training sessions on time, and missed several meetings with his unemployment caseworker. Schlossberg described four aspects of any transition, including job loss: the situation, the self, the support, and the strategies. Working with Joseph called for a two‐pronged approach...
This chapter talks about school counseling underwent by Sarah, a 16‐year old girl, who faced the dilemma of countermanding her parents' religious beliefs about sexual abstinence before marriage. The chapter presents the views of two counselors who feel that the school counselor provided Sarah with a safe and facilitative environment in which to clarify what her values were related to Christianity...
This chapter presents the case of Thom, initially sought counseling in an attempt to help his wife, Claire, break an addiction to food (restrictive type). Later, Claire stated that it was her husband who required therapy because of his controlling nature. The counselor worked with Thom unraveling the connections that had been formed among sex, pain, shame, and religiosity. According to the expert...
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