Topic > Case Analysis - 1915

Evaluation based on reality theory is the model of choice to use when dealing with the customer. The client is unhappy due to her many unhealthy relationships. She has no one who she can truly say is there for her, in her eyes. His trust and abandonment issues stem from the breakup of his real family and his dismissal from his surrogate family. Additionally, the client doesn't get along with the girls at her gym. The client also has a distant relationship with her mother; he tends to lash out at his mother when he senses his mother is trying to get closer. He constantly pushes his mother away, as if he is afraid of establishing a relationship with her. The client also idealizes her father even though he is absent from her life, this may be because it is easier to have an imaginary relationship than to recognize that her father has been absent for some time. When it comes to reality-based assessment and using it with For the client there are several significant areas that need to be touched upon. The first is to educate the client about choice theory so that he or she can identify unmet needs and seek to satisfy them. For the client, his unmet need is to have a father figure in his life. He thought he discovered it in his coach, but the client realized it was a toxic relationship. The customer needs to have a good relationship with himself. She will be educated about how her choices affect her and her happiness. The next step would be to ask the client to clarify ways to fulfill personal desires, after this has been clarified the client can then prioritize the desires and discover what is most important. The client's main desire is to return to the gym so she can continue training, she wants her father to be part of her... halfway... and good relationships. The concept based on reality theory detects the underlying problem because they are involved in an unsatisfactory current relationship and are unhappy because of it. This is the customer; he doesn't have satisfying relationships, which is why the plan is to improve his relationships. During the evaluation, a feeling of understanding for the client emerged. His feeling of wanting to get rid of his “weak” self was something the counselor could relate to. The counselor, however, had to remember that she had to be professional and, although she could relate, she could not allow herself to project her feelings about the situation as part of the session. The counselor had to make sure to keep his personal feelings out of the conversations he had with the client. The counselor had to remain professional and let the client express his feelings.