Please review case study and answer the following questions I had on it. Case Study: You are a counselor in a mental health center. You have a new client named Sherry, a 25-year-old female who made an appointment for depression and anxiety she has been experiencing. During the initial session, Sherry reports that she received an associate’s degree at a local technical college in nursing assistance 6 years ago. Since receiving her degree, she has worked primarily as a nursing aide in several rehabilitation centers. She recently quit her job abruptly due to an incident at the rehabilitation center where she was employed for 2 years. Sherry reports experiencing sleeplessness and weight loss. She has difficulty getting out of bed every morning and has not looked for a new job since she left. Sherry recently ended a 5-year relationship with her boyfriend, although the couple was scheduled to be married in 6 months. She describes several episodes where she has been forced to leave public places after being unable to catch her breath and feeling as if she is being judged by others. After several sessions, she reveals that while working at the rehab center, she was sexual assaulted by a 32-year-old male patient named James, who became a paraplegic after a car accident that left him paralyzed below the waist. Sherry began to spend extra time with James after learning that he had very little to no family support and typically had no visitors. On several occasions, James began to ask questions about Sherry’s dating life, and he eventually asked her to date him. James then began asking Sherry to help him deal with his frustrating involuntary erections and ejaculations. When she laughed-off this suggestion, James began to become more suggestive and aggressive with Sherry. He would talk about his previous sexual activities prior to being injured. Eventually, James’s behavior turned to sexual advances, such as groping Sherry and suggesting that they should have sex. After enduring his advances for several weeks, Sherry finally complained to her supervisor and asked to be moved to another wing. Her request was denied due to a shortage of staff. She was encouraged to remain professional and told that James was harmless. One day while Sherry was helping James bathe, James overpowered her and sexually assaulted her with a shampoo bottle. Due to her shock, Sherry left the rehab center that day and never returned. She did not report the incident to her supervisor or the police. 1. Does Sherry’s experience meet the definition of sexual assault? Why? 2. What are some of the additional problems Sherry might develop resulting from her sexual assault? 3. Keeping these circumstances in mind, how would you proceed to work with Sherry? 4. What are the legal and ethical guidelines that will drive your work with Sherry?
Please review case study and answer the following questions I had on it.
Case Study:
You are a counselor in a mental health center. You have a new client named Sherry, a 25-year-old female who made an appointment for depression and anxiety she has been experiencing. During the initial session, Sherry reports that she received an associate’s degree at a local technical college in nursing assistance 6 years ago. Since receiving her degree, she has worked primarily as a nursing aide in several rehabilitation centers. She recently quit her job abruptly due to an incident at the rehabilitation center where she was employed for 2 years. Sherry reports experiencing sleeplessness and weight loss. She has difficulty getting out of bed every morning and has not looked for a new job since she left.
Sherry recently ended a 5-year relationship with her boyfriend, although the couple was scheduled to be married in 6 months. She describes several episodes where she has been forced to leave public places after being unable to catch her breath and feeling as if she is being judged by others. After several sessions, she reveals that while working at the rehab center, she was sexual assaulted by a 32-year-old male patient named James, who became a paraplegic after a car accident that left him paralyzed below the waist. Sherry began to spend extra time with James after learning that he had very little to no family support and typically had no visitors. On several occasions, James began to ask questions about Sherry’s dating life, and he eventually asked her to date him. James then began asking Sherry to help him deal with his frustrating involuntary erections and ejaculations. When she laughed-off this suggestion, James began to become more suggestive and aggressive with Sherry. He would talk about his previous sexual activities prior to being injured. Eventually, James’s behavior turned to sexual advances, such as groping Sherry and suggesting that they should have sex. After enduring his advances for several weeks, Sherry finally complained to her supervisor and asked to be moved to another wing. Her request was denied due to a shortage of staff. She was encouraged to remain professional and told that James was harmless. One day while Sherry was helping James bathe, James overpowered her and sexually assaulted her with a shampoo bottle. Due to her shock, Sherry left the rehab center that day and never returned. She did not report the incident to her supervisor or the police.
1. Does Sherry’s experience meet the definition of sexual assault? Why?
2. What are some of the additional problems Sherry might develop resulting from her sexual assault?
3. Keeping these circumstances in mind, how would you proceed to work with Sherry?
4. What are the legal and ethical guidelines that will drive your work with Sherry?
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